Montessori

'Creating Innovators'

Tony Wagner | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Early Childhood Development, Montessori, Steve Jobs Quotes, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Montessori School, Childhood Development, Malcolm Gladwell, Entreprenuership, Mit, Harvard University, College News
Tony Wagner

In more than one hundred and fifty interviews for this book -- lengthy conversations with scores of innovators and their parents, teachers, and mentors -- passion was the most frequently recurring word.

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The Right Way to Train Attention

Laura Flores Shaw | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Montessori, Adhd, Education, Education News
Laura Flores Shaw

Montessori environments are doing more than merely training attention. Flow in a Montessori classroom fosters a love of learning, something computerized attention training games can't do.

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Maybe Private School Is Cheaper Than Ritalin

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Montessori, Mental Health, Adhd, Boys, Parenting, Hyperactivity, Adderall, Education, Stimulants, Psychotropic Medications, Add, School Adjustment, Charter Schools, Private Schools, School Choice, Ritalin, Child Psychiatry, Education News
Holly Robinson

Your child needs to be learning in a place that will support his strengths rather than view him as a problem. For children who are bright or anxious, active or inattentive, simply changing how and where they learn can make all the difference.

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In These Halls

Brandy Ferner | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Public Schools, Montessori, Preschoolers, Preschool, Parenting, Schools, Denver Public Schools, Kindergarten, Back to School, Parents News
Brandy Ferner

I do realize that just as these halls have the possibility of dimming my son's light, they also have the possibility -- and actually the intention of -- brightening my son's light and of giving him confidence, coping skills and pleasant memories.

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Montessori: The Missing Voice in the Education Reform Debate

Laura Flores Shaw | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Montessori, Education, Education Debate, Montessori School, California Schools, Education Reform, Montessori Schools California, Education Debates, Education News
Laura Flores Shaw

Education reformers these days cast their nets far and wide to try to find a solution to the current malaise in our schools. They look to Finland, or to digital learning models. Why is Montessori ignored?

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How Much Homework Is Too Much?

Holly Robinson | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Homework, Montessori, High School, Montessori School, College Prep, Homework Load, Excessive Homework, Education News
Holly Robinson

Why are we still letting homework bleed into evenings, so that there's never time for a game of cards, never mind chess? Why do our weekends have to be spent figuring out physics vectors instead of hiking in the White Mountains?

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Why Children Don't Learn In Preschool

Lisa Belkin | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Paul Tullis, Montessori, Parents-New-Moms, Scientific American, Preschool, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

Experts know, with great certainty, the best way for children to learn. And the trend, nationwide, is away from doing those things.

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Montessori School In Englewood? CPS Will Consider It

Chicago Breaking News | Noreen S. Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Public Schools, Montessori, Montessori Englewood, Chicago, Illinois, Montessori Chicago, Chicago Schools, Chicago Charter Schools, Chicago News

A charter for a proposed elementary school in Englewood will be considered Wednesday by the Chicago Public Schools board. The Montessori School of ...

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Now That School Is Out, What Did They Really Learn?

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Montessori, Alternative Middle School, Alternative School, Private School, Public Shool, Montessori School, Healthy Living News
Holly Robinson

His new Montessori school gave Aidan the confidence to be creative and joyful, to ask questions and seek the answers himself.

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Educating for Democracy: How Children Learn

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High-Stakes Testing, Montessori, Charter Schools, Didactic Instruction, New York News
Joel Shatzky

A few weeks ago I was at a conference on early childhood education at CCNY titled: "In Defense of Childhood: Play and Active Learning in Urban Schools...

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A Peek at Chicago's 'Hidden Rich' (Warning: Mature Content Matter)

David Murray | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Fundraising, Montessori, Wealthy, Luxury, Have and Have Nots, Hidden Poor, Hidden Rich, Recession, Chicago News
David Murray

They used to lament "the hidden poor" in this country. I think the bigger blind spot these days is "the hidden rich."

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