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Your children are young for a very short time and during this time they change daily. The more you understand about their grown and learning, the easier it will be to live in the moment, and the better you can support their work.
Books
These books are available in most libraries and bookstores. This is not a comprehensive list but rather a suggested reference list of books we have found valuable to our understanding of the Montessori Method and our current understanding of research on growth and development in early childhood.
Books About Montessori Education
- Montessori Today, A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood, Paula Polk Lillard
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, Angelene Stoll Lillard
- A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Aline D. Wolf
- To Educate the Human Potential, Maria Montessori
- The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori
- Montessori From the Start, Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen
Books About Parenting, Childhood, and Education
- Living Simply with Children, Marie Sherlock
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv
- Endangered Minds, Jane Healy
- Punished by Rewards, Alfie Kohn
- Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
- The Gardener and the Carpenter, Alison Gopnik
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel H. Pink
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck
- Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, Ellen Galinsky
Videos
Sergey Brin and Larry Page: The genesis of Google
The TED Conference hears from Google’s co-founders about how Montessori helped create their mammoth success.
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms
An animated version of Ken Robinson's follow-on talk about Changing Education Paradigms.
Trevor Eissler, Montessori parent
Trevor Eissler, Montessori parent, offers a parent-to-parent argument for Montessori education.
Articles
HOW DO INNOVATORS THINK?
A recent article in Harvard Business Review discusses innovative entrepreneurs vs. average executives.
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HOW TO BRING OUR SCHOOLS OUT OF THE 20TH CENTURY
A Time Magazine report.
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EVALUATING MONTESSORI EDUCATION
Groundbreaking study by Angeline Lillard, published in Science Magazine.
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TEN REASONS PEOPLE STILL NEED CURSIVE
While some argue cursive writing belongs in the archives and Common Core ushers it out of schools, the evidence shows we need it as much as ever.
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Websites
American Montessori Society (AMS)
The American Montessori Society (AMS) leads, empowers, and serves the global community of Montessori educators as the foremost advocate for research and policy, ongoing teacher education, and standards of accreditation through opportunities for mentored individual growth, collaboration, and member engagement.
Aid to Life
Aid to Life offers clear, simple, straightforward parenting advice that is easy to understand and most importantly easy to apply.
aidtolife.org