montessori children using nature to improve behavior

How to Improve Behavior

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

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winston salem montessori school Characteristics of Professional Excellence

The Excellent Professional

1.     The Excellent Professional exhibits an intrinsic knowledge of the difference between right and wrong, shows the courage to act upon that knowledge, and embodies the following ethical characteristics: Respect for self, others, and

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NAEP testing at montessori school

High Stakes NAEP Testing

For nearly 15 years both the federal government and states have relied on a strategy of high stakes NAEP testing to hold schools and teachers accountable for student learning. The use of

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