Unlocking Montessori Key #6: Learning with Meaningful Context

Usually, I frame my posts through stories of my children or other students, but when I sat down to draft today’s article, I had a vivid memory from my own past – I wasn’t quite a child (or I certainly didn’t think I was!) but it was certainly a learning experience for me. I remember … More Unlocking Montessori Key #6: Learning with Meaningful Context

What day is it?

I honestly am not 100% sure what day it is without looking at my watch. I am also 100% ok with that. Our days each blend into one another with their vague routines and unhurried agendas. I was thinking about the song from Tangled and how closely it resonated: 🎢🎢Seven a.m., the usual morning lineupStart … More What day is it?

Unlocking Montessori – Key #5: Learning From Peers & the Unconscious Absorbent Mind

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” This fifth principle of Montessori education is one intuitive to most parents – especially in the preschool years. It is the understanding that children will learn from their peers and their surroundings continually, not just in lesson times.  Maria Montessori used the term β€œunconscious absorbent mind” to describe the concept of the child taking … More Unlocking Montessori – Key #5: Learning From Peers & the Unconscious Absorbent Mind