The roof garden is blossoming! Actually, more than blossoming – it’s producing real food, smack in the middle of a smashed-in urban labyrinth, a wasteland for nature. Alpha Montessori – one of my favorite places – was last year’s...
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Nature Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv is a man after my own heart. I first heard him speak on NPR years ago and was prompted to buy an early edition of his book, Last Child in the Woods. I owe him a huge debt. In this book he ties together trends I had been observing but never quite...
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Montessori: Thank You
As a long-time fan of Maria Montessori, a certified Montessori teacher, and a Montessori parent, I am still surprised how few people know about the approach. It must be education’s best-kept secret. If the SXSW EDU conference is starting to cover it, though,...
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