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Research and Resouces A growing body of research supports the effectiveness of Montessori education over a range of outcomes, including school readiness, academic achievement, executive function skills, and more. Featured Research Montessori—The Science Behind the Genius by Dr. Angeline Lillard Oxford University Press, 2017 Lillard’s 2017 book is a comprehensive summary of the developmental psychology

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Dr. Montessori originally developed her pedagogical approach for low-income children in Rome. Unfortunately, in the U.S., the Montessori model was largely relegated to private schools. However, the spread of public school choice has led to a rapid growth in the number of public Montessori schools.

New research suggests that preschoolers who are exposed to formal math and reading lessons come out ahead. But some experts and parents are skeptical.

Simply creating open spaces and changing processes, while a great first step, may not be enough. We need to begin challenging our fundamental assumptions about human nature, organizational structures and our roles as leaders.

Each of these famous tech innovators credit their Montessori education.

The Similarities Between Montessori And Digital Learning

In your extended absence, you permit me use of earth, anticipating some return on investment. I must report failure in my assignment, principally regarding the tomato plants. Louise Glück, Vespers Unfortunately our failure these days goes way beyond the tomato plants and extends to the entire education system, as noted in my

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. So shouldn’t we be paying a great deal of attention to the educational method that produced, among others, Larry Page, Sergei Brin, Jeff Bezos,