A concerned parent recently wrote to NAMC, expressing unease at her school’s policy of allowing children to be given candy during school. This parent strives to maintain a healthy diet for her family, and she felt that the school was undermining her family’s nutrition.
As we mentioned in an earlier post, Portland, Oregon is the beautiful city hosting the 2013 International Montessori Congress. With a theme ...
This post is a follow up to a blog regarding the questions of a NAMC student and her lead teacher, who are experiencing some behavioral cha...
I recently received an email from a NAMC student asking for advice concerning the students in her early childhood classroom. She is working ...
Today’s blog is based on a question we recently received from a Montessori teacher and NAMC graduate. She expressed concern about prepari...
My sister’s birthday falls on December 25 th and she missed the cutoff date for kindergarten by just five days. My parents faced the dil...
When my son was a toddler, I began teaching about money by being very upfront about how I was spending money. When we went grocery shopping,...
“The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent or teacher, w...
The idea of independence in toddlers may seem oxymoronic. How can a toddler, who is not that removed from infancy be independent? In fac...
