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Preparing the Environment: Office
The prepared environment is integral to Montessori philosophy; Maria Montessori referred to the prepared environment as the third...
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Taylor Swift: Creating a Language Rich Environment
I am the mother of three girls between the ages of 11 and 15; as you might expect Taylor Swift is a VIP in my house. While I had always...
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Apr 30, 20241 min read
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Remember Your Why
I always cringe when I see memes telling teachers to "remember your why." As if teachers, for any minute of any day, are motivated by...
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Apr 16, 20241 min read
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Sensitive Periods
Maria Montessori used the term 'sensitive period' to describe the time in a child's development during which they are more interested in...
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Language
"It is evident that in order for children to develop language, the little child must be brought into a society of adults who talk amongst...
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The Prepared Environment
"So we have to ask ourselves what we ought to do, and what kind of environment to make, if we want to help the child. [I]f it is a...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read
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Pincian Garden
"Once in our public park in Rome, the Pincian Gardens, I saw a baby of about a year and a half, a beautiful smiling child, who was...
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