by Paula Lillard Preschlack | Imagination, MFA, TC February 2024
Changing our View of Education: A Positive Approach The positive nature of the Montessori approach, with its emphasis on process and discovery, is central to why it works so well for children in their development. When Dr. Montessori lectured in London in 1946, she...
by Paula Lillard Preschlack | MFA, TC December 2023
Dr. Montessori observed that children are intrinsically inspired to exert great effort when their work is purposeful. Through close observation of a child in action in a Primary classroom, we can see how Montessori fosters perseverance. In the Montessori approach,...
by Paula Lillard Preschlack | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by Paula Lillard Preschlack | Free Reads, MFA, TC September 2022
By Paula Lillard Preschlack Helicopter Interference My college roommate visits me with her two teenage sons. She confides that she is worried that her 15-year-old isn’t working hard enough in school and “might be making poor choices about partying.” In our cabin...
by Paula Lillard Preschlack | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Parent Education, Planes of Development, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC
Concentration: What is it? In a LinkedIn post this past June, “Want Kids to Succeed? Teach them Focus,” Daniel Goleman explains why concentrating is a precursor for both learning something new and developing self-control. We all know that success in school and in...