Dear Friend,
Thank you for your interest in Tuesday night's Musings Book Club. The four chapters we covered: Attention, Imagination, Education of the Senses and Intelligence really provoked some interesting discussions about Montessori's views and how they might guide our work today. To those of you who were able to attend, thank you for joining us and for preparing and sharing such thoughtful reflections and insights.
Our next Book Club session takes place on Tuesday 3 May at 19.00 (UTC+1) and you can register here. This will be our last Book Club of this academic year and we will finish by reflecting on the chapters:
- Prizes and Punishments
- Will
- Moral Education
We are conscious that it has been hard for some of you to get hold of a copy of The 1913 Rome Lectures, so look out for Barbara's blog in advance of this session. We will share it in our newsletter the on Sunday 30 April. And if you would like to access other sources about these topics, do feel free to read around!
We hope to see you then.
With our warmest wishes,
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Additional Resources
Don't Show, Don't Tell: Research by Laura Schulz, MIT, shows that explicit instruction makes children less likely to engage in spontaneous exploration and discovery.
Maria Montessori and the Postmodern World: article by Marlene Barron which, amongst other things, invites us to consider whether giving presentations allows children to develop into 'problem solvers'.
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Our Webinars
We are taking a break for the next few weeks, returning for our summer term after the Easter holiday. There are a few events taking place before we return through Montessori Europe which you might find interesting.
We will return on 3 May with the last Book Club of this Academic Year, followed by some interesting and challenging webinars reflecting on our Montessori and early years practice.
Details about our events can be found on our website but do pop some of the following dates in your diary and click on the images to register.
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