How to Improve Behavior
March 18, 2023
Our brains are hardwired to look for problems and generate solutions. In The Neuroscience of Change, Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, explains how this brain
Montessori: Key Characteristics of Early Childhood
November 18, 2020
The Absorbent Mind Intellectual development is guided by the “absorbent mind,” the special psychic capacity the child has to take in the whole as well as all of the details of the
Key Characteristics of Middle Childhood
November 18, 2020
The Reasoning Mind Key characteristics of the second plane child is the high level of independent thinking and the rapid growth of his powers to reason and go beyond his own reactions.
Adolescent: Key Characteristics
November 18, 2020
The Emotive Adolescent Mind Social development is guided by an “emotive” mind, a combination of inabilities, or purely abstract propositions. This quality of thought may be the reason why an adolescent naturally
The Passage to the Elementary
November 18, 2020
In chapter 2 titled “Metamorphoses” of her book From Childhood to Adolescence, Dr. Montessori explores the elementary child’s “turning towards intellectual and moral” development: “The passage to the second level of education
The Montessori Education in Service to World Peace
November 18, 2020
Montessori saw the child as a veritable world power, able to reconstruct society. The impact that parenting and education could have on society was profound for her. She embraced education as an
Practical Life Works In the Children’s House Environment
November 18, 2020
“Practical Life” is the name coined by Dr. Montessori to explain an area of curriculum in the Montessori method that departs dramatically from traditional forms. Practical life activities refer to the necessary everyday
Lower Elementary Aids to the Practice of Writing
November 18, 2020
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS As the newborn fixes upon the sounds of human speech, and exercises the physical mechanisms needed to articulate these sounds, the mind stores impressions of meaning. The simultaneous blending of
Work! Man’s Fundamental Instinct – Dr. Montessori’s Own Words
November 18, 2020
These quotes were taken from Dr. Montessori’s book Education and Peace, and if you haven’t read it yet, this compendium will help to encapsulate the concept of “work” vs. “play” in the Montessori approach.
The Montessori Strategy for Teaching Concentration
November 18, 2020
The Montessori classroom activities for early childhood are designed to promote purposeful engagement, where the child is completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The benefits include increased focus and
Cursive First
November 18, 2020
There is more to the actual difference between print and cursive than what most people think – joining versus not joining. The difference between cursive and print styles lies in the movements used
