Teaching Peace to Preschoolers {Begin with Children’s Books}

Peaceful

“The child is endowed with an inner power which can guide us to a more luminous future. Education should no longer be mostly about the imparting of knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentialities.” One of the very special and fundamental aspects of the Montessori philosophy is the peace [Read On]


Teaching Peace {The Role of Teacher & Parent}

Peaceful

“The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a new world, then education must take as its aim the development of these hidden possibilities.” – Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind Week 3 of the MemeTales Summer Readathon 2012 starts tomorrow. Each week [Read On]


Montessori in the Home: Conflict Resolution

Conflict Resolution Toddlers

Many of you know that I attended the American Montessori conference a few weeks ago. I left the conference motivated and inspired by the people, content and ideas. I vowed to share some of what I learned with my readers. So, here is a write up on a presentation called “Peace at Last: Student-Based Conflict [Read On]