Considering the present situation in Nigeria, democracy can be dicey and frustrating for a lot of people. Then I remember an experience that will stay with me for a very long time, and I just marvel at what could be achieved if we did things right. Let me start at the beginning… I am observing … More Montessori Moments 2
Concentration. “The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.” Napoleon Hill Concentration is an important but largely overlooked skill important in education and learning. When a child can concentrate the learning process is much easier. Children need the opportunity to develop their concentration muscles, the Montessori … More Concentration
On January 6th 1907, just over 116 years ago, Dr Maria Montessori opened the doors of her first school. She said and predicted: “I was inflamed and said that this work we were undertaking would prove to be very important and that someday people would come from all over the world to see it.” Boy … More Maria Montessori predicted
On new year’s day, the very first day of 2023, I received a call. It was from a number I did not recognise. I usually do not pick up calls from foreign numbers unless I am expecting a contact already. Anyway on the first of January , I was a bit distracted. Goodness! What I … More Helping our children navigating the internet
We must prepare the child for life, we must also prepare him to save lives. Sometimes it may be our lives they would eventually save. We lost someone in our family unit yesterday. It was heartbreaking. Too young to go so soon. The circumstances surrounding what we know made me question if we as parents … More Preparing the child may save our lives
Education on the whole is said to prepare the child for life, right? At least in the Montessori setting we are all aware that this is the goal. Our society would want us to take on technology as we educate the child! This is all good, except that you must ensure that we start from … More The Importance of Science 1
The Primary Aged Child In the previous posts, about The Montessori way, we considered the basic Montessori principles that make the method still relevant to our education system and discussions. We have also considered the preschool child’s needs and how to meet them as they develop. In this post, we will look at the Primary … More The Montessori Way 4
The Montessori way is a method of educating a child that I believe we need to look at more closely. Not doing this means we are seriously leaving too much on the table. Unfortunately, the world can no longer afford to do this. We can see the effects of our conventional methods of education on … More The Montessori Way 1
Teacher Aderonke Akeredolu loved her job as a Nursery 2 teacher and she also loved working with children. Singing songs and telling stories was her strong point and the children loved coming to school mainly because of those stories. She even learnt how to teach children to read and it has made all the difference … More Teacher Aderonke
In recent times, the education sector as well as the family space has seen a barage of problematic issues which have perplexed, and shocked many into outrage and confusion. Children (still babies to some of us) are writing love letters, seeking to hire hotel rooms for some hours, and then to top it all the … More The School,Family and Government must work together.
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