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"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. |
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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):
- prepared environment
- materials
- uninterrupted daily work periods
- high degree of freedom
- 3-year mixed age groups
- higher adult-child ratios and group sizes
- Montessori trained teachers
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
"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
- Video: Nurturing the Love of Learning: Montessori Education for the Preschool Years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM1Gu9KXVkk
National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS)
- Key Montessori Principles: https://www.public-Montessori.org/Montessori/
Simone Davies
- Books, Podcasts, online courses, free resources, and a blog: https://www.themontessorinotebook.com/
- Video: The Montessori Baby - LIVE Q&A with Simone Davies available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkKukhnUF4
- Book: Davies, S., & Uzodike, J. (2021). The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding. Workman Publishing. Available at https://bookshop.org/books/the-Montessori-baby-a-parent-s-guide-to-nurturing-your-baby-with-love-respect-and-understanding/9781523512409
- Book: Davies, S. (2019). The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being. Workman Publishing. Available at https://bookshop.org/books/the-Montessori-baby-a-parent-s-guide-to-nurturing-your-baby-with-love-respect-and-understanding/9781523512409
Trevor Eissler
- Montessori Madness https://montessorimadness.com/
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcgN0lEh5IA
Dr. Angeline Lillard
- Website: www.Montessori-science.org.
- Video series: https://www.Montessori-science.org/montessori_science_dvd.htm
- Book: The Science Behind the Genius (2016) Oxford University Press. Available at https://bookshop.org/books/Montessori-the-science-behind-the-genius/9780199981526
- PowerPoint: Nine Principles of Montessori Genius PowerPoint PDF
- Research Journal: http://www.Montessori-science.org/montessori_science_journal.htm
Dr. Peggy Loeffler
- Article: Loeffler, M. (2002/2021). The Essence of Montessori. Montessori Life 33(2), 30-35). Available at http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/Montessori/documents/Loeffler2002.2021EssenceMontessori.MontessoriLife.pdf
- This article was first published in Montessori Life in 2002. The journal republished it in 2021 in a collection called "The Classics", reprints of six articles that have truly endured the test of time.
Dr. Zlata Stanković-Ramirez
- Presentation: Visual Cues to help you better understand Montessori – What is Normal, Anyway?
- Handout: What is Normal Anyway? http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/Montessori/documents/WhatNormal.pdf
Dr. Josh Thompson
- Article: Thompson, J. (2003). Hundred Language Zoo. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 31(1) 13-20. Available at http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/documents/Publications/HundredLanguageZoo.pdf
- Book chapter: Thompson, J. (2022). Maria Montessori. In V. Geneser (Ed), Scholarly snapshots: The importance of child play as a human right (pp. 19-26). Rowan & Littlefield. http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/documents/MontessoriPlay.pdf
- Book forward: Thompson, J. (2022). Forward. In V. Geneser (Ed.), Scholarly snapshots: The importance of child play as a human right (pp. xi-xii).
- Video: Montessori Minute - a quick (4:42) overview of Montessori for families https://youtu.be/x6Jb5cP_3os
- Presentation: "Learning Together in the Company of Children".PDF and PPT Feb 17, 2018
- Web Resource: <under development> Montessori Works (dba name registered w/ Dallas County on 8/19/2022)
- 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
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- Planes of Development with Detail by Grazzini .PDF
- Child Development: http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/313/
- Google classroom July 2024
- Observation: http://faculty.tamuc.edu/Observation/
- 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
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Montessori Institute of North Texas |
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
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Private
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Montessori Organizations
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