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If iPad Will I Touch Tablets? Montessori and Technology

If iPad Will I Touch Tablets? Montessori and Technology

by | Child's Work, Computers in the Classroom, Educational Program Coordination, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Online Learning, Parenting on the Same Page, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child

What are we (as Montessori educators and parents) to do with this new reality? What will Montessori be in an ever-changing future? We now live in an ever-changing future, and our Montessori goals are necessary preparations for children who need to learn how to adapt....
Testing The Test

Testing The Test

by | Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Leadership Magazine Online Issue, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council

This article appeared in Montessori Leadership in 2010 Test taking and test scores have become the singularity of education. Teacher performance and, in turn, school house performance, is validated primarily through children’s test scores. The rationale is that teachers are teaching, performing if, and only if children achieve high test scores. The justification is, finally, […]

Computers: Are there New Secrets of Childhood?

Computers: Are there New Secrets of Childhood?

by | Challenging Behaviors, Computers in the Classroom, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6)

by Dr. Paul and Ann Epstein Computers in Montessori early childhood classroom deserve careful study. Just as Dr. Maria Montessori scientifically observed children and developed her didactic materials, we must also completely examine a computer’s benefits and barriers to learning. We believe that computers are tools for thinking and communication. We further believe that computers […]

The Child’s Power of Love

The Child’s Power of Love

by | Adolescence, Empowerment, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Later Adolescence (15-18), Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Planes of Development, Practical Life, Psychology, The International Montessori Council

The experience of authentic unconditional love differs from romantic and other types of love. Unconditional love is not based on possessing or acquiring. When we know this love, we experience personal and universal peace. And while this love is observed and discussed repeatedly by the world’s great teachers, we seldom consider how this love also emanates […]

The Child’s Power of Love

The Child’s Power of Love

by | Communication, Empowerment, Maria Montessori, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Practical Life, The International Montessori Council

The experience of authentic, unconditional love differs from romantic and other types of love. Unconditional love is not based on possessing or acquiring. When we know this love, we experience personal and universal peace. And while this love is observed and discussed repeatedly by the world’s great teachers, we seldom consider how this love also emanates […]

The Child’s Power of Love

The Child’s Power of Love

by | Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Parent Education, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue

The experience of authentic, unconditional love differs from romantic and other types of love. Unconditional love is not based on possessing or acquiring (Valentine. M. Love Is the Way). When we know this love, we experience personal and universal peace. And while this love is observed and discussed repeatedly by the world’s great teachers, we […]

The Work of the Adolescent

The Work of the Adolescent

by | Adolescence, Brain Development, Early Adolescence (12-15), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students

Adolescent development is guided by self-expression, trust, commitment, and new ways of thinking. The ideal environment for the adolescent is a small learning community which mirrors adult society.  spoke recently with a friend about a course I led in Warsaw, Poland for teachers. The focus of the course concerned the design and implementation of Montessori […]

Adjusting to Life in 2020-2021: Observing Your Children at Home

Webcast: Montessori Secondary Education / Pt 3

by | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Later Adolescence (15-18), Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC

This is the recording of the third webcast in Dr. Paul Epstein’s series on Montessori adolescent programs. Paul uses the term the “Welt Schüler”: or students of the world. Montessori’s few insights about adolescent education outlined a living/learning farm-based experience for the seventh and eighth grader. Given geographical locations and circumstances, the Erdkinder may be […]

Adjusting to Life in 2020-2021: Observing Your Children at Home

Webinar: Montessori Secondary Education / Pt 2

by | Adolescence, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Video, Webinars / MFA

This was one of Lorna McGrath’s weekly Montessori Family Life webcasts. Find out how Montessori programs for adolescents prepare young people for the “ever-changing future” with Dr. Paul Epstein. Download PDF PowerPoint

Adjusting to Life in 2020-2021: Observing Your Children at Home

Webinar: Montessori Secondary Education / Pt 1

by | Adolescence, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Video, Webinars / MFA

The “Welt Schüler / The Student of the World)   This was one of Lorna McGrath’s weekly Montessori Family Life webcasts. Montessori’s few insights about adolescent education outlined a living/learning farm-based experience for the seventh and eighth grader. Given geographical locations and circumstances, the Erdkinder may be possible for some, but not for other Montessori […]

Guiding Children: Reform Ourselves to Reform Education

by | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, School Resources

The educator must be as one inspired by a deep worship of life, and must through this reverence respect … the development of the child’s life.” n January 6, 2017, we celebrated the 110th anniversary of the opening of the first Montessori school. What’s remarkable is that few educational movements persist this long, and even […]

Adjusting to Life in 2020-2021: Observing Your Children at Home

Webinar: Montessori for Adolescents / Pt1

by | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA

Find out how traditional education fails to prepare young people for the “ever-changing future” in the 21st century. Paul’s knowledge and insights with regard to adolescents and Montessori are not only encouraging but also clearly stated and practical. Download File

What We Are (as Montessori educators and parents) to do with this new reality?

What We Are (as Montessori educators and parents) to do with this new reality?

by | Maria Montessori, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Social Media

  “Digital Natives”  e now live in an ever-changing future, and our Montessori goals are necessary preparations for children who need to learn how to adapt.We’ve been citizens in this kind of future for some time, and I suggest this one is different from other  changing  futures,  such as  the  agricultural  revolution  or the  industrial […]