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Letty Rising

About Letty Rising

Letty Rising is an international Montessori consultant. She holds an AMI elementary diploma for ages 6-12 and an M.Ed from Loyola University in Maryland. She has has held positions as Montessori Elementary Teacher, Education Coordinator, and Head of School with several different Montessori communities over the years, including the LePort Schools.

Time to Reflect: Questions to Ask Yourself to Improve Your Craft

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by Letty Rising   Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast When considering elevating your teaching practice, there are really two major paths towards self-improvement. One is external feedback from colleagues who can let you know if you’re on the right track or might need to make some adjustments.  The other is self-reflection. The great thing about […]

Is it Ever Okay to Praise a Child?

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by Letty Rising   Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast   In Montessori training, most of us have been cautioned about offering praise to children.  This flies in the face of what many of us grew up with, as it was implicitly communicated that praise was to be used as a measure of counteracting the previously […]

How to Respond to Questions from Elementary Children

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by Letty Rising   Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast I once gave a workshop to a group of parents, and when I talked about how elementary-aged children are knowledge-seekers who are interested in knowing about everything, I saw flickers of joy and delight on their faces as they imagined their children absorbing the totality of […]

Confessions of a Black Thumb Botanist

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by Letty Rising   Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast I remember the first month of my first year of teaching.  I was at a school that was not only new to me but a new school altogether.  We had two modest classrooms that were located in a church, with the hopes of one day being […]

The Tired Teacher

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by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast At the time of this writing, it is springtime in parts of the world, which often tends to be an extra-tired time for teachers.  However, even if you are in the Southern Hemisphere and are entering into the fall months, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re less […]

Montessori Assistant Online Course for Elementary (6-12)

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I have exciting news! Tammy Oesting has just released a Montessori Assistant Toolkit online course specifically geared for ages 6-12. Even better, she is offering it at 40% off through April 21st. If you’ve been looking for elementary assistant training, look no further! The Montessori Assistant Toolkit: Elementary (6-12) consists of a series of 7 modules designed […]

Human Tendencies as Witnessed in the Elementary Child

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by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast Maria Montessori observed that human beings did not possess the same kind of instinctual behavior that other animals do.  Instead, she observed in people from various cultures throughout the world what came to be referred to as Human Tendencies.  These Human Tendencies are a driving force that […]

Balancing Freedom and Responsibility in the Elementary Classroom

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by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast   One of the hardest aspects of guiding a Montessori classroom is helping the children understand how to balance freedom with responsibility.  In fact, this very concept is often woefully misunderstood!  It often is the tendency that beginning teachers will veer in one direction or another favoring […]