Matt Bateman has a PhD in philosophy. He has abandoned the academic career, to pursue education in the Montessori system. A dad of three, he is passionate about educating children. Having worked a lot with training the teachers in the Montessori approach, he has now taken a step back to focus on writing his book.

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montessorium.com
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⌛TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) - Intro

(01:32) - The scripts that Matt grew up with

(05:18) - Growing up with the internet

(08:20) - Kids and technology, digital and industrial literacy

(14:11) - Babysitting, PhD in Philosophy and learning how to teach

(17:45) - Getting into Montessori

(19:40) - Starting the Guideposts & How to train good teachers

(24:28) - The pathological approach to work we learnt and how little children naturally want to help

(33:06) - “All work is noble”

(41:07) - The role of values in education through history

(48:49) - The Montessori system, differences in non-alphabetic writing systems

(53:57) - Agency as the aim of education

(59:08) - Advice for parents, the pros and cons of college

(01:05:48) - Matt’s new book & the hidden bad value system taught in modern schools

(01:10:02) - Closing remarks

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