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New Directions for Montessori Secondary Education

by Jamie Wheal “Schools as they are today are adapted neither to the needs of adolescence nor to the times in which we live.” –Maria Montessori “College admissions, wrote psychologist Michael Thompson in a recent essay on the subject, “can make normal people act nutty and nutty people act quite crazy.” The pressures of this […]

Webcast:  Independence within Montessori Education / Pt 2

Webcast: Independence within Montessori Education / Pt 2

Michael Dorer continues to look at the role of independence in Montessori education and child development. Let’s find out what it’s about! This is the second part of a two-part series on the importance of independence. We’ll review briefly last week’s material and then look at what can be done to encourage independence in elementary […]

Webinar:  Montessori Secondary Education / Pt 1

Webinar: Montessori Secondary Education / Pt 1

The “Welt Schüler / The Student of the World)   This was one of Lorna McGrath’s weekly Montessori Family Life webcasts. Montessori’s few insights about adolescent education outlined a living/learning farm-based experience for the seventh and eighth grader. Given geographical locations and circumstances, the Erdkinder may be possible for some, but not for other Montessori […]