The Case for Montessori

What is Montessori Education?

For more than a century now, the child-focused approach that Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, developed for educating children has been transforming schools around the globe. As soon as you enter a classroom, you know that something different is afoot. Montessori classrooms are immediately recognizable. You will see children who are working independently and in groups, often with specially designed learning materials; deeply engaged in their work; and respectful of others and their surroundings. The Montessori Method fosters rigorous, self-motivated growth for children and adolescents in all areas of their development—cognitive, emotional, social, and physical.

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Peter Sims notes, "Ironically, the Montessori educational approach might be the surest route to joining the creative elite . . . Is there something about the Montessori approach that nurtures creativity and inventiveness that we can all learn from?"

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Montessori methods go against the grain of traditional educational methods but they have uncanny parallels in the success of their alumni.

Young learners “can become interested in pretty complex theories, like Pythagorean theory, say, by playing with blocks. It’s all about learning on your terms, rather than having a teacher explain stuff to you. And when kids discover these things on their own, what they learn sticks with them so much more.”

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Will Wright, Montessori Grad and Creator of SimCity & Spore

What all these Montessori students had in common is a unique combination of a questioning habit of mind, an emotional sturdiness, and a special kind of groundedness that comes from knowing yourself and trusting in your own abilities.

The First Time by Beth Black (AMS)

By the end of kindergarten, among 5-year-olds, “Montessori students proved to be significantly better prepared for elementary school in reading and math skills than the non-Montessori children.. They also tested better on “executive function", the ability to adapt to changing and more complex problems, an indicator of future school and life success.”

Click here to read the full article: Science Journal: Evaluating Montessori Education

Everyone thinks it would be great if we could teach students how to innovate. Montessori does just that.

A number of the innovative entrepreneurs also went to Montessori schools, where they learned to follow their curiosity.

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Harvard Business Review: How Do Innovators Think?

"Into, Within and Beyond" by Dane Peters, Head, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, describes Montessori education's "seamless passage" to becoming "self-directed citizens" in adulthood.

Click to read more: Montessori Transitions by Dane Peters (AMS)

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“My 7-year-old attended a traditional school last year, and he learns more in one day at his current Montessori school than he did in a month at his traditional school.”

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“Montessori education presents a radically different – and radically effective – educational approach that may be the best method we’ve got to ensure the optimal cognitive, social, and emotional development of every child.”

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Watch the interview with Dr. Steve Hughes, President of the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology

Making the case for individualizing education instead of teaching to a standardized test.

Watch the video: "How Do You Hug a Child Like This?" by Trevor Eissler

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“When examined through the lens of environmental enrichment and brain development, Montessori education presents a radically different – and radically effective – educational approach that may be the best method we’ve got to ensure the optimal cognitive, social, and emotional development of every child.”

Dr. Steven Hughes, Ph.D, President, American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology