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Friday Note: “There's no right answer.”
Happy Friday, everyone. “There’s no right answer.” This is a common refrain in many educational contexts, most commonly in the humanities, such as…
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Friday Note: Happiness
Happy Friday, everyone. “Happiness” is a tricky word. Sometimes it’s heard as something unserious, as something like “feeling good”. Other times it…
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Friday Note: Podcast: The Montessori Approach and the Innovation of Education
Happy Friday, everyone. Just a quick note this week to share an interview with me on The Hannah Frankman Show, an education podcast. We discuss…
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Matt Bateman
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Friday Note (Thursday Edition): Happy Birthday, Maria Montessori
Happy Thursday, everyone. Today, August 31 of 2023, is Maria Montessori’s 153rd birthday. Montessori, towards the end of her life, said of her…
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Matt Bateman
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An early advantage
Happy Friday, everyone. One of the things we teach our toddlers is how to independently put on a coat or jacket. Putting on a coat is a surprisingly…
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The unpleasant effort
Happy Friday, everyone. Here’s a common concern amongst parents and educators: How do I get a child to do things that they dislike? Children need to…
Is it true?
“Confronted with truth, the man of science has no preconceptions; he is ready to renounce all those cherished ideas of his own that may diverge…
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Matt Bateman
Higher Ground's Friday Notes
Higher Ground's Friday Notes
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