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Montessori and the future of Education…

20. September 2009

I visited a few Montessori schools, and I must say that I’m quite suprised that Montessori classrooms don’t have a lot of “special needs” children. It’s quite ironic since Montessori’s method was conceived from her work with mentally handicapped children. It’s true that Montessori schools aren’t for everyone, but I strongly believe that the Montessori Method [...]

I see the light….kind of..

21. March 2009

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Today I got together with some classmates of mine to work on our albums together.I didn’t realize how much stuff I had to do! Let me break it down: 1. Illustrate all presentations (by hand) in my Language Album 2. Two quotes from each assigned Chapter from our reading log (A total of 26 quotes) 3. A 3-5 [...]

Another famous Montessori graduate…

18. March 2009

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Did you know that Will Wright, creator of the best selling PC game in History, “The Sims” was a Montessori kid?I had no idea, but thanks to the beauties of twitter, you can find out anything now a days. Anyways, here’s another TEDtalks video where Wright briefly talks about Montessori and how it contributed to [...]

Edison’s Day

17. March 2009

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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 [...]

Montefakes continued….

17. March 2009

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Check this video out explaining the differences between true Montessori schools and Monte-fakes.

What type of Montessorian are you?

15. March 2009

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Maria Montessori devoted her entire life to creating materials that specifically coordinated with the natural development of the child. She got a lot of her ideas from her studies of Seguin and Itard, who were known for working with mentally handicap children. I recently read an article talking about Montessori materials, or the lack of, [...]

Don’t take Supernanny’s advice…..

14. March 2009

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Have you ever watched “The Super Nanny”? If not, don’t even bother. The show is a complete joke. Jo Frost, (a.k.a. The Super Nanny) offers by far some of the worst parenting advice I’ve ever heard in my life. The sad thing is, many naive parents actually believe there is some truth to what she [...]

Universal Pre-K…Is this good or bad?

13. March 2009

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Today, 20/20 aired a special report on Universal Pre-K in the United States. What exactly is Universal Pre-K? From my understanding, this is a program that would give every 4 year old in America access to “quality” preschool regardless of socioeconomic status. It is state-funded, meaning that all children would be able to go to school [...]

Yes we can!

12. March 2009

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I found a really cool website that takes your pictures and makes them look like that famous Obama poster that’s plastered everywhere! I had a fun time….Take a look for yourself! If you want to make your own Obamicon, click here to visit their website!

Monte-fakes!!!!!!!!!!

11. March 2009

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I get livid whenever I see schools call themselves “Montessori” and they don’t have a single Montessori material in their classrooms! Tacking on the name Montessori just gives them a reason to charge a few extra bucks! Agh! It makes “real” Montessori schools look bad. I think all Montessorians can agree when I say, we [...]