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Dr. Josh Thompson (he/him)

Professor Early Childhood Education

Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Office Location: EdSouth 204

Office Hours: By appointment

Phone: 903-886-5537

Email: josh.thompson@tamuc.edu

Professional Vita



Montessori Works

"The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith 

that the child will reveal himself through work. She must free herself from all 

preconceived ideas concerning the levels at which the children may be."

Maria Montessori. (1984). The Absorbent Mind. Dell Publishing, p. 270.

  Maria Montessori headshot 1933  
 
Grammar Symbols Montessori Works

What is Montessori Education?

     - Two Guiding Principles

     - Maria Montessori Quotes

     - What Others Say

Course Materials for DMTEP

Montessori Research

DFW Montessori Schools

     - Public

     - Private

Montessori Organizations

Montessori Materials Providers

What is Montessori Education?

Two Guiding Principles of Montessori Education

from my first Montessori Mentor, Sr. Monica Marie (Sally Hibberd), an Ursuline nun, 1981:

1. Highly organized sets of self-help material

2. Spontaneous activity

The American Montessori Society is one of a number of official associations promoting Montessori education. Click here for AMS history of Montessori. https://amshq.org/About-Montessori/History-of-Montessori

Core Elements, as outlined by The Montessori Public Policy Initiative (MPPI):

https://montessoriadvocacy.org/what-is-Montessori/

Some Montessori Quotes

It is best to understand a thing by looking straight at it - so it is best to look at Montessori by looking straight at her own words. Dozens of books, training manuals, and speeches on many continents show us her thoughts, alongside hundreds of didactic materials she invented, created, or discovered for teaching children. Here are some key quotes

https://amshq.org/About-Montessori/History-of-Montessori/Who-Was-Maria-Montessori/Maria-Montessori-Quotes

"The objects in our system are instead a help to the child himself, he chooses what he wants for his own use, and works with it according to his own needs, tendencies and special interests. In this way, the objects become a means of growth."
- Discovery of the Child :: Clio Press, 1988 (reprinted 1996 edition) :: p. 150

"Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy."
- The Child in the Family :: The Clio Montessori Series, 1996 :: p. 63

"We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit."
- Education for a New World :: Clio Press, 1988 :: p. 69

More selected quotes: http://amshq.org/montessori_quotes.htm. My favorite single text written by Montessori is her summative work The Absorbent Mind (1949, reprint 1995) Owl Books.

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Other people's words about the Montessori Method

American Montessori Society

National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS)

Simone Davies

Trevor Eissler

Dr. Angeline Lillard

Dr. Peggy Loeffler

Dr. Zlata Stanković-Ramirez

Dr. Josh Thompson

-      Montessori Works .org http://montessoriworks.org/

-      Montessori Works DE .org http://montessoriworksDE.org

-      Montessori Works .com.au http://montessoriworks.com.au

-      Montessori Works .net

-      Montessori.Works 

Course Materials for Dallas Montessori Teacher Education Program

Dallas Montessori Teacher Education Program

http://www.dallasmontessori.com/

-       Google classroom July 2024

-       Google classroom July 2024

-       Montessori Observation Guidelines (Hundley, 1985)   

Three Questions, and your answers in wordle form (www.wordle.net):

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What are your interests? What do you want to study and learn? .png

Montessori Institute of North Texas

https://Montessori-mint.org/

Montessori Research

Journal: https://amshq.org/Research/Journal-of-Montessori-Research

Library: https://amshq.org/Research/Research-Library

Databases, Bibliographies, Ethical Guidelines: https://amshq.org/Research/Resources-for-Research

DFW and North Texas area Montessori Schools

Next after reading her writing, the best introduction to Montessori is to enter into the classroom. Here is a sampling of programs in the North Texas area:

Directory of Montessori Schools in the United States: https://www.montessoricensus.org/

Public Schools

Dallas ISD

Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Wells Academy 

972-749-2500

https://www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori

 

Dallas ISD

Eduardo Mata Montessori School 

972-749-7500

www.MataMontessori.com

 

Dallas ISD

George B. Dealey Montessori Academy 

972-794-8400

www.dallasisd.org/dealey

 

Dallas ISD

Harry Stone Montessori Academy 

972-794-3400

www.dallasisd.org/stone

 

Dallas ISD

Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez 

972-925-2700

https://www.dallasisd.org/hernandezmontessori

Dallas ISD

Prestonwood Montessori at E.D. Walker ES 

972-502-6500

https://www.dallasisd.org/walkermontessori

Garland ISD

Garland ISD Montessori

972-494-8201

https://garlandisd.net/programs-services/magnet-programs/Montessori

Garland ISD

Herfurth Elementary School

972-475-7994

https://garlandisd.net/choose-your-school/school-directory/herfurth-elementary-school

Garland ISD

Luna Elementary School

972-494-8201

https://garlandisd.net/choose-your-school/school-directory/luna-elementary-school

Fort Worth ISD

Forth Worth Charter School

East Fort Worth Montessori 

817-469-3003

https://www.efwma.org/

Cedar Hill ISD

Lakeridge Elementary School

Private

East Dallas

East Dallas Community School

(214) 824-8950

https://lumineducation.org/schools-2/

East Dallas

Lindsley Park Community School

214-321-9155 

https://lumineducation.org/schools-lindsley-park/

East Dallas

Montessori Children’s House and School

214-348-6276

Montessori Children's House - Dallas .org

East Dallas

Alcuin School

972-239-1745 972-934-8727

www.AlcuinSchool.org 

East Dallas

White Rock Montessori

214-324-5580

https://www.whiterockmontessori.org/

Oak Cliff

Casa de Paz Montessori 

972-533-5729

www.casadepazmontessori.com

Oak Cliff

Spring Hill Montessori 

214-946-1799

www.springhillmontessori.com

Oak Cliff

Mt. St. Michael Catholic School

(formerly Prince of Peace Community School) 

214-337-0244

www.msmcatholic.org

Fort Worth

Sundance 

817-334-0036

https://schools.brighthorizons.com/tx/fortworth/sundance 

Arlington

The Montessori Academy of Arlington

817-274-1548

https://tmaonline.org/    

Garland

North Garland Montessori School 

972-494-9300

www.NorthGarlandMontessoriSchool.com

Irving

Redeemer Montessori School

(972)257-3517

https://redeemermontessori.org/

Irving

St. Francis Montessori

(972)256-8592

https://www.stfrancisirving.org/

Allen

The Montessori School

(972)727-2800

https://www.montessorischool.com/

McKinney

Daffodils Preschool

(972)548-2322

https://www.daffodilspreschool.com/

Plano

Archgate Montessori Academy

(972)491-1230

https://www.archgatemontessori.org/

Plano

Children’s Garden Montessori Academy

(972)334-0980

http://www.cgmacademy.com/

Plano

Pebble Creek Montessori

(972)908-3797

 www.pebblecreekmontessori.org

Plano

Legacy Montessori Academy

(214)705-1714

http://lmafrisco.com/Programs.aspx

Longview

Oak Forest Montessori School

(972)297-0634

http://www.oakforestschool.com/

Paris

Episcopal Day School

(903)737-9800

https://www.holycrossparis.com/

Quinlan

Country Life Montessori

(903)441-2546

https://countrylifeschool.wixsite.com/mysite  

Sherman

Montessori Academy of North Texas

(903)893-3500

https://www.montessorisherman.com/

Montessori Organizations

The Montessori Foundation

https://www.Montessori.org/home/

American Montessori Society

https://amshq.org/

Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education

https://www.macte.org/

North American Montessori Teachers Association

http://Montessori-namta.org/

National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector

https://www.public-Montessori.org/Montessori/

American Educational Research Association

https://www.aera.net/SIG181/Montessori-Education https://www.facebook.com/AERAMontessoriSIG/

Association Montessori Internationale

https://Montessori-ami.org/

Montessori Connections

https://www.montessoriconnections.com/

Dallas Montessori Teacher Education Program

http://www.dallasmontessori.com/

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

https://www.cgsusa.org/

Christian Montessori Fellowship

https://www.christianmontessorifellowship.com/

Montessori Materials Providers

Bruins Montessori (Oak Cliff)

https://bruinsmontessori.com/

Juliana Group

http://www.julianagroup.com/

Michael Olaf

http://www.michaelolaf.net/   

LORD Equipment

http://Montessori-namta.org/

Montessori Services

https://www.montessoriservices.com/  

Nienhuis

https://www.nienhuis.com/int/   

What else do you wonder about Montessori? Ask, wonder, follow the child.

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