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by Tim Seldin | Communication, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years)
A parent wrote, “I am the board president of a Montessori School . Our school is a pre-K through K school. We are considering a move to change the slots we offer. Currently we offer 3 half-day slots and 3 full-day slots as well as 5 half-day and 5 full-day slots. We are the only […]
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by Ann Epstein Ph.D | Communication, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, Parenting on the Same Page, Research
This is an ongoing research project. Participants participated in a survey as part of the experience as well and Ann will share her findings once compiled and analyzed! While teachers are able to predict family priorities and stressors to some degree, they also have some mistaken assumptions. For example, teachers think that family issues (such […]
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by Matthew Rich | Communication, Discipline, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education
An article on Discipline without Violence There are many instances in Dr. Montessori’s work where she explains why she “eventually…gave up either punishing or rewarding the children”.(1) She explains that this method is “always a form of repression”(2), and is based upon our – in her opinion tragically erroneous – belief that children “come into […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by Tim Seldin | Communication, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, School Leadership
We are often asked by Montessori teachers and parents, ‘when do most Montessori schools start incorporating letter grades, if ever?’ When teachers assign letter or numerical grades, they are evaluating children either against the other students in the same class, or against an arbitrary external standard and set of expectations. As Alfie Kohn and many […]
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by Tim Seldin | Communication, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
This article was written in 1996. Our current practice is somewhat different, but we continue our search for a comfortable balance between freely chosen individually paced work, and a scheme to keep parents informed about what their children are doing in school. The article needs to be updated, and will be. These days we use […]
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by Ann Epstein Ph.D | Brain Development, Communication, Language, Language & Reading, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Reading
The development of language in early-childhood classrooms is an umbrella for the entire Montessori curriculum. Often teachers and parents consider activities on the shelves of the Language area as the heart of actual language learning. Certainly these activities provide powerful opportunities, but language learning occurs most profoundly in the moment-to-moment life of interactions within the […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Communication, Language, Language & Reading, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers
This article was originally published in Tomorrow’s Child magazine. Montessori identified multi-age grouping as a key variable in perpetuating a positive environment for individual and collaborative learning and social development. During the past year, in my observations at the lab school at Xavier University, I have enjoyed focusing on what an integral part this aspect […]
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by Tim Seldin | Communication, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, School Leadership
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by Tim Seldin | Communication, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, Re-enrollment, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
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by Tim Seldin | Administrative Team, Communication, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, Webinars / MFA
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by Kathy Leitch | Communication, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
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by Kathy Leitch | Communication, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
On April 3, 2015 Kathy Leitch from the International Montessori Council and Sara Wilson from the American Montessori Society joined Tim Seldin for our weekly live web conversation, which this week focused on options in Montessori School Accreditation. Click Here to Listen to Podcast
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, Webinars / MFA
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by Terri Sherrill | Communication, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotionally Healthy Children, Grace and Courtesy, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Administrative Team, Communication, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Leadership Magazine Online Issue, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership
By Aleta Ledendecker Within our Montessori schools, we should remember that communication is one of the keys to creating a true community. The stronger the sense of community, the more our children will benefit. There are many lines of communication among the...
by Jonathan Wolff | Communication, Educational Program Coordination, MFA, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, Webinars / MFA
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