by Sharon Caldwell | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
The “Spiritual Preparation” of the Adult aria Montessori saw the role of the adult in educating the child as something fundamentally different to the conventional role of the teacher. She postulated that: “… a prejudice has found its way into the adult—the notion that life can be changed or improved only though teaching. This prejudice […]
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by Sharon Caldwell | Health / Nutrition, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
lipping the pattern of thinking, so that meal preparation, meal-time, and cleanup are essential lessons in Practical Life and Grace and Courtesy Often, school meals, along with the associated cooking and cleaning, are regarded as an intrusion on the school day. What is required is to flip this pattern of thinking over, to see meal […]
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by Sharon Caldwell | Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, The International Montessori Council
t the Montessori Foundation we regularly receive queries regarding policies for relationships between staff and parents. Many school heads express concerns over issues ranging from staff being ‘friends’ with parents on Facebook to babysitting for school families, to (in some cases) actual romantic involvements. The issues span those which are merely internal or personal […]
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by Sharon Caldwell | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life
nce upon a time, a group of parents decided to get together and start a Montessori School. They searched far and wide for a teacher and eventually decided to employ an Owl, she was well trained but in addition had spent some time traveling and had an understanding of animals in diverse situations.Furthermore, she had […]
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by Sharon Caldwell | Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Imagination, Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Primary (3-6), Reading, Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by Sharon Caldwell | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
ny parents and teachers, and some Montessori Directresses, make use of “time out” as a means of compelling children to behave in a certain way. Sometimes, the child is required to sit on a specific chair. Sometimes this is called a “thinking chair,” and the child is instructed to think about what he has done. […]
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by Sharon Caldwell | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, School Resources
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 […]
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