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It’s been a while…..

7. August 2009

Hello guys. Yes, I know. I’ve been a very bad blogger. I blame life. You know, things happen. A lot of things happen! It’s been a long bumpy ride the last few months, but I’m happy to say that I’ve completed my AMS Early Childhood course and am anxiously waiting to receive my diploma in [...]

Nursery University

18. May 2009

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Check out this trailer of a recent documentary that hit the screen-Nursery University. Who would of thought that getting into Nursery school was harder than getting into Harvard? Is this crazy or necessary? I would love to hear your thoughts.

Punching Shapes!

21. April 2009

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This activity helps a child develop fine motor skills by stregnthening their coordination and concentration. All you need is some construction paper with various shapes outlined in black. In our class, we use a small piece of carpet to put underneath the paper. The child uses a large pushpin to carefully punch out the shapes! Voila! [...]

Who would of thought…

24. March 2009

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I’m too burnt out to write anything clever today, so I thought I’d post a YouTube video of my new favorite song. I was checking out Montessori schools in Florida, and I came across a school that had posted this song on their website. I admit, I had to play it over and over again [...]

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.

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 [...]

Do not watch this!

12. March 2009

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I was browsing YouTube for Montessori videos, and I came across this ridiculous video about the Pink Tower. Whoever created this video must of been smoking crack—the real heavy kind! I think if Maria Montessori were to see this, she’d have a heart attack….. A cartoon pink tower…..this is wrong in every way! LOL.

Creativity (or lack of) in schools…

11. March 2009

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I stumbled across a website called www.ted.com. It’s a series of lectures by many interesting people with life changing messages. A particular video that caught my attention was the lectures by Ken Robinson. He talks about how schools “kill” creativity. He examines the traditional schools in todays times and explains how many education institutions fail to recognize [...]