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I used to be (not too long ago) so pro-AI, I am starting to wonder…

I’m five months into working at a Montessori school. And Maria Montessori was right: “‘Wait while observing,’ that is the motto of the educator.” I have known this quote longer than I have been working at a Montessori school, yet when I read it now, it has changed a lot for me.

This is so backwards, obsolete, and it's 1 of so many reasons why schooling and education can NEVER be considered the same. h/t: Savannah Forgy Michael Strong

I think one of the realizations when going to public school that I was in a system is this. I had got back from a trip and instead of any questions being asked about it like a normal conversation, I got cold teachers and an even colder principal, who dragged me into his office to

Pablo Picasso could barely do arithmetic. Albert Einstein was very slow to read. Today, they would probably be put in special ed.

Do communists in America realize that they are totally free to live as communists in America with no legislative changes required? It's true. They can all get together, buy land, capitol equipment and own it all in common. They can “give according to their ability and

Ways homeschooled kids can make friends: -sports teams/clubs -band and choir -homeschool co-ops -art classes -community theater -library events and activities -book club -online classes -the neighborhood -church -public classes (pottery, swimming) -interest-based club (chess,

"Saying “screen time is destroying kids’ ability to focus” is like saying “grocery stores are making people fat.” Some of the things sold in grocery stores can make people fat. But a lot of what grocery stores sell is good for you. In the same way, a lot of the cheap,

Yes! Especially for typing, and searching. When I was in Montessori school, 12 years ago at the age of 6, I had to have a laptop. This laptop was used for writing, but mostly research. It’s so important- and even more now!

On Sunday morning we were already running late for church when I walked upstairs and saw a thick yellow puddle outside my son’s door. If you’ve got young kids, you know that nothing good ever comes in that color. I looked at him and asked, “What is this?” He stared at the floor

I’ve seen kids jump two grade levels simply because we changed who they sit with. Toxic peer groups crush motivation faster than any curriculum can repair it.

Respect in Montessori education is different to me after working in a classroom for the past 5 months. It goes further than just listening to them (although that is so important!) When you ask them to do something they say no, you have to listen. When you offer a choice, you

"Teenagers" didn't exist until the twentieth century. Before that, young people joined adult life by twelve or thirteen. They worked the farm or apprenticed in a trade. They weren't coddled or warehoused. You rarely see adolescent rebellion in a traditional village because there

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Stories like this sound like they’re about genius gifted kids but at places like Alpha School and Acton and Michael Strong’s school this is just normal This is what a normal kid looks like if they’re not inhibited at every turn The best case study is Cole Summers | Don't Tell Me I Can't’ book Don’t

.WILL is defending a WI mother after a school district threatened her with legal action just for posting on social media. We stand for the 1st Amendment always:

There are three major sources of dysfunction in US education: 1. Teachers colleges, the wellspring of the worst of progressive education 2. Teacher’s unions, an ossified jobs program 3. That the system is public, which erodes consumer (parent) knowledge and standards

As a Gen Z, I learned cursive before print. I went to a Montessori school that taught it that way. Why? - You can read print if you can read cursive, but it’s not vice versa - Your hand naturally moves that way (I can confirm as a preschool teacher) - It’s faster for all