We’ve written a lot about Discipline. Freedom and Discipline, Self-Discipline, it’s a concept we sometimes struggle with, until we see the many ways children live into it, and the ways it benefits them, and actually gives MORE options, rather than fewer. The Discipline we help children grow into in a Montessori classroom is self-discipline. The […]
Math is kind of one of those milestones. Like reading, or walking, or anything else transformative, it’s the opening of a whole new world. It’s another language. It’s a starting point and a culmination of previous dedication. It branches off into myriad paths — geometry, physics, logic, algebra — all of which we discount when […]
It’s just one of those Montessori words. It’s a word we hear in other contexts, sometimes in relation to children, and so often, there’s just a bit of a negative undercurrent. I need to be more disciplined and eat less sugar. You’re so disciplined with your exercise regimen. That child needs more discipline. This is […]
Alicia Tucker is a Montessori parent who discovered Montessori as so many of us have — by accident. A former public school teacher in a traditional school, she found in Montessori answers to questions she didn’t know she had. With this background, she brings a unique perspective to this philosophy, and vision for the future; […]
The path to literacy is unique in the Montessori classroom. Rather than begin by identifying common simple words — cat, ball — we begin with sounds, and move first to writing, then reading. We start with Sound Games, an activity with a child or with a small group when we introduce the idea of Sounds. […]