The Future Of Education Was Invented In 1906 Wired has an excellent-yet-frustrating story on what they call “A Radical New Teaching Method” that is transforming education. Of course, as the article itself says, there is nothing “new” about this teaching method: let kids figure things out on their own, and they’ll not only learn better, [...]
Mentor, Model, Guide Montessori education addresses the whole child: his physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. As well as helping each child become an independent learner, the teacher helps turn his attention outward, fostering community, collaboration, and respect for the dignity of others. Teachers educated in the Montessori Method bring distinctive skills to the task. [...]
Montessori education offers our children opportunities to develop their potential as they step out into the world as engaged, competent, responsible, and respectful citizens with an understanding and appreciation that learning is for life. Each child is valued as a unique individual. Montessori education recognizes that children learn in different ways, and accommodates all learning [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-xK5vgrmBY In this video we find a great video on how to choose a Montessori program. At Wake Forest Montessori we offer an authentic Montessori education for families in the Wake Forest and North Raleigh area.
A method of schooling that focuses on personal development rather than exams produces more mature, creative and socially adept children, scientists have found. Psychologists in the US found that across a range of abilities, children at Montessori schools out-performed those given a traditional education. Five-year-old Montessori pupils were better prepared for reading and maths, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
