I will be sharing some observations that captured my attention in the last few weeks. Montessori is not an old educational system, it is alive, and it works I am in Spain observing a Montessori 6-9 class in session. It is wonderful to behold. A large spacious classsroom with just one Medium sized board. All … More Montessori Moments
Were Bolanle and Ade suspended? Did they get punished? What disciplinary measures were taken by the school? Hmm… these were some of the important questions parents and educators asked about what happened with the incident I narrated two days ago. I must say right from the start that the school in question rarely suspends or … More I found a letter Part 2
Have you been wondering about teaching children how to read? This is a basic skill set we need to know as parents and educators. Join us for a short focused course to enable you acquire the know how. Addlo Montessori Training Center presents Teach Your Child to Read Book and course: heavily discounted till 14th … More Teaching Reading skills offer
About the dinosaur talk….So fast forward to this morning, there was a big buzz in the school as the children in the Upper and Lower Primary classes, held their first debate practice. That was just the beginning… the children proceeded to provide vast accounts about dinosaurs. Primary aged children are cabsnle of engaging in large … More Children, dinosaurs,and big projects
What books do our children read? When do children start studying Literature? These questions and more have been on my mind for a while now. So before I start getting comprehension passages as one of the answers, may I respectfully disagree that this will not serve our children well as the study of Literature! As … More The Study of Literature in Schools
There is so much talk about children learning to read and this at a very tender age. It has become paramount to make sure that as parents and educators we look at some very important skills set as we go about supporting the children’s growth in this area. Reading comprehension is that vital skill we … More Reading Comprehension is very vital
I visited a UK Montessori School early this week and was really impressed by something about the children’s handwriting. It struck me, as I moved from the Reception class up to Year 6, that their handwriting had finally come together in the later years of Year 5 and 6, starting with the simple marks … More The Handwriting Process for our Children
Preparing the teacher is a very important aspect of Montessori Training, and this should be so as the Montessori method of educating the child is so different from the traditional module. Permit me to digress a bit from what my Montessori educators may think this post is about, as I wish to look at the … More The Preparation of the Teacher
(Photograph from The Vanguard News) There is a cancer in the sector and we need to face it. Anne Lemott an American writer once said “Hope begins in the dark. The stubborn hope that if you just show up, and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work. … More Keep Hope for our Education Sector Alive
Yoruba language and culture has been mandated to be used in all Lagos State schools from now on! What an interesting week it has been. Some of us have been angry, shocked, scared and every emotion above and below has been expressed. And rightly so, not too many of us are smiling. Why? To tell … More Is Yoruba Language and Culture on trial
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