January 2026
Doctor on How Screen Time Hurts Kids’ Cognitive Development
For full video: https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-the-impact-of-screen-time-on-kids/671683
November 2025
Children in Public Montessori Preschools Showed Significantly Stronger Gains in Reading, Memory, Self-regulation, and Social Understanding
A recent national study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences followed 588 children across 24 public Montessori programs nationwide and found that those who attended Montessori showed stronger growth in reading, [...]
June 2025
The Good Child
by Chip DeLorenzo “The obedience which is expected of the child both in the home and in the school – and obedience admitting neither of reason nor of justice – prepares man to be docile [...]
January 2025
Pamela Shanks’ New Book Available on Amazon!
Pam Shank's new book, The Montessori Approach to Classroom-Based Interventions: A Handbook for Educators, Administrators, Service Providers, and Families of Children Whose Development is Impacted by Delay or Disability has been published and is available [...]
Do What You Say
Another great article by Maren Schmidt! “Throw rocks into the pool one more time and we’re leaving the party,” Jonathan’s parents told him. It was a surprise party for his grandparents’ anniversary. When Jonathan threw [...]
October 2024
If I Had to Live My Life Over
Over the past few weeks, my sister and I have been clearing out our parents’ garage. We aimed to box up items that we'd examine more closely later. This includes treasures from both sets of [...]