by Robin Howe, EdD | Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori students, Primary (3-6)
ontessori children work with hands-on learning materials that make abstract concepts clear and concrete. The materials allow young students to develop a clear inner image of concepts in mathematics, such as value and the ability to conceptualize how big a thousand is, what we mean when we refer to the ‘hundreds’ column, and what […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting
focal point in every Montessori classroom is the shimmering display of multicolor beaded chains hanging in a custom wooden cabinet. Adult visitors always notice it, wanting to reach out, to feel and hold the strands: they are that compelling. And it’s no different with children: they, too, are attracted to these gleaming chains, squares, […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
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 […]
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by Mark Fish | Children with Exceptionalities, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students
omewhere along the way, some talented spin doctors convinced us all that desks in rows, subject-specific textbooks that fail to make connections between academic disciplines, large numbers of children in age-specific groups, highly defined short time periods for subject-matter study, rote learning, and adult-centered teaching constitute “traditional” education. I object, vigorously and vociferously. If adult-centered, […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Child's Work, Kindergarten, Language, Language & Reading, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Reading, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA, Writing
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