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As we consider the different areas of practical life exercises, we might see that care of others follows a natural expansion from the child’s activities in care for the self and care of the environment. Before we can truly take care of others, we need to know how to take care of ourselves, and at […]
One of the many universal learning and teaching principles used in Montessori education is the idea of the prepared environment. Created and maintained by the adults in that space, a prepared environment consists of four components: people, tools and objects, ideas and nature. What does a prepared environment look like? Let’s start with an example […]
The importance of letter writing? In my life, letter writing may be the thing that made the difference. In 1971, for more than a year, and almost 200 letters, I corresponded with a young man I met briefly in Germany. What did we write about? Mainly, we wrote about the books we were reading and […]
One of the many things I have come to appreciate about my Montessori teaching experience is this idea; in their efforts to self-construct an adult human being, children’s initial work is care of the self. From this core work of care of the self, the child is drawn to other activities in caring for the […]
The topics I write about meet at the intersection of parenting, teaching, leading and children. To thrive children need to be surrounded by enlightened adults. By that I mean adults who try to understand themselves, as well as children. As adults we should always be asking the big questions: When we can answer these questions, […]
Kids Talk is moving to Substack! You may wonder—Why start on Substack, and why now? It’s time to do something different. Recently celebrating my 70th birthday, when I might be tempted to close up my laptop for good, I see children, and the folks who lead them, struggling with the basics of learning, and of […]
As the year slowly comes to a close, many of us begin to reflect. On what worked.On what felt heavy.And on what we wish to do differently as we step into a new year. If you’re anything like me, January doesn’t feel like a time for pressure or resolutions. It is more of a month […]
What I have learned is that strong relationships that last a lifetime don’t just “happen”. Strong relationships require intentional work. If building relationships were easy, we’d have very few regrets in our lives. Building relationships is messy work. In this training, you’ll learn three ways to build strong relationships every day. You’ll also find out […]
There are many teaching and learning principles we use in our Montessori schools. We refer to them as Montessori pedagogical principles, but in truth, these principles are universal teaching and learning principles. These teaching and learning principles work for all types of people—from parents and teachers to business people—all over the world, and have worked for generations. […]
Why aren’t we ever formally taught the strategies to become more creative? Our ability to generate, develop, and bring life to new ideas is the foundation for the life we all want to lead… …and yet, at every turn we’re taught habits, routines, and belief systems that squash our creativity flat. Why We Struggle Many […]
