I love this! Just in that way, with serious practice, we can get the “Nos” down to a precious few! And that is a game changer. Read more »
Category: Peer Articles
Daddy, stop and notice that she is trying her best to get you to stop merely entertaining her for a guffaw, to stop entertaining yourself at her expense, and to let her explore the paper and learn how to tear it the way she saw you do it! Read more »
Taking the Tough Out of Tough Love: How Expanding and Strengthening our Understanding of “Love” Can Free Our Hearts from Conflict and Confusion
Tomorrow I plan to write a bit on how we can transform the pain of being firmly there for our children into the joy of sparing them the hollow indulgence and careless abandonment of “squishy love.”
Reading this article, we Montessorians want to do a happy dance. We don’t mind at all that Maria is given no credit for the very principles of philosophy, psychology, and practices of child development and education so brilliantly illustrated in this article. Read more »
They are all our children, each and every one. Some come from our bodies, some from the body of humanity; some live in our homes, some in the homes of others; some we know intimately, others well enough, and yet others we know only by universal characteristics and needs – but they are ALL our children.
https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/help-save-mothers-babies-tetanus
Yes!!! The points in the article are relevant within the sad old developmental and educational system where the highest aim is Harvard or the traveling soccer team. Once we enter Montessori’s philosophy, psychology, and practice of complementarily serving self and others with maximum effort resulting in deep satisfaction and joy, the points in the article become moot, obsolete. Read more »
Notice carefully that these are right wing Christians. Left, liberal Christians and Catholics are working hard together with our Atheist brothers and sisters to change this effort. We liberals all need to work together if we are to succeed. Read more »
Exactly so! Montessori is not a method of education but rather a philosophy, psychology, and practice for supporting the self-development and self-education of the human being, according to the authentic characteristics; meeting the authentic needs through a prepared environment; and relationships. The aim is the emergence of human beings capable of evolving a new society, one that brings forth a just peace upon a healthy planet. Read more »
An Austin Montessori School alum mom interviews an older alum whose family owns Whole Earth Provision Company in Austin, Texas: Read more »
The car, the kitchen, cooking, mealtimes, and living rooms are all tech-free, except for tech times. Setting tech times depends on the ages of the children. Children’s bedrooms are sacred spaces, no tech there! And a basket on the counter in the breakfast room for stashing all cell phones of each and every family member’s phone during tech-free times is a must!
http://billmoyers.com/segment/sherry-turkle-on-being-alone-together/#.VBmpEKy_jsc.gmail