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Friday Note: Vocational training for the soul
The notion that education is really and most importantly about the fundamentals of character runs throughout Montessori’s thought. What about the…
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Matt Bateman
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A conversation with 'America's worst mom'
Happy Friday, everyone. On one sunny Sunday in 2008, Lenore Skenazy dropped her 9-year-old son off at Bloomingdale’s and told him to find his own way…
Jul 19
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Ray Girn
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A happy child
Happy Friday, everyone. If we asked every family who toured our campuses what they imagined when they thought of a happy child, I don’t think they would…
Jul 12
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Samantha Westmoreland
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The American Experiment as a Prepared Environment
Happy Independence Day, everyone. The Founders’ vision of a new political system, one that would safeguard and valorize the right of each individual to…
Jul 4
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Ray Girn
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June 2024
1700 miles, connected by Montessori
Happy Friday, everyone. For personal and professional reasons, my wife and I decided to move our family from Austin to San Francisco for two months this…
Jun 29
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Matt Bateman
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Of dry diapers and program quality
Happy Friday, everyone. Here’s a question for you if you’re a guide or school leader: do you know, with confidence, that 100% of the infants and young…
Jun 21
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Brian Alspach
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The most important graduation
Happy Friday, everyone. When my oldest son, Sachin, turned 6, I think I felt like most parents probably feel when their children go off to college. I…
Jun 15
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Rebecca Girn
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Moving on up
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Jun 8
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Matt Bateman
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A world for agency
Happy Friday, everyone. Montessori environments are meticulously prepared. They are beautiful and orderly. Craftsmanship and intentionality are brought…
Jun 1
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Matt Bateman
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May 2024
The History of Education
Happy Friday, everyone. In our elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, the study of history is the underpinning of everything our students…
May 24
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Ray Girn
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Writing is thinking
Happy Friday everyone, As I’m sure you’ve all experienced, our organization values writing. We write a lot: pedagogical essays, annual performance…
May 17
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Ray Girn
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The Great Work of the Montessori Guide
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May 10
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Ray Girn
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