01
Oct
If you are a regular reader of Lockhart Learning blogs, you know that last time, I made the bold assertion that Normalization may be the most misunderstood and underutilized concept in Montessori...
Implementing Montessori Philosophy
02
Sep
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...
16
Sep
Last week, I sent messages to a number of experienced Montessorians across the country. I asked how their class was doing. The response was swift, definitive, and consistent: kids are struggling.
19
Aug
It always surprises me in the fall when the leaves begin to
turn. Seemingly overnight, select clumps
of leaves on a few trees and shrubs pop as if testing the conditions for the
remainder. This...
01
May
Have you heard the news? There sure is a lot of it these days!
I have come to the conclusion that whatever news you are looking for you can...
09
Apr
In the last two weeks, we have seen a change in COVID-19 coverage – a slight shift in focus from “duck and hunker down” to “what to brace for in the coming...
19
Mar
“We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.” Maria Montessori
06
Mar
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
The other day, I jumped into the car to run errands and caught the last 30 seconds of a radio interview with a new author. ...
21
Feb
Every Presidents’ Weekend, interns return to our training center
for assessments, instruction, and time to share discoveries with one another. It is a harbinger of spring, a little like the
swallows returning to Capistrano. ...
14
Feb
The longer I work in Montessori education the more I realize that practicing Montessori is a radical expression of faith. Yes, there is an abundance of anecdotal evidence that The Method fosters...
07
Feb
I was recently invited to write an article for the CGMS newsletter on bullying. Since this is an unfortunately common problem and a timely topic, I am republishing the article here...
01
Feb
When my husband and I travel, we love to wrap ourselves in
some aspect of the local culture. We see
the sights, of course, but we also scour the hometown papers and watch for
flyers...
24
Jan
Last weekend, we visited the Poeh Cultural Center, a museum and research gallery honoring the Tewa people of Northern New Mexico. Tewa is the language that connects people from a half-dozen pueblos...
06
Dec
Anyone who has tried to create an “elevator speech” to explain Montessori education has experienced both the power and the challenge to our method: it is so multi-dimensional that it is impossible...
01
Nov
Last week, I was honored to speak at a gathering of Montessori teachers from the British Columbia Montessori Teachers Public School Association - a Montessori teachers' union. This inspiring band of teachers...
18
Oct
Have you ever had your feelings hurt? Of course, you have – it is part of life! Every time we put ourselves “out there” we risk having someone respond in an unexpected way. Sometimes, the...
20
Sep
Complete the sentence: Montessorians are ____________________.
Have you ever pondered how many completely different, absolutely accurate ways there are to complete that sentence (…some more irreverent than others…)? I suspect...
30
Aug
This weekend marks the 149th anniversary of Maria Montessori’s birth – an occasion for which I am deeply grateful. Just think how our lives would be different if she had not been...
19
Apr
Last week, I was blessed to attend a reunion of Montessorians; we all had taught at one particular school in Colorado over the past 30 or more years. Many of us had...
12
Apr
Last week, I hopped into my car to run an errand and tuned into the middle of a radio interview of a woman who works with adolescents; I was just in time...
05
Apr
Anyone (child or adult) who has ever been in the classroom with me has heard my discussion about the importance of monitoring self-talk. It goes something like this: when you make a...
23
Feb
Do you ever get the feeling that the Universe is asking something of you? When I get that, it feels like random people tugging on my sleeve, each whispering the same thing into my...
16
Feb
Tomorrow I will be with a group of fellow travelers on the path towards self-actualization: our current elementary interns. If this weekend runs true to form, they will arrive exhausted, half-sick, filled...
01
Feb
What first drew you to Montessori?
Most Montessorians I have known initially followed a child, experiencing the Method first through the eyes of a significant young person in their lives. That is certainly my story....
18
Jan
How was your week? Since today is Friday, if you are like most teachers, what you are feeling right now is relief that the weekend is here! But when you think about...
11
Jan
“You are not the boss of me!” I remember the first time I heard a feisty, bedazzled, pig-tailed, 4-year old say this to an older boy in her class. I was as...