by Paul Epstein, PhD | 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, […]
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by Maren Stark Schmidt | Child's Work, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Upper Elementary (9-12), Young Adults
Tired and agitated, Sara got ready for bed. What had happened to the day? She had woken up fresh that morning, ready to have a productive day. During breakfast, Sara’s assistant had called to alert Sara that she wouldn’t be in to copy the reports for the next day’s meeting. When Sara went to make […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, MFA, Montessori Teachers
Introduction: Throughout the Montessori world schools are struggling with the issue of balancing the wish to incorporate extra activities and programs into the school day while preserving the uninterrupted three-hour work. Teachers often feel as if they don’t have enough uninterrupted time to allow students to immerse themselves in work of choice, and specialist teachers […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Practical Life, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Uncategorized
The practical life exercises are the very foundation for the Montessori classroom. Concentration and development stem from these essential exercises. In this essay, I will discuss the importance of these exercises in conjunction with their aims and presentation. Practical life exercises take on different appearances in different cultures. No matter if a child is setting […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Parent-Teacher Communication, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6)
It is the week before school starts. I am busy setting up our 3-6 year old classroom, checking for parts of activities, making class lists and acclimating our new assistant. I look at the names of the children and carefully arrange them by age from youngest to oldest as I do each August. I stop, […]
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by David Loye | Administrative Team, Discipline, Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Executive Functioning, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Peace Education, Psychology, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)
by David Loye In the beginning there was the Domination System and the Organism. Then the Love System entered life and meaningful Evolution began… This is the disarming and I hope engaging way my telling of the new story of the new story of evolution begins....
by Maren Stark Schmidt | Child's Work, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Primary (3-6), Sensitive Periods
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by Gavin McCormack | Covid, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Health / Nutrition, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC March 2021
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by Cathie Perolman | Covid, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Health / Nutrition, MFA, TC March 2021
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by Joyce St. Giermaine | Communication, Covid, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, TC March 2021
If it were not for virtual meetings, FaceTime, and the occasional video, I would not be able to interact with my children and grandchildren, who live in other states. It has literally been a year since I’ve been with them in person.
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by Lorna McGrath | Book Review TC JAN 2021, Book Reviews, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Parenting, TC January 2021
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by Lorna McGrath | Book Review TC JAN 2021, Book Reviews, Communication, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, MFA, Peace Education, TC January 2021
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by Lorna McGrath | Book Review TC JAN 2021, Book Reviews, Communication, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Language & Reading, MFA, Montessori Family Life, TC January 2021
by Dr. Daniela Owen Illustrated by Gülce Baycik Here’s another good one from Dr. Owen. The first lesson—when things that we find scary are not actually dangerous, it’s time to be brave. She goes on to define what it means to be brave. She explains how our brains are...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Review TC JAN 2021, Book Reviews, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, TC January 2021
Written by Dr. Daniela OwenIllustrated by Gülce Baycik In this book Dr. Owen helps children think about what it is to be kind. She says we have to look outside of ourselves, outside of our wants, and think about others. She tells, in greater detail than in this...
by Christine M A Lapierre PhD | Communication, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, TC January 2021
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by Dane L. Peters | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Montessori Administrators, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
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by The Montessori Foundation | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
The Montessori Foundation, in cooperation with a collaborative set up in mid-March, of this year, is striving to help parents figure out ways to deal with the new reality of Covid 19. For many, you are working from home for the first time. How do you manage your time...
by Angeline Lillard | Brain Development, Child's Work, Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video
Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
