ARTICLES | SEPTEMBER 2022 ISSUE
Students Thrive Amidst Comfort Dogs.
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10 Ways We Can Show Respect to Our Child
by Simone Davies One thing about the Montessori approach is how we show respect to the child. The most powerful way for us to teach our children how to respect others is for us to model it and for them to absorb it every day. Here are ten ways we can show respect to...
Intentional Connections between Educators & Families
Every August and September a beautiful dance plays out in early childhood and toddler Montessori classrooms across the globe. Children and their families begin a new school year. Some children rush in with the confidence and energy of a bee gathering nectar. They flit...
LET’S GET OUT OF THE WAY – DON’T OVER-PARENT; EMPOWER YOUR CHILDREN INSTEAD!
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...
Who Owns It?
Using Story to Teach Grammar - The Montessori Way An Introduction to Who Owns It? Is that yours? No, that is his! Give me my book! You are reading your book. Who ate Gary’s dinner? That was Gary’s food. All these sentences show ownership. Someone in each sentence owns...
Adult Well-being Through Montessori Education
When many of us enroll our children in a Montessori school, we are asked to share our goals for our child’s future. Many read something like this, “I want my child to be a happy, self-supporting, life-long learner.” Although the word may not often be used in writing...
Photo Essay: Adolescent Practical Life
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The Power of “Mistake Conversations” in Our Family Lives
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A Brave Parent…Is Willing to Self-Reflect
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Benefits of Fine-Motor Skills Development
When your child becomes a toddler, you may suddenly begin hearing about fine-motor skill development. There are many ways to develop fine-motor skills, and they are often discussed as if writing is the ultimate outcome. Yet, getting through a day without using your...
Don’t Live in La-La land
Most of our fears as parents about protecting our children involve situations that rarely occur. Many of us, however, tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time worrying about circumstances that will never happen, or planning for perfectionism, either in...
Dear Cathie: First Days at School: Morning Routines
First Days at School: Morning Routines DEAR CATHIE— WE WILL BE ATTENDING OUR LOCAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL BEGINNING NEXT FALL, AND WE HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE MONTESSORI METHOD. THIS WILL BE OUR CHILD’S FIRST TIME TO BE SOMEPLACE OTHER THAN HOME ON A...
Book Review by Lorna McGrath
Reviewed by Lorna McGrath Here and There Written by Tamara Ellis Smith Illustrated by Evelyn Daviddi Ivan’s parents split up and are living in separate houses. Ivan didn’t like that he had to go here and there. He didn’t think he could be happy and himself with his...
What I love About Montessori
Witten by Aspen Seeley, Fifth Grade Student Five Oaks Academy Simpsonville, SC Montessori teaching is all about hands-on; checkerboards and microscopes all to learn upon. Montessori demonstrates peace and how to be fair, as well as kindness, friendship, respect, and...
CLASSIFIED ADS – TC September 2022
Montessori schools are clearly on the grow. Here is just a sampling of schools that are looking for guides and leaders for the next school year. For a complete listing (and it changes day to day), go to www.montessori.org/classified-ads/ If your school has a position...
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