The Good Child
“The obedience which is expected of the child both in the home and in the school – and obedience admitting neither of reason nor of justice – prepares man to be docile to blind forces. […]
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Negative Leadership and Peer Pressure
“Intellectual education and moral and social education are the two sides of development. The first is concerned with intellectual development and the second with the individual’s active life in society.” ~ Maria Montessori One of
Distraction
“Through concentration important qualities of character develop. When the concentration passes, the child is inwardly satisfied, he becomes aware of his companions in whom he shows a lively and sympathetic interest”. ~ Maria Montessori
Teasing
So I repeat that we cannot give principles by teaching them but by prolonged social experience. (Montessori, 2019) The issue of teasing is something most of us understand. Being teased as a child can feel
Why Won’t They Lead Podcast
I had the pleasure of joining Tamara Sheesely Balis and Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning for the Voices in Montessori podcast…
Tattling
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 easily led and must always lean upon others. (Montessori, 2019)
Defiance
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. (Montessori, 1995) Defiance can be one of the most maddening
Physical Aggression
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. (Montessori, 1995) Physical aggression is one of the most concerning
Who Needs the Time-Out
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 to carry out her eminently practical tasks with the required
Encouragement: More than Words
“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. Go on triumphantly. I am here to help you.’ This
