I have a mentor who talks about getting on the “No Train.” The first time I heard that, I thought, “Right! Good luck with that!” She didn’t simply repeat the “Just say no” mantra, though. She had some really great tips for getting on that train…and riding it into the future with a passion for …
When I was teaching, the Thanksgiving week was a time of deep rest and quiet. Typically, we did everything we could to avoid “doing” anything except changing the day-to-day work-life channel. If deep rest is exactly what you need this year, I hope you’ll find these three ideas helpful. #1: Repeat this mantra until you …
Are you addicted to your planner? …to maintaining a routine that allows you to sustain a balanced life? If this sounds like you, then what do you do when the unpredictable turns that all upside down? The unexpectd event that turns your plans upside down is what I’m reflecting on this morning. Why? Because the …
Sit in a quiet room. Close your eyes and think of the color red. Pause for a moment as you conjure that color in your mind. Now, without opening your eyes, imagine things that are red: a stop sign the universal symbol for “no” blood an exit sign a red rose a red wagon Stay …
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“We shall walk together on this path of life,for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.” Dr. Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential Claudia Mann, MEd303.907.0297 Recognize this Logo and Quotation? It’s my email signature. Maybe you’ve written me and seen it. If …
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Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire ‘to make him learn things’, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.” Dr. Maria Montessori, Spontaneous Activity in Education, pg. 185 With your classroom routines and norms adequately reviewed and in place (You did …
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“Only the disciplined are truly free. The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites, and passions.” ~ Stephen Covey ~ There’s a lot of talk about self-care these days, especially overworked and under-paid teachers! Since you and I are part of that community, self-care goals come up a LOT! …
“Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and along with them our conviction that mankind can hope for a solution to its problems, among which the most urgent are those of peace and unity, only by turning its attention and energies to …
John Lennon was belting it out on my Sirius radio this morning: “All we are saying….is Give Peace a Chance.” (Enjoy a moment of humming that tune!) It felt synchronous because I was returning to a school that spoke commitment to peace and unity at every turn. Community Montessori School in Jackson, Tennessee is a …
“The vision of the teacher should be at once precise like that of the scientist, and spiritual like that of the saint. The preparation for science and the preparation for sanctity should form a new soul, for the attitude of the teacher should be at once positive, scientific and spiritual.” Dr. Maria Montessori,’ The Advanced …
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