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I had the pleasure of joining Tamara Sheesely Balis and Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning for the Voices in Montessori podcast...

The child who has never learned to act alone, to direct his own actions, to govern his own will, grows into an adult who is ...

To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.  ...

Let us always remember that inner discipline is something to come, and not something already present. Our task is to show the way to discipline.  ...

She must fashion herself, she must learn how to observe, how to be calm, patient, and humble, how to restrain her own impulses, and how ...

“We must give him the means and encourage him. ‘Courage, my dear, courage! You are a new man that must adapt to this new world. ...

“One of the first essentials for any adult who wishes to help small children is to learn to respect the different rhythm of their lives ...

“Children are so responsive that if you treat your child with kindness and consideration he too will be kind”. (Montessori, 2007). Empathy is the awareness ...

“There is a great sense of community within the Montessori classroom, where children of differing ages work together in an atmosphere of cooperation rather than ...

The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not by being told he is naughty. Discipline is, there- fore, primarily ...

I had a wonderful opportunity to talk with Tamara Balis of Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning.  I hope you enjoy this podcast on maintaining limits ...

We must remember that the phenomenon of internal discipline is something which must be achieved, not something pre-existent. Our function is that of guides upon ...