education by design

Observations of children and adults at the Post Oak School, a Montessori school, and comments on my current reading.

Monday, March 16, 2015

seek not to make them like you

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I'm always grateful when Post Oak parents send me articles to read about parenting and education.  I enjoy our shared dialog, and it r...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

How Montessori Prepared Me For College

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I told them I went to a Montessori school. You would think people would just say “okay” and move on, but that rarely occurred. No, this ...
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"my child is more special than other children"

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Overindulgent parents may breed narcissistic children.  Kids who were told they were better than others came to believe it.  More fa...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Stay a little

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College’s Priceless Value By Frank Bruni, The New York Times (from February 11, 2015) What’s the most transformative educational exper...
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Monday, February 2, 2015

Business the Montessori Way

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Montessori principles change schools in profound ways.  Montessori principles can also change adult institutions.  Dr. Montessori's as...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

micro-communities of sameness

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In the op-ed piece "A Pox upon Campus Life," Frank Bruni writes about college fraternities:  "They contrive micro-communi...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Not my best parenting moment

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Here's a blog posting by Scott Dannemiller, "The one question every parent should stop asking." He goes on to say, "...
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