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Lakshmi A. Kripalani Montessori is not merely teaching. It is a way of life. We know that parents must understand how to direct their children from the moment they are born. From my personal experience, it starts from the moment of conception, when  the child is conceived. Everyone realizes that the moment of conception isRead More

John Snyder               When I speak to parents who are just learning about the Montessori elementary, I sometimes tell them that there are many ways for children to learn “the 3R’s.” To be sure, they will learn them in a very special way in the Montessori classroom, but itRead More

Dane Peters “Grandfather, Grampa, Grandad, Grampy, Gramps, Pappa, Umpa, Doody — what did you call your grandfather?” is what I tweeted when it came time to give thought to what I should be called by my granddaughter. Understand that you only get 140 characters—not 140 words, 140 characters, including spaces—to convey your message in TwitterRead More

Rebecca Janke To Observe is Good, Seeing is Better A well-designed Montessori classroom allows the child to “breathe in” her interest and “breathe out” her mastery. When she follows her breath the essence of her being unfolds before our eyes and she experiences peace within herself as she experiences her true nature. States such asRead More

Julia Volkman We all want our children to normalize and blossom and yet many of us run into similar stumbling blocks. In my work, I have observed six core areas that often give us trouble: • The Physical Environment • The Daily Routine • The Procedure for Giving Lessons • Grace & Courtesy Lessons •Read More

George S. Morrison There is an old proverb that says “Don’t look a gift hose in the mouth.” Basically this old saying means that you should appreciate the gift that someone is trying to give you. After all, we should be grateful for what we get. Right? Well, maybe! In his state of the unionRead More