The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 18: Character and Its Defects in Childhood

It follows that the child�s character develops in accordance with the obstacles he has encountered or the freedom favoring his development t...

Increasing Montessori Enrollments with Online Marketing

As I was driving through my neighborhood this week, I noticed small signs scattered about town that advertised the local Montessori school. ...

The Absorbent Mind Chapter 17: Further Elaboration, Part 3 - The Mathematical Mind

The results we obtain with our little ones contrast oddly with the fact that mathematics is so often held to be a scourge rather than pleasu...

The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 17: Acquisition of Culture � Imagination

Is the child�s mental horizon limited to what he sees? No. He has a type of mind that goes beyond the concrete. He has the great power of im...

Montessori Learning Doesn't Have to Stop in the Summer Months

Lately I have been hearing about parents worried about �summer brain drain.� Their worry seems compounded by the plethora of advertising on ...