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Dec 22, 2018 09:41am

By Pilar Bewley

Under On Parenting, Social and Emotional Learning, entitlement, kids, montessori, montessori education, montessori method, parenting, parents, Practical Life, self-esteem & work

3 min read

Entitlement: Been There, Done That

Few things trigger me more than interacting with a child who has an entitled attitude. rich-kid

Why? Because I was one of them. I grew up in a traditional Mexican upper-middle-class family, with a stay-at-home mom and two maids who did all the housework so we didn't have to. I never did my laundry, tidied my room, or set a table. Those things just happened!

When I was 18, my mom went back to school and decided that I needed to learn how to run a home. One night, my dad was coming home a bit later th…

Dec 22, 2018 09:41am

By Pilar Bewley

Under On Parenting, Social and Emotional Learning, entitlement, kids, montessori, montessori education, montessori method, parenting, parents, Practical Life, self-esteem & work

3 min read

Feb 24, 2018 09:26pm

By Pilar Bewley

Under Montessori Theory, children, crochet, education for peace, elementary education, elementary school, montessori, montessori education, montessori method, peace & work

3 min read

Help and Salvation

When Dr. Montessori spoke of "following the child", I often wonder if she was talking about following their development or following their example...

In the elementary community of thirty 6-12 year-olds where I spend my days, four boys ages 9 to 11 decided to set a new world record for the longest crochet chain. They launched daily crocheting sessions while taking turns reading aloud from "The Odyssey". After a week, they decided to measure their progress. The strategy they came up with was to…

Feb 24, 2018 09:26pm

By Pilar Bewley

Under Montessori Theory, children, crochet, education for peace, elementary education, elementary school, montessori, montessori education, montessori method, peace & work

3 min read

Sep 2, 2012 11:19am

By Pilar Bewley

Under Uncategorized, child psychology, children, early childhood development, early childhood education, independence, maria montessori, montessori, montessori method, parenting, parents, Practical Life, self-esteem & work

5 min read

A Celebration of Work on Labor Day Weekend

Going to work... Doing housework, yard work, homework... Yuck! For adults, work is something we want to do as little of as possible, because it takes time away from play! (This was recently confirmed by the Twitter Mood Map, which showed that people are considerably happier on the weekends, when fewer of us work.)

It's therefore understandable that one of the Montessori concepts which can throw parents for a loop is the idea that their little child will "work" in the classroom. Here are some…

Sep 2, 2012 11:19am

By Pilar Bewley