I recently came across a surprising article titled I Don’t Want My Kids Doing Chores — Age-Appropriate or Otherwise. Curiosity got the better of me and I clicked on the link to read more.
“It follows that at the beginning of his life the individual can accomplish wonders — without effort and quite unconsciously.” — Maria Monte...
In the Montessori environment, children work on practical life activities to develop independence, body control and coordination of movement...
“Thinkers in every age have been struck by the astonishing fact that a being which at first does not exist, should end by becoming a man or ...
“…no one can do for the child the work he has to do to build the man he is making.” — Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind , p. 30. If ...
The beginning of the year has been tough, with extreme weather conditions causing difficulty around the world- but blowing in with the wind ...
Elementary-age children, who are in the second plane of development, have an increased sense of justice and moral order. To them, following ...
“It may be said that we acquire knowledge by using our minds; but the child absorbs knowledge directly into his psychic life. Simply by cont...
“In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children…studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grad...
