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The Montessori Notebook podcast :: a Montessori parenting podcast with Simone Davies - S2 E2 Montessori through the eyes of Cara, 6 years old, in the Philippines & her mother Mars
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S2 E2 Montessori through the eyes of Cara, 6 years old, in the Philippines & her mother Mars

04/22/21 • 69 min

The Montessori Notebook podcast :: a Montessori parenting podcast with Simone Davies

Mars (Instagram/website) was a Montessori educator and owned her own school and now homeschools her daughter Cara. I asked Mars if I could interview her daughter Cara about their Montessori homeschooling and we spoke for over an hour! I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
At the end Mars also talks about how she supports Cara's learning and what "successful" homeschooling looks like to them.
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Listener question

My question for you is do you have any recommendations regarding resources or training for educators who do not intend on working in a Montessori school but would still like to approach teaching in a Montessori way? I work as a teacher in a public elementary school in Canada and would love to have a better understanding of the Montessori approach to early numeracy and literacy learning. I am specifically looking for resources for students in the 3-6 range. Thanks!

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Mars (Instagram/website) was a Montessori educator and owned her own school and now homeschools her daughter Cara. I asked Mars if I could interview her daughter Cara about their Montessori homeschooling and we spoke for over an hour! I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
At the end Mars also talks about how she supports Cara's learning and what "successful" homeschooling looks like to them.
Links from the episode

Listener question

My question for you is do you have any recommendations regarding resources or training for educators who do not intend on working in a Montessori school but would still like to approach teaching in a Montessori way? I work as a teacher in a public elementary school in Canada and would love to have a better understanding of the Montessori approach to early numeracy and literacy learning. I am specifically looking for resources for students in the 3-6 range. Thanks!

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undefined - S2 E1 Montessori through the four planes of development

S2 E1 Montessori through the four planes of development

Hi everyone! Simone here and I'm super excited to be back with another season of The Montessori Notebook podcast. Today I'll be talking with Nusaibah Macadam from Rumi Montessori. It was a beautiful conversation covering:

  • Montessori through the four planes of development
  • How Nusaibah sees Montessori as being of service
  • How to develop trust in the Montessori method
  • How using Montessori can be joyful and not stressful
  • How to stay calm when a child is having a hard time
  • Does Montessori mean children can do whatever they want?
  • Their family's approach to screens
  • Her experience of raising Noah who is autistic and seeing it as a gift
  • Incorporating Montessori into Islamic parenting and education
  • Cultural differences between the UK and Malaysia
  • How their classroom is trilingual
  • Why there is only one of everything in a Montessori classroom and why children learn to wait

Listener question
I have a 3 year old son who has been raised in a Spanish environment even though we live in the US. I have never wanted to label him as a shy person, but I think that’s one of the descriptions that the rest of the people that gets to know him say about him. So, how do you work with persons that are shy or have some personality trails of shyness?, how do you help this people to succeed? And what can I do as a parent to encourage in my child to be more open to others and to play and work with others? - Carolina

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undefined - S2 E3 A rich conversation with Gabriel Salomão of Lar Montessori in Brazil

S2 E3 A rich conversation with Gabriel Salomão of Lar Montessori in Brazil

Today I have an amazing conversation to share with Gabriel Salomão of Lar Montessori in Brazil. His native language is Portuguese and yet speaks so eloquently, gently and respectfully about the Montessori approach. I always learn something from our conversations and am so happy to be able to share this conversation with you on the podcast today.
Lar Montessori: Website / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube
Gabriel works with families and schools in Brazil and abroad, including training Montessori educators. He went to Montessori school himself until he was 14 and came back to Montessori when he was graduating in Literature in search of tools to become a better teacher. "One night, I found a small little book by Maria Montessori online and started to read, without pretensions. When I finished, it was dawn, and my life was transformed."
Quotes
- Gabriel asked a child "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The child responded, "An adult."
- "To obey is hard, it's a skill and you learn that."
- "Step into the wilderness of silence"
- "Love is very much silent"
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Listener question

Hi, Simone! I want to thank you so much for this podcast & your book. It has helped me immensely in my personal interactions with my 20-month old and I have already seen a change in her demeanour at home.
My question is regarding my spouse. He tells me to ""lead the way"" indicating that he wants me to learn all I can to incorporate Montessori principles at home. He is supportive in my research, but rarely listens to parts of your podcast that I share or reads blog posts that I recommend for him. He often interrupts our daughter's activities that I spend time planning, or constantly ""quizzes"" her to see what she has learned. He is well-intentioned and loves her so much. How do I gently guide him, or really guide all of our family, to let her lead and stop interrupting her or constantly asking her questions?
Thank you so much for helping me in this situation!
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The Montessori Notebook podcast :: a Montessori parenting podcast with Simone Davies - S2 E2 Montessori through the eyes of Cara, 6 years old, in the Philippines & her mother Mars

Transcript

Hi, everyone, Simone Davies here and welcome back to the podcast. So with the podcast, I hope that you get really inspired that there are so many ways that you can bring Montessori into your homes by speaking with people all over the world from different backgrounds, different places on the Montessori journey. And what we'll see is like the principles are universal, and how we apply them can actually be really culturally responsive when we adapt them to what we call i

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