2022 – Lockhart Learning

07 Oct

Classroom Leadership, Community/Social Environment, Education for Peace, Environments, Peace/Harmony

Beyond the ROSE

When I talk to experienced Montessorians about what is different in their post-COVID classrooms, one of the most common responses I hear is that children do not remember (or never experienced) how...

02 Sep

Implementing Montessori Philosophy, Normalization, Routines and Rituals

Turning Corners

September 2, 2022
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
Pursuing normalization
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I have always looked forward to the first transition of the school year. The time when the class segues from the work of establishing routines to the comparatively smooth process of practicing...

25 Aug

Classroom Leadership, Normalization, Observation

Sowing Seeds

August 25, 2022
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
Knowing each child enhances teacher effectiveness
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Image by Lukas from Pixabay Today, I spent the afternoon harvesting this year’s crop of garlic. Lifting each individual bulb from the soil gave me time to think about what an...

30 Apr

Classroom Leadership, Community/Social Environment, Normalization

May Day or Mayday?

May 1, 2022
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
Endings
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Happy May Day - the first day of the craziest month of the school year! Did you know that May Day is the halfway point...