Food For Thought | Montesecrets

Do your kids drive you crazy?

10. March 2009

If you answered “NO”….than you are LYING! LOL There are days when our children or students know which buttons to push to drive us all up the wall! (Mondays and Friday’s are especially the worse!) We are all human and it’s natural to be frustrated once in a while. In Montessori training, we are drilled about [...]

School Carpool: It really urks me when…..

27. February 2009

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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56833981@N00/260872786/ The one thing I absolutely hate about being an assistant is the fact that I have carpool duty in the morning, everyday, rain or shine! If I knew I would have to be out in the bitter cold, opening up car doors and ushering children inside, I honestly would have thought twice about [...]

Thinking about Montessori? Some things to look for!

26. February 2009

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1. Does the classroom have Montessori Materials? You’d be surprised! A lot of schools that claim to be “Montessori” have very few Montessori materials on the shelf, which defeats the whole purpose! Maria Montessori carefully designed her materials to resonate with the natural development of a child. It is crucial that your child’s classroom is filled [...]

Why should your kid go to Montessori school???

21. February 2009

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….because these people did, and look how successful and influential they are/were! (Pictured Started from the Top Left To Right) 1. Sean “P Diddy” Combs: American Record Producer, Actor, Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur, Dancer, Rapper 2. Prince Harry and Prince William: Heirs to the British Throne and sons of late Princess Diana 3. Anne Frank: Famous for writing a diary [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

14. February 2009

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Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! I must say, I’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day. I always ended up breaking up right before and would always end up alone. (how depressing?) But, this year, things are a bit different. I’m still alone, in the romantic sense, but I have many special Valentines-my daughter and my students. My [...]

The Jumping Circle

8. February 2009

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In our Montessori classroom, we have a very interesting bunch of kids. Each of them have a distinct characteristics and it’s amazing to watch them grow. There is no such thing as a perfect Montessori classroom, and we do have our “challenging” kids. What I love about Montessori is we look at every INDIVIDUAL child and [...]