Classroom Celebrations should ‘follow the child.’
In the classroom, this means allowing children to experience and engage in activities independently. The inverse is also true: It means resisting the urge to lead the child but instead to create an environment encouraging self-direction.
Therefore, classroom celebrations should not be a directive from above. Instead they should develop organically inside the classroom.
Courageous conversations are saying what needs to be said, in hopes to begin a larger debate over things we can be doing better. Let’s talk public education.
Grace and courtesy is the Classroom Management System designed by Dr. Maria Montessori. Dr. Montessori believed education should function as an aid to life. In fact, she viewed this to be the ultimate goal of education, holding even greater importance than imparting knowledge. Here’s why.
Prepared environment is a key component of Montessori philosophy. According to Dr. Montessori, everything within the environment has a purpose and fosters independence. All the child comes into contact with should also appeal to our human tendency toward exploration.
Back to school can be a stressful transition for everyone. When all else fails, think back to the advice your grandmother would have given. Focus your attention on the big three: Nutritious meals, plenty of exercise and a good night’s sleep. Routine is everything!
School Is Out For Summer! What type of learning should students be focused on over summer vacation, if anything at all?
Essential Elements of the Montessori Approach: As long as the essential elements that make Montessori schools successful are in place, then it can be accomplished within public schools.
Hard History sheds light on our difficult past. It teaches truth rather than whitewashing it. Sometimes, it’s hard to comprehend the inhumanity defining it.
We wouldn’t pull a young plant up from its soil every few days to check on the progress of its growth underneath, we should approach a child’s developmental growth in the same manner. A child, just like a plant, will only thrive if we provide them with the love and care they need. Then we allow them the room they need to grow. We need to trust the process.
Earth Day Every Day: How much has truly changed in the last 52 years? Is it too late to affect real global change?