Montessori Education Group at eNotes

All child care facilities have an adult to child ratio, a certain amount...

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:57:43 PST

All child care facilities have an adult to child ratio, a certain amount of space per child, emergency policies, licensing, and leaders. The site needs to be safe for children. Licensed staff with an educational degree should be hired. There needs to be adequate space for each child. Also, there should be room for physical activity, including equipment for play. Some equipment for play includes sensory, gross and fine motor, and manipulatives....

Starting a public Mont farm school in NorCal...any insights or...

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:35:39 PST

Starting a public Mont farm school in NorCal...any insights or avenues of direction you might think helpful?

The Talking Stick: An Native American Teaching Method

Hi ! My son attended a Montessori school, that was a public school in...

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:50:57 PST

Hi ! My son attended a Montessori school, that was a public school in Davis California. It was great ! At that time in my life, when I had some free time--I volunteered in his classroom from kindergarten through 3rd grade. It was a real learning experience.(I teach at the university level so I hadn't experienced Montessori until my son was taught using that method.) It is hands-on and the different grades were in the same room, so the older...

I also think this would be a great idea. I currently teach at a...

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:51:30 PST

I also think this would be a great idea. I currently teach at a Montessori school, although my children attend public school (private school is too expensive for us!). I am always astonished at the differences between how my children learn at their school and how my students learn. While my children have come to view learning as a forced habit, my students seem to hunger for new knowledge and new experiences. The only drawback that I see to...

I'm floored by #3's comment that Montessori stresses a whole language...

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 22:10:36 PST

I'm floored by #3's comment that Montessori stresses a whole language approach! Montessori is known for giving kids a great grounding in phonetic language work. If a school does not offer the preschool levels of Montessori, bring some of that material up into the early elementary grades!

I think that Montessori curriculums are very beneficial in public,...

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:11:20 PST

I think that Montessori curriculums are very beneficial in public, non-charter schools. I teach in a low-income suburb of Chicago, and while we do not have a Montessori curriculum in place, I often find that some of my best teaching moments have occurred in structures resembling those that would happen in a Montessori school.Students learn the most in cooperative settings, where they are able to have hands-on experiences and interact with...

I think it's an excellent idea! I am at a public school in which we...

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 20:40:42 PST

I think it's an excellent idea! I am at a public school in which we have implemented this into our 3-5 year old classes. Next year, the rest of the school will become 6-9 year old classes, with three 4th grade transition classes to prepare them to go to intermediate centers within our school corporation. The peaceful classroom is so important to be taught, especially in the inner-city schools. The Montessori materials lend themselves to...

Montessori in the Public School

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 09:13:21 PST

What is your opinion of the Montessori Curriculum being implemented in public schools (non-charter)?