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Happy Friday, everyone. Those of you who have met me have probably heard some version of my origin story and how I came to be a part of the team that is Higher Ground, and more broadly how I came to Montessori. After a bad initial experience working in education, I spent most of…
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Friday Note, podcast edition: What is Montessori?
Happy Friday, everyone. In a change in medium for this week, I thought I’d share this podcast where I discuss Montessori education at some length…
Matt Bateman
Aug 5
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A culture of knowledge
We’ve been working hard at ATI this summer to launch our adolescent MACTE training: a two-year diploma program for educators looking to learn and apply…
Laura Mazer
Jul 29
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The stuff of life
Happy Friday, everyone. Many years ago now, back when I was in law school, I was having a conversation with Ray (then my fiancé) about the ethics and…
Rebecca Girn
Jul 22
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"…one of the irreducible facts of life…"
Happy Friday, everyone. Just a brief note this week. Apropos of nothing, I wanted to share my favorite quote, from James Baldwin: “Any real change…
Matt Bateman
Jul 15
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Devotion to excellence, part 2
Happy Friday, everyone. In last week’s note, we talked about the idea of excellence as a necessity. “Just surviving”, or any form of settling for less…
Ray Girn
Jul 8
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Devotion to excellence, part 1
Happy Friday, everyone. This is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. You’re probably familiar with the basic idea even if you’ve never seen it before. At the…
Ray Girn
Jul 2
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Benevolence without compromise
Hi, everyone. It’s been a month since the Uvalde shootings. I’ve been reflecting on what these shootings mean, and how one might respond, beyond sheer…
Matt Bateman
Jun 24
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