I don’t want you to feel that way and be in limbo without knowing where to go or what to do, especially if you are doing Montessori at home!
Let me start with a quick introduction on how I opened my heart to Montessori.
Maybe my story will resonate with you.
Then, I am going to give you 3 questions to ask yourself to find out if Montessori is right for you.
These questions will get your wheels turning and solidify some of the questions you might have been asking yourself about this topic.
Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I loved teaching.
Little did I know that when I grew up, I would choose to attend university to get a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (K-8th) and a minor in French (simply because I love languages).
I later on went on to pursue a Master’s Degree in School Administration, in hopes to be a principal someday.
At this point, I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would end up choosing the crazy idea of homeschooling my children.
But all along, I knew that I loved teaching and I was always hungry for new creative ideas and methods to use.It wasn’t until I was introduced to The Montessori Method in 2005 that I realized how different and unique learning could be and how learning isn’t teacher-centered; it’s child-centered.
What truly matters is the child and how she learns at her own pace, with her choice of learning path.
And now, here I am, 15 or so years later and still loving the philosophy because it is powerful.
This show is important because you will come face to face with some of the limiting beliefs that you might have been living with, leading you to believe that you can’t do Montessori or that Montessori is harder than it is.
We will dispel some of those fears and be open about struggles many of us have, as well as discuss the solutions.
I hope they make you feel more confident and empowered to give Montessori a try or to delve deeper into it, if you have already decided to make it a part of your life.
So, let’s get started on our thinking questions! Are you ready?!
Question #1: What is your main goal in looking into Montessori?
If you are in the research phase and have been looking around at different methods of education, either for your children to attend a school that follows that method, to follow it at home in your homeschool or for you to actually become a teacher in that method, then you will benefit from this question.
So what is it that drew you to researching Montessori or The Montessori curriculum?
Maybe you are looking at enrolling your children in a Montessori school or you want to become a Montessori teacher.
Or maybe you want to know more about Montessori materials and find our how Montessori classrooms are set up.
What about finding high quality Montessori materials or learning how to do The Montessori activities?
Are you wanting to make it your homeschool curriculum and adopt it as your educational program?
Regardless of what you want to know, you will find out more about child development, how to get young children working and learning and how Maria Montessori did it on this blog.
We have so much information, especially in you want to home school.
Anyway, back to our topic.
Make a list of 5 things and research those more in depth. For me, these were my reasons:
- I saw how my friend’s special needs sister thrived in the method,
- I saw how independent, confident and self-sufficient Montessori children were,
- I liked the idea of learning centering around following the child’s passions,
- it was like a dream come true learning that children did their own learning
- and lastly, I noticed how Montessori children were genuinely and innately more aware of everything around them (people, environment, needs, etc), but at the same time, they could just as easily tune it out when it was time to go on full-on concentration mode while learning.
Question #2: What is more important to you (pick one of these two options):
- for children to learn human basics such as peace, self-sufficiency, courtesy, conflict resolution, caring for things and people?
OR
- for children to be capable academically and do well in school subjects?
See, although Montessori does both, and very well, I might add… not all methods of education do.
So, if you care for both, then Montessori sounds like it might be right for you!
Question #3: Did you know that children learn better in mixed-age groups over groups where children are very close in age?
That’s right!
Time and time again, we learn from many research studies that children learn best and actually thrive at a higher rate when they are in a mixed-age group.
This is because of several reasons, but you do your research.
As a freebie, you can get a printout of some of this research to make your life easier.
Find the downlaodable file inside the Facebook group called The Montessori Way Prep Room!
It’s just too long to give it to you here in this show.
But all you have to do is join my Facebook group called The Montessori Way Prep Room and you will find it in the files section!
Join, open the file and print it out!
In Conclusion
To wrap things up:
What is something that you didn’t know that are glad you learned today?
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