Sept. 27, 2006 -- New research suggests that children who attend Montessori schools may have an edge over other children in terms of both academic and social development. But an early education researcher who spoke to WebMD says the study was far too small to be conclusive. Researchers tested 30 5-year-olds and 29 12-year-olds attending [...]
Margaret Honey, president and CEO of the New York Hall of Science, concurred with Bonamici's concerns about testing. "It's not often in this town that you hear policymakers stand up and say we're doing too much testing," Honey said. "Putting too much emphasis on accountability is eliminating creativity and passion in learning." Honey spoke about [...]
Maria Montessori, who lived from 1870 to 1952, was a pioneering doctor in Italy. She gained international notice when the severely learning-disabled students she worked with passed educational tests designed for non-disabled children. In her 2005 book "Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius," University of Virginia psychologist Angeline Stoll Lillard described how Montessori viewed the [...]
For many, the Montessori philosophy is restricted to just the classroom. Once the child leaves the school space their lives are often very different than the prepared environment offered in a Montessori setting. However a recent article written by David Varnes, goes to great lengths to educate parents how a Montessori environment on the sports [...]
Throughout history, tech innovators have had lots of common traits. They’re bright, outside-the-box thinkers, creative, and open-minded about the future. But here’s something you may not know about the tech founders listed below: they all went to Montessori school. Montessori education is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. It is characterised [...]
Over the years we have interviewed several families inquiring about the curriculum at Wake Forest Montessori and how it compares to traditional childcare settings. We've compiled a list of the 7 most frequently asked questions we receive during a tour of our school: 1. I've heard that Montessori has no structure; the kids get to [...]
Our society no longer trusts teachers. This has serious implications for Montessori schools. It is because teachers aren't trusted that we subject millions of students to additional tests every year. There is a widespread perception that public education is failing. Rather than questioning how we teach, or asking if there are ways to improve our [...]
Montessori education is based on the belief that children are individuals with their own strengths, needs, likes and learning styles. To used the latest educational catch phrases, Montessori education is 'multi-modality, differentiated instruction. In more everyday terms, Montessorians disagree with the idea that all children learn in the exact same way at the exact same [...]
By Peter Sims It may seem like a laughable “only in New York” story that Manhattan mother, Nicole Imprescia, is suing her 4-year-old daughter’s untraditional private preschool for failing to prepare her for a private school admissions exam. But her daughter’s future and ours might be much brighter with a little less conditioning to perform [...]
Montessori is an approach to working with children that is carefully based on what has been learned about children’s cognitive, neurological and emotional development. The Montessori approach has been acclaimed by some of America’s top experts on early childhood and elementary education as the most developmentally appropriate model currently available. The Montessori method focuses on [...]
