Montessori always stressed the importance of teachers being close observers of their charges, As in so many areas, she was a pioneer and her emphasis has been taken up by the Reggio Emilia and Te Whariki app
MAEL has just issued a further volume in the series of instructional modules for the 6-12 primary curriculum. The book is titled Mathematics 3 and, as well as extending the maths coverage to KS2, it covers ma
Some scientific research is carried out on animals, usually where the procedures would be illegal or potentially dangerous if applied to humans. Obviously this raises very serious ethical issues, but there ar
Sometimes educational research hits the headlines. Last November one piece even made the whole of the front page of one tabloid (Lambert, 2016). The broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom, had just produced their a
Montessorians don’t always agree about everything but one of the many things we are all agreed on is that rewards don’t work. Back in the Summer of 2011, my regular column in Montessori International R
Until recently, pre-school education was almost entirely private in the UK. The vast majority of provisions were playgroups, often run by volunteer mothers at minimal cost. Others followed specific educatio
Parents using electronic toys inhibit their infants’ speech development; parental controlling behaviour leads to a life of reduced wellbeing; the ‘naughty step’ is not the best way of dealin
A Montessori Primary Diploma course will be starting shortly in Chiddingstone. It leads to the award of the MAEL diploma qualification. The course will be taught by John & Marianne Clarkson, and occasio
Can you teach a fish to walk? And no, this is not a rhetorical question, nor a silly one. Some researchers in Canada (Standen et al, 2014) have been trying to do just that – with surprising results.
Probably the most exciting development in psychology over the last few years is the growing awareness of the importance of executive functions in the brain. This is also an area of immense significance for Mo
