As a newly-trained Montessori teacher, I was given the task of submitting several, formal, self-reflections and self-assessments during my intern year. These were to be read by my immediate supervising…
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I recently participated in a parent conference where a parent argued that a teacher’s purpose is to educate his child, not to teach the child to be responsible. I was…
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Every useless help given to the child becomes an obstacle to his development- this is not merely philosophy but a fact to which we attach fundamental importance.– Maria Montessori, Creative…
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Growing up, I remember my grandmother cautioning “Little pitchers have big ears”. I always wondered why “pictures” needed ears! When I was older, I understood she meant that the children…
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.– Abraham LincolnOn February 12, 2009, Americans (and no doubt many…
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