Let's all chill and enjoy this holiday season with children..

"When you're teaching there's nothing but teaching: you're in there, and it's you, and it's history, and it's students -- and everything else falls away." Meet Philip Daileader, star presenter at The Great Courses and lively history professor at William & Mary college

You ever get annoyed at a child?

If you're a Montessori teacher who is having challenges in the classroom -- say you have a disruptive child, or a loud child, or maybe a room full of disruptive, loud children -- then this episode is for you. (And if you're just a curious parent, you'll gain some too.)

"We must open our eyes." Maria Montessori Taking a closer look at the Color Box or Color Tablets, a fascinating materials for preschool and kindergarten-aged children in the Montessori classroom

"Before I had my own children I was always saying, 'I will never do that! I will never be a parent like that, I will never scream.' But of course life plans it a different way.” A conversation about comparing parenting styles with Lucie Tamasova, a Montessori parent and educator who’s seen A LOT, having lived and worked in Europe, Africa and America

Have you ever pushed your beliefs on a child? I definitely have.. https://www.montessorieducation.com/podcast/indoctrination

Have you felt this kind of humiliation? A short story about giants, by Maria Montessori, with related guidance for parents and teachers on how to better prepare children's surroundings for independence, not dependence

A mom & dad team, Amanda and Nathan Davis, share how according to them they “half ass” Montessori at home :-) Episode page at https://www.montessorieducation.com/podcast/messy-montessori

Society today is filled with fake kitchens and fake tools for children at home, and with meaningless busywork and bubble tests for students in school. It's time for a shift in our values.