Montessori Madmen: Meet Trevor Eissler

Trevor Eissler, a founding member of Montessori Madmen, is another Montessori dynamo. Author of Montessori Madness! A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education and several children's books, Eissler flies corporate airplanes and creates popular FastDraw videos in his spare time.

"Superwoman Was Already Here!"

"Montessori Madness"

"How Do You Hug A Child Like This?"

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Home: "How We Montessori" Blog

I have long enjoyed the comprehensive, aesthetically beautiful, and philosophically on-point how we montessori blog. Written by Kylie, mother of Caspar and Otis, the blog chronicles how this Canberra - based family implements the Montessori philosophy at home. In addition to providing home practices, the blog shares other families' Montessori stories, endorses high-quality Montessori products, and generates funds for the spread of education and the Montessori philosophy worldwide. Sponsorship dollars received by "how we montessori" are donated to A Girl & Her World - a foundation that supports education for girls in Fiji. Kylie also co-authored a book called Kids in the Kitchen: Simple Recipes that Build Independence and Confidence the Montessori Way , proceeds of which go to Montessori For All and their progress toward building free, public Montessori schools in Texas. This blog is not to be missed.

Poetry: Table Washing

Scrubbing slowly circles round till the middle when she goes to town Suds on table, suds on nails Some get soap suds in the hair Three years old and dampening her sponge, this ol' table's getting washed again Once, twice, a bundle of times, now she's following her inner guide Sing to her, call to her, now I dare So deep in work, she won't know you're there Damp, sudsy, damp, dry a montage plays before my eyes What's this? A break? She hangs her towel. Refreshed, relaxed, just look at this child!

Classroom: Scholarships for Trainees and Students

Becoming an AMI - trained Montessori directress or a student in an AMI-recognized Montessori school can be expensive. Fortunately, there are an increasing number of scholarships available for trainees and students and a growing presence of Montessori in the public school sector .* For Trainees: AMI's Margaret E. Stephenson Fund AMI's School Sponsorships (list updated yearly) Montessori Schools of Massachusetts Some AMI-recognized schools offer loan options for trainees For Students: Open Montessori Initiative Montessori For All Public Montessori schools *Keep in mind that Montessori is not a patented name, so schools can say they are Montessori but not sufficiently adhere to the tenets of the philosophy. For a full list of the AMI-recognized Montessori schools in the U.S., click here .

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