View on Montessori Education from Mr. Google

Today I Reflect on My Teacher Training...

I love this quote by Dr. Maria Montessori, "The training of the teacher who is to help life is something far more than the learning of ideas.  It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit"

Weekend Thoughts...

Dr Montessori says, “ the training of the senses is … of the utmost importance” because “the higher development of the senses actually precedes that of the higher intellectual faculties.”

Remember the Ideals of Maria Montessori....

Dr. Maria Montessori wrote many things about observation and "following the
child." The child's natural home environment, especially for a
infant/toddler is where she believed the child should be. You are trying to
recreate a classroom where the classroom environment is designed to recreate
the home. Take a step back, relax and think about what you child is doing
and needs to do.

Quote of the Day...

"It is the child and no one else that, guided by the inner directives that nature gave him, by himself steers the boat of his life, turning it towards a destination that expresses the maximum possible achievement".  By Dr. Maria Montessori

How to Unroll a Rug

Hello! Today I was working with a three-year-old in the classroom. Did you know that a perfect first lesson is "How to Unroll a Rug?" Check it out here....enjoy!http://www.youtube.com/user/AtHomeMontessori#p/a/u/2/oF9PWvY9uJU

What Dr.Montessori said about Her Method...

“From such a system there comes forth a school where the children work for themselves - that is, they are free. In this freedom they work much more than heretofore has been customary in school...
and they attain culture more rapidly and more efficaciously... This educational problem, which today science propounds, is solved, though it was considered among the insoluble questions such as the fourth dimension, perpetual motion, and the squaring of the circle. The problem is to lessen effort and at the same time increase output.”