Dear Ask a Montessorian, I teach in an Infant/Toddler classroom and I am struggling with how to help parents and their children with the morning transition. Some parents want to come […]
Help! Sometimes I prefer not to discuss holidays in the classroom because I don’t want to exclude any students. What do you suggest?
Dear Ask a Montessorian, many parents that I have had over the years have varying expectations on holiday celebrations at school. Sometimes I would prefer to not discuss any at […]
Help! A student’s challenging behavior seems unnoticed by her parents. What should I do?
Dear Ask a Montessorian, I have a student who is showing some difficulty in the classroom. She seems to have trouble choosing work, I observe her often bothering other students, […]
A first year Early Childhood student wants to learn to read. What do you suggest?
Dear Ask a Montessorian, I have a first year Early Childhood student who says he wants to learn to read. He’s attracted to the works his older friends are doing in […]
My child is a picky eater and struggling in school. Could the two be related?
Dear Ask a Montessorian, my child is a picky eater and struggling in school. Could the two be related? I’m afraid that my child is a ”carb junkie.” Breakfast has […]
Help! How do I protect the 3-hour work cycle?
Ask a Montessorian, how do I protect the 3-hour work cycle? My school begins at 8:30, but many students don’t arrive until 8:45 or 9 am, which gives them only until […]
How to avoid calling children from across the room
Dear Ask a Montessorian, I play several roles at my school, including teacher and administrator. I have noticed that I am raising the voice in my environment and I am […]
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Question: I have a question related to the classroom management aspect of the toddler classroom (ages 18 months to 3 yrs). This particular class has 21 students and 5 adults. The […]
Victory and Peace
Victory and Peace Preventing conflicts is the work of politics; establishing peace is the work of education. We must convince the world of the need for a universal, collective effort […]
Be careful what you test for!
[this test was] considered quite independently of the influence of culture and education; and it was appreciated as the expression of an intimate, personal activity of the intelligence itself. But […]
