September 26, 2023

Jesse McCarthy

“No wonder the room was empty!” An anecdote from Maria Montessori

March 1, 2023

Jesse McCarthy

Maria Montessori never saw herself as a victim.

December 11, 2022

Jesse McCarthy

“We do not say that we want to prepare a school for children, we wish to prepare an environment for life..”

October 24, 2022

Jesse McCarthy

“To concentrate is to be engaged in some exercise that absorbs your total attention.” Maria Montessori

October 13, 2022

Jesse McCarthy

Allow children to use real, delicate items — like glass cups.

Jesse McCarthy

July 3, 2017

Personal Independence

Jesse McCarthy

July 3, 2017

For America's Independence Day, here is a wonderful story of a child's personal independence, told by Maria Montessori's first American pupil.