Inspired Learning Blog
A little encouragement, a reminder that “You’ve Got This!”, and helpful tools to lighten your workload.
- Short and sweet
- Helpful and meaningful
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A Learning Environment Prepared for Independence:
A Key Ingredient for Inspired Learning
Does your learning environment inspire independence? Has your environment gone stale? Is it cluttered or disorganized? Are your children engaged with it? In this article,

Observation is the Foundation of Montessori
Yes, I know…a strong statement! But I truly believe this…not just because I drank the Kool-Aid, but because I’ve seen how it works over and

Dealing with Deviance
Maria Montessori called it deviant behavior…deviant from the normal, focused, concentrated attention to activity that she realized could be achieved by all children given a

Behavior Challenges that Surface in the Fall, Part 2
The problem we face are students whose behavior is not settling in to what we Montessori guides call normalized. It’s eight weeks into school and

Behavior Challenges that Surface in the Fall, Part 1
Concerns about behavior challenges often seem to arise at this time of year…after the honeymoon period of getting back to school. Especially this fall, when

Why won’t this child, these children, BEHAVE?
“If a child carries out the will of a teacher because he is afraid or because his affection is exploited, he has no will, and