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Montessori vs. Reggio Emilia

This article explores the similarities and differences in Montessori vs. Reggio Emilia. It's worth noting that Montessori is used for all ages, while Reggio Emilia is mostly used for children under 6. So, we will mostly compare Reggio and Montessori for preschool-age children.  Both Montessori and Reggio Emilia prioritize critical ...

15 Benefits of Montessori

Montessori education, with its emphasis on a prepared environment for the development of the whole child, offers numerous benefits that contribute to the overall growth and development of children, from birth through adulthood. Many people first become interested in Montessori education because of the unique and beautiful materials they see ...

Montessori vs. Waldorf Education

In this article we look at the similarities and differences between Montessori vs. Waldorf education. Montessori, known for its focus on independence and sensory-based learning, contrasts with Waldorf's emphasis on imagination, arts, and natural rhythms in education. But there's a lot more to the story! As someone who has been ...
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Montessori vs. Traditional Education: the Ultimate Guide

In this article, we compare Montessori vs traditional education systems, focusing on the key differences that set them apart. Whether you're considering Montessori for your child or just curious about how it differs from conventional schooling, this article offers valuable insights into both approaches at various stages of child development. ...
Technology and brain development

Technology and Brain Development

How does technology affect brain development in children? How can we mindfully incorporate technology into Montessori classrooms? Is social media inherently bad for adolescents? In today’s episode, Letty is joined by Dr. Luz Casquejo Johnston to discuss technology in relation to Montessori education, particularly for upper elementary and adolescent students. ...
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Why Montessori is Bad

Montessori schools often come under scrutiny for their unconventional methods. Critics are quick to highlight what they perceive as glaring flaws in the Montessori approach, painting a picture of an educational system that seems almost too radical to be effective. From the outside looking in, Montessori education appears to challenge ...
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Montessori Education: Beginners Guide

Montessori education, a revolutionary approach to learning developed by Dr. Maria Montessori over a century ago, stands out for its unique focus on the individual child's natural development. Characterized by self-directed activities within a prepared environment and guided by specially trained teachers, this method nurtures children's innate curiosity and desire ...
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Sensitive Periods in Montessori Education

Sensitive Periods refer to specific time frames in a child's development during which they are particularly receptive to certain types of learning. Maria Montessori observed that children have an innate ability to absorb information during these critical periods and they play a key role in how Montessori education is implemented. ...

Montessori Human Tendencies

Montessori education is a distinctive approach that emphasizes a child's natural development and innate desire to learn. A central component of this approach is an understanding of Montessori's Human Tendencies, observable characteristics that guide a child's natural development and shape their behavior. Throughout her international travels, Maria Montessori observed these ...
Montessori Planes of Development. Image shows alternating gold and black triangles with corresponding rectangles below each triangle. The triangles are labeled: early childhood, birth, 3 ,6, physical & biological independence; childhood, 6, 9, 12, mental independence; adolescence, 12, 15, 18, social independence; maturity, 18, 21, 24, spiritual & moral independence

Montessori Planes of Development

One of the key concepts in Montessori education is the idea of the Planes of Development, which refers to the different stages of growth and development that children go through from birth to adulthood. Each Plane of Development has its own unique characteristics and needs, and the Montessori approach meets ...
Beyond Early Childhood and Materials: Montessori Across the Planes of Development, an interview with Dr. Luz Casquejo Johnston. Image shows a shelf in a Montessori classroom. The top shelf has glass jars that contain colored pencils leaning to the right. This middle she has glue, scissors and markers.

Beyond Early Childhood and Materials: Montessori Across the Planes of Development

  by Letty Rising   Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast Dr. Luz Casquejo Johnston is a seasoned Montessori advocate, with over 20 years experience in education. Having immersed herself in the movement since the 1970s as a primary student, she later returned as an adult to earn her AMS Lower ...
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Debunking the Montessori Three-Hour Work Cycle

In this episode of Montessori Talks, Letty Rising interviews Jana Morgan Herman, an experienced Montessori educator and the National Director of a teacher training center for Endeavor Schools. Jana's recent article in Montessori Life, titled "Mandate or Myth: The Uninterrupted Three-Hour Work Cycle," challenges a commonly accepted Montessori concept and ...
Human Tendencies as Witnessed in the Elementary Child Image shows three smiling elementary aged students in a classroom standing at a table and painting. The student on the left is wearing a green sweater vest with three buttons. The student in the middle is wearing a red sweater with black striped. The student on the right is wearing a black shirt with a coloring headband in her hair. All three students are holding purple paint brushes.

Human Tendencies as Witnessed in the Elementary Child

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 ...

The Montessori Elementary Environment is Different from the Early Childhood Environment…and There Are Reasons For That!

by Letty Rising   When the topic of Montessori education comes up with people who know a little bit about it, often what is described is a 3-6 classroom. After all, this is the age of development where Maria Montessori started her work with the children in Rome when she ...

Building Distance Learning around the Psychological Characteristics of the Elementary Child

A downloadable PDF of this article is available newsletter subscribers here. by Letty Rising As Montessori education moves forward on the path of distance learning while people all over the world are navigating life through a global pandemic, there is much to consider and still so much to learn.  And ...
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Do you need a three-hour work cycle at home?

"Education is not something which a teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. It is not acquired by listening to words but in virtue of experiences in which the child acts on his environment."M. Montessori, pg 3 The Absorbent Mind. Recently, I ...

Mr. Rogers and the Montessori Prepared Environment

By Letty Rising There’s a world of difference between insisting on someone’s doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.”  --Mr. Rogers  I've come across this quote a few times in recent weeks, and it makes me smile every time. Mr. ...

What Makes the Montessori Method Different?

  I have been teaching about Montessori classrooms to early childhood educators for the past 5 years. Nearly every semester, I get teachers asking me about the difference between Montessori and other alternative early childhood methods like the Reggio Emilia and Waldorf-Steiner approaches. There is much more that unites these ...
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So You Want to Get Montessori Training

I often get questions from people who are interested in getting Montessori training but have no idea where to start.   Even though Montessori has been around for a long time, it is just recently coming into mainstream awareness.  You have to dig a little bit to find the information ...
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