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Why I'm not a fan of us vs them - Montessori vs traditional education

Why I'm not a fan of us vs them - Montessori vs...

Us vs them I'm sure many of you have seen lists of Montessori compared to Traditional education or Montessori compared to normal education. These lists are meant to be an...

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Why I'm not a fan of us vs them - Montessori vs...

Us vs them I'm sure many of you have seen lists of Montessori compared to Traditional education or Montessori compared to normal education. These lists are meant to be an...

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Why I'm not an advocate of these types of photos in Montessori classrooms

Why I'm not an advocate of these types of photo...

  In Montessori classrooms it is common to introduce children to continents and countries and to introduce them to feature of the continents, in doing so we are expanding the child's...

Why I'm not an advocate of these types of photo...

  In Montessori classrooms it is common to introduce children to continents and countries and to introduce them to feature of the continents, in doing so we are expanding the child's...

Is Montessori Elitist?

Is Montessori Elitist?

It strikes me as odd how often this question is raised. Perhaps odd isn't even the right word. Disheartening maybe. An education system that started in the slums of Montessori...

Is Montessori Elitist?

It strikes me as odd how often this question is raised. Perhaps odd isn't even the right word. Disheartening maybe. An education system that started in the slums of Montessori...

Can we do better than checklists in Montessori?

Can we do better than checklists in Montessori?

  At the time of writing I am currently retraining in mainstream preschool education. I already have mainstream qualifications for 5-18 year olds but due to regulations I need to...

Can we do better than checklists in Montessori?

  At the time of writing I am currently retraining in mainstream preschool education. I already have mainstream qualifications for 5-18 year olds but due to regulations I need to...

I do not have an AMI or AMS qualification and I am a good teacher!

I do not have an AMI or AMS qualification and I...

When I first started in Montessori I was overwhelmed with the verbosity of people declaring a set of letters after they introduced themselves in Montessori Circles. I found this rather...

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I do not have an AMI or AMS qualification and I...

When I first started in Montessori I was overwhelmed with the verbosity of people declaring a set of letters after they introduced themselves in Montessori Circles. I found this rather...

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Looking outside the Montessori Bubble

Looking outside the Montessori Bubble

'Montessori has the answer to everything.' 'Oh, We have been doing that for years in Montessori!'Have you ever heard or said comments like this before?Montessori educators sometimes think we have...

Looking outside the Montessori Bubble

'Montessori has the answer to everything.' 'Oh, We have been doing that for years in Montessori!'Have you ever heard or said comments like this before?Montessori educators sometimes think we have...