There are infinite qualities of the Montessori Tides environment both indoor and outdoor worth admiring. Although, one noteworthy trait of the Montessori Tides Preschool and Elementary environment is their endeavor to create a free-flow inside-outside environment. Now days you see so often, … [Read more...]
Montessori and the Computer Controversy
The controversy surrounding computer use, and when it is developmentally appropriate to expose the child to the world of technology, seems to continue to dominate the education field and the minds of many questioning parents. Montessori recognized that the young child needs to “manipulate objects … [Read more...]
Planning Day at Montessori Tides
Just a reminder that Friday, October 4 is planning day. No School! As I write this, I am reminded of an encounter with a parent a few years ago at a local establishment where I was picking up lunch for the staff. I always enjoy seeing our families outside of the school environment. We had a nice … [Read more...]
Speaking from the Heart
It never ceases to amaze me how children become more and more like those they find around them. Young children, especially between 0-3, will emulate their parents physical demeanor, which involves their way of walking, moving and talking, the handling of objects, their emotions, manners, and … [Read more...]
A Child’s Purpose
The child’s reasoning, and acts of, working is different from ours. Parents will usually unconsciously choose to do things the most efficient and quickest way, and rush through or avoid tasks as we try to balance our busy lives with children. Children, on the other hand, are in no rush, while … [Read more...]
Following Your Child
One of the greatest lessons in life, if we would but humble ourselves, we would learn not from grown up learned adults, but form the children placed before us. Jesus never uttered a more noble or remarkable truth than when He said that wisdom cometh out the mouth of babes. I believe it; I do not … [Read more...]
Elements in the Extraordinary Role of the Montessori Teacher
Anne Burke Neubert, in A Way Of Learning (1973), listed the following elements in the extraordinary role of the Montessori teacher: 1. Montessori teachers are the dynamic link between children and the Prepared Environment. 2. They systematic observe their students and interpret their … [Read more...]
A Teacher’s Impact: Part 2
I was five, when I reached this milestone, that I first became acquainted with the law of love: unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another. I had no difficulty in finding out at once, Ms. Grieveson, who conducted class after the Montessori system, represented love in every fiber … [Read more...]
Assistant’s Training: “The Montessori Framework”
Understanding human development is essential if we are to truly "help life", as Dr. Montessori said. The Montessori approach to education recognizes the varied needs of the child, and therefore, carefully prepares environments based on developmental principals. In addition, Montessori educators have … [Read more...]
A Teacher’s Impact: Part 1
From my standpoint, comparative studies between conventional teachers and Montessori teachers show maximum levels of discrepancy. Due to the difference in approach, the conventional teacher, which has proven successful over the years, is increasingly plummeting due to a system, to be quite frank, is … [Read more...]
