Listening is one of the greatest skills anyone can develop. As Montessori teachers, we are well aware of this. We know how important it is to listen to children and how often they tell us far more what their words are saying. Listening is equally important outside of the classroom – parents, colleagues, directors, mentors, … NAMC's 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Listen
In our previous blog, we looked the ways neurological and hormonal differences affect the learning and behavior of boys and girls. Knowing that these biological differences are central to children’s development, we must strive to prepare the Montessori environment to both foster equal opportunities for all children and to recognize the fundamental biological differences between … Recognizing Boys’ Learning Differences in the Montessori Environment
Over the past 20 years, I’ve learned that there is no escaping change. It’s an unavoidable part of life. Sometimes change can be worrying — scary even — but it doesn’t have to be. Experience has taught me that change can work to our advantage if we anticipate it instead of running from it. In … NAMC's 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Everything Changes
Staying true to your values. What does that mean? To me, it means first and foremost to know what your values are, what remains essential to you no matter what. But it also means to respect the values of others through empathy and kindness. In my experience, success is always enhanced when you can say … NAMC's 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Stay True to Your Values
As part of NAMC’s anniversary celebration, I have been asked to share 20 lessons that stand out in my experience of providing Montessori teacher training programs worldwide over the past 20 years. We are happy to share the next tip in our series that we are presenting over the next few weeks. I hope you … NAMC's 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Practice for Mastery
Thousands of bright, energetic boys are spending the better part of each day unhappy and coming home to report to their parents that they feel ‘stupid’ or that they ‘don’t fit in’. Beth Hering, “Help boys get more out of elementary education” Girls do better than boys in school at all ages and subjects Maggie … Teaching Boys in the Montessori Environment: Neuroscience & Hormonal Learning Differences
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, … The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 28: Love and Its Source – The Child
As part of NAMC’s anniversary celebration, I have been asked to share 20 lessons that stand out in my experience of providing Montessori teacher training programs worldwide over the past 20 years. We are happy to share the next tip in our series that we are presenting over the next few weeks. I hope you … NAMC's 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Consider All Advice
Permit me to repeat … some words which have helped us to keep in mind all the thing of which I have been speaking. It is not a prayer, but rather a reminder, and for our teachers, an invocation, a kind of syllabus, our only syllabus: Help us, O God, to enter into the secret … The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 27: The Teacher's Preparation
As part of NAMC’s anniversary celebration, I have been asked to share 20 lessons that stand out in my experience of providing Montessori teacher training programs worldwide over the past 20 years. We are happy to share the next tip in our series that we are presenting over the next few weeks. I hope you … NAMC's 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Relationships Matter
