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The Real Reason Why Montessori Hasn’t Gone Mainstream & Why It’s Time It Does

The Real Reason Why Montessori Hasn’t Gone Mainstream & Why It’s Time It Does

The child is much more spiritually elevated than is usually supposed. He often suffers, not from too much work, but from work that is unworthy of him. There is a part of a child’s soul that has always been unknown but which must be known.With a spirit of sacrifice and enthusiasm we must go in […]

How Parents Can Help in Building a True Community in their Montessori School

How Parents Can Help in Building a True Community in their Montessori School

Generally, people have the idea that society is the result of a community having common interests. Whereas, society, as the children show it, is due to intercommunication. That is the beginning. It is not merely an attraction; it is an exchange of a sort of metabolism that comes not only from the intellectual study but […]

Dear Cathie: Three days is not enough

Dear Cathie: Three days is not enough

Dear Cathie: My three-year-old is starting Montessori school in the fall, and they want her to go every day. The school has a three-day-a-week option, and that seems to be plenty of time in school to me. I know that very young children do advanced academic things in a Montessori school, and while I want […]

Dear Cathie: The Price of Montessori

Dear Cathie: The Price of Montessori

Dear Cathie, We are starting to look at schools for our child who will be three years old this summer.  While we are drawn to the Montessori Schools we have visited and the activities we see there, we are finding the price quite off setting. Can you make any justification for the price of a preschool education?  Also we see such […]

Dear Cathie: Three days is not enough

Dear Cathie: Why No Play Kitchens?

Dear Cathie: My daughter loves playing in her cousin’s play kitchen. Whenever we are over there, she gravitates to that activity and spends a lot of time there. We have visited quite a few Montessori programs, and we notice that they do not have a play cooking area. We thought the Montessori Method encouraged children […]

Dear Cathie: Three days is not enough

Dear Cathie: Flashcards for Toddlers

Dear Cathie, I have been considering using flashcards with my young toddler. I read that children can do amazing things by using the flashcard method, and I want to give my child every opportunity to reach her potential! Some of my friends are doing this and say it is a great way to spend time […]

Dear Cathie: Three days is not enough

Dear Cathie: Special Classes in the Montessori Classroom 

Dear Cathie: Q:  As I begin to investigate Montessori schools for my preschooler, I hear two different philosophies about special classes provided outside of the regular Montessori curriculum. Both ‘camps’ seem proud of their position. But it seems vague to me. Why would a school choose not to have special classes for children unless they are […]

Dear Cathie: Three days is not enough

Dear Cathie: New Baby

Dear Cathie, Our family is planning to welcome a new baby in a few months and while we are very excited and thrilled we are worrying about the transition for our preschool child.  We are wondering about what the plan should be at the Montessori school. What should we expect from the school and what changes might […]

Dear Cathie:  The Active Child

Dear Cathie: The Active Child

Dear Cathie, My wife and I are looking at preschools for our active three-year-old for next fall. We know that he loves to be “on the move” and is happiest when he is doing something. That is why we thought a Montessori school might be a good fit. We expected to see a big open space […]