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A must see Montessori Documentary! EDISON’S DAY (2006, 29 minutes)

Today at school we had a meeting for all of the assistant teachers. My school conducts meetings once a month to discuss ways we can improve ourselves and our classrooms. I personally think meetings are a GREAT way to open up the lines of communication between faculty and staff.

Anyways, during the meeting, we were shown a video called “Edison’s Day”. Let me tell you, my jaw was open the whole entire time! I couldn’t believe my eyes. The DVD documented a day in the life of a 20 month old boy named Edison, whose parents practiced the Montessori philosophy. At his age, he was able to dress himself, feed himself, express himself verbally, go to the bathroom and a bunch of other things I would have never expected a child his age be able to do. It was truly a remarkable thing to watch. His parents were so patient with him, and encouraged him to be independent. They created an environment for him in which he could explore the world around him, and be self-dependent. The boy was extremely bright and very confident in himself. I HIGHLY recommend anyone to check out the video. It just confirms why MONTESSORI is such a great philosophy. The video is a beautiful revelation. It’s a shame that more schools don’t implement the Montessori practice! What a different world we would be living in!

For more information on “Edison’s Day” check out the North American Montessori Teachers’ Association website. Under the “DVD’s/Videos Parents Education” you should find the DVD there.

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UPDATE: Thanks to Miri over at My Child’s Diary who told me about Meg at Sew Liberated, I was able to find the video online! Yipee! Enjoy!

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