{Week 3 – Book Club} The Absorbent Mind Glad to have you back for this week’s The Absorbent Mind book club. Chapter three adds on to Chapter two‘s information wonderfully. Dr. Montessori moves her conversation into a high level thinking with the stages of development. In this chapter, we begin to see how important the first […]
Absorbent Mind Book Club: Chapter Two
Chapter Two of Dr. Maria Montessori’s The Absorbent Mind is a completely fascinating chapter to read from a Christian homeschooling perspective. There are some terms which lack modern-day political sensitivities, but if you are able to read past them into what Dr. Montessori is really trying to get at, there are some really interesting concepts […]
Montessori Family: Help Family Understand Your Montessori Life
Most of my family doesn’t get any of this. They don’t get the desire to homeschool, they question the Montessori Methods, and they just don’t understand the different values and expectations that I am raising my daughter with. Our toys are boring, I let my daughter do dangerous things in the kitchen, and — to […]
Montessori Book Club: The Absorbent Mind Chapter One
{Week 1- Book Club} The Absorbent Mind Great to have you all with us today for The Absorbent Mind Chapter One. If you missed the introduction post, please take a minute to review The Absorbent Mind: CMN Advanced Book Club. Chapter One: The Child and World Reconstruction This books is written by Maria Montessori in […]
Montessori Book Club: Montessori from the Start Chapter One
{Week 1 – Book Club} Montessori From The Start If you missed the introduction to this montessori book club, you can read the Introduction to Montessori from The Start here. This chapter starts out by talking about the Psycho-Motor development of a child with some really great charts! You will see some pictures of common […]
The Absorbent Mind: CMN Advanced Bookclub
Reading the translated works of Dr. Maria Montessori can be an intimidating prospect. Language barriers, academic terms, and generational differences all contribute to a reluctance on the side of Montessori-inspired parents to read Dr. Montessori’s own books rather than modern guides to Montessori. If you’re ready to get into the “meat and potatoes” of Montessori, […]