A wonderful mentor told me on more than one occasion that no matter how many times you return to Dr. Montessori’s words, you will find inspiration along with something you may never have considered before. I don’t do it nearly enough, but my mentor’s advice was confirmed once again after reading just a few pages […]
Over 20 years of working with parents in Montessori, teachers come across recurring patterns in both child and parent behavior. Some of these patterns lead to such challenging situations that we end up spending a great deal of time and effort helping to reverse them. Sometimes we are successful, sometimes we are not. One thing
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Montessori’s whole-child approach offers parents a unique opportunity to be a real partner in early education. However, if you ask Montessori teachers they’ll tell you the best way to support your child at home is to focus on “being” rather than “doing.” Unfortunately, affecting how you are is easier said than done. Changing what we
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In our parent handbook, you’ll find the following thought: “Always assume that confusing or concerning information your child shares about the day is his/her best interpretation of the facts and may not be completely accurate. What you hear may also be based upon your child’s desire to speak to your interests in order to connect
Is That REALLY how it happened? — By Bart Theriot Read More »
Most of us are familiar with the idea of a standard upward sloping learning curve. As time progresses, growth increases toward a relative plateau. As parents, in height, weight, math, reading, or anything else that can be tracked, we assume that at any given point in time, we’ll find our child further along that curve
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There is so much to love about Montessori. Here are a few of them in no particular order. If you’re interested in learning more about anything you read below, please send us an email at BTheriot@mabmontessori.com and we’ll be happy to dig in deeper. We could talk about this stuff all day! 1. Teachers are
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Returning to school after the lockdown may have added a new level of parent anxiety to those first few weeks. However, we cannot lay the full blame for our worry at the feet of COVID-19. The fact is that parent supervision has drastically increased over the last 40 years and the focus upon “safe” play
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It is April 2021, but I started tinkering with this post back in late 2019 and I’ve never been able to finish it. In the months that have passed I’ve found myself picking it back up again each time another tragic societal moment occurs. Consequently, I’ve been looking at this post quite a bit. There
“That’s Just How I Was Raised” – By Bart Theriot Read More »
Growing up in the commercial generation, so many of those old television interruptions have been forever etched into my brain. One that seems to continually resurface is the old Dennorex Dandruff Shampoo commercial. There’s a guy standing in a shiny tiled shower and his hair has been perfectly parted down the middle with soapy shampoo
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