Larry Page and Sergey Brin discuss their experience as Montessori students.

By:  Anna Schwind   (11/3/11) A few days ago, my reality shifted.  On October 20, 2011, a man who had been the tyrannical ruler of Libya for longer than I have been conscious of countries and rulers was killed.  Throughout my life, Ghadafi was synonymous with Libya.  It was a fixed point, immutable.  But now…

By:  Judy Henrichs   (9/22/11) It still bugs me that the instruction booklet must have been thrown away inadvertently with the packaging in the delivery room when our daughter was born.  So here we were, new parents, fumbling through trying to help this precious life construct herself.  So we did what everyone else does who…

Speech-to-print instruction for early reading is not a new idea in the world of teaching children. Maria Montessori was using this approach many years ago. But it took neuroscience to prove her right. Read more:  http://www.prweb.com/releases/teaching/reading/prweb8817860.htm

A controversial schooling method that focuses on personal development rather than exams produces more mature, creative and socially adept children, scientists have revealed. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-407528/Children-Montessori-schools-better-educated.html#ixzz1XMv4lMyp

There are strident disagreements these days over every aspect of American educational policy, except for one. Everyone thinks it would be great if we could better teach students how to innovate. Read the rest of the story: http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/~r/harvardbusiness/~3/XXdv4MiYAKI/montessori-builds-innovators.html

For every current and prospective parent: This is one of the most informative and concise videos demonstrating the differences between the Montessori Method and traditional education. If ever you wonder why or want to know if it is “worth it,” press play. Spread the Montessori word – like, share, repost.

The Technology Screen - a compilation by three authors

Why Don’t We Have Grades by John Long, Headmaster of the Post Oak School in Bellaire, Texas

“…But her daughter’s future and ours might be much brighter with a little less conditioning to perform well on tests and more encouragement to discover as they teach in Montessori schools. Ironically, the Montessori educational approach might be the surest route to joining the creative elite, which are so overrepresented by the school’s alumni…