The Preparation of the Montessori Environment

What is the right environment for a child to grow, learn, and develop? Maria Montessori seemed to understand that a child needed a place "where a kid can be a kid" to develop into the wonderful human being he or she was created to …

Every generation and culture has unique school experiences. Here is one from the past that might be interesting.

When my mother started school in Norway 80 years ago, she went to school only every other day through 7th grade. She attended a small rural school. There were only 12 or …