5. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-flores-shaw/montessori-education-debate_b_1237451.html
This Huffington Post article is written by a Head of School and supporter of the Montessori Method. The author explains why she values Montessori and the benefits she has witnessed firsthand.
4. http://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-benefits-montessori-preschool/
In this easy to read, 10-point list, the author has highlighted the 10 most important benefits of a Montessori education for a pre-schooler.
3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/01/AR2007010100742.html
The Washington Post celebrated 100 years of Montessori by not only highlighting its tenets, but explaining how it benefits ALL children. It does correctly warn, however, that “Some schools with the Montessori name don’t have many, or any, Montessori-trained teachers. “Anyone can open a school and call it a Montessori school. There is no trademark on the name,” Dorer said. “It’s a real problem.”
This amazingly thorough paper outlines not only Maria Montessori’s history, but also her principles and how they relate to the classroom. Author Angeline Lilliard’s research and writings about the Montessori classroom and its outcomes are often cited for their scientific approach to proving evidence that the Montessori Method is effective.
1. http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2011/04/05/the-montessori-mafia/
This famous Wall Street Journal article extols the virtues of the Montessori Method and how it teaches and enables the creativity and free thinking that has produced well-known entrepreneurs like the founders of Amazon, Google, and Wikipedia.