Mardie’s Papers
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Myth #6: All Montessori schools are the same.
Lacking a trademark or patent, Montessori’s name can be misused and misleading. Some organizations, such as the Association Montessori International (AMI), have safe-guarded her lectures and work by certifying its teachers and schools with rigorous training and consultations. This prestigious AMI status is one way for parents to know that a teacher or a school…
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Myth #5: Montessori doesn’t prepare children for the “real world”; transitions to traditional schools are difficult.
Individual choices reveal the child’s unique potentialities Practical Life. Many notable education theorists and prominent child psychologists studied under Dr. Montessori: Anna Freud, Jean Piaget, Alfred Adler, and Erik Erikson.
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Myth #4: Montessori lets the kids ‘decide’ their own lessons, which they can’t do — because they’re kids! I want my kids taught by a real teacher.
Nope. Observation by the teacher connects the child to developmentally appropriate activities; thus the adult is known as the “guide” who helps the child learn how to learn. Older children role model for the younger children, often teaching each other Freedom within limits Freedom to move. Following the child’s developmental needs, the Montessori classroom is…
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Myth #3: Montessori education is expensive
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Myth #2: Montessori is one of those experimental and anything-goes teaching methods from the 70’s — where there are no rules in the class. The kids don’t get discipline or structure. The permissiveness turns the kids into spoiled brats. It’s too easy-breezy for me!
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Myth #1: Montessori is unstructured; children wander around doing whatever they want without guidance or direction.
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Focus learners by eliminating distractions
As it turns out, there is a lot to be distracted with. Try this….
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Functionally illiterate: up to 20 percent of American adults may recognize letters and words, but can’t read a bus sign.
You may have heard the NPR Morning Edition broadcast today: Years Of Schooling Leaves Some Students Illiterate. Listening to the segment, it reminded me about how XXXXX. The segment featured Beth Furtig who reports on education issues for WNYC. Mother Jones did a book review on Furtig’s new book called “Why Cant U Teach Me…
Got any book recommendations?