Freedom: The Path to Self Discipline

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News
Montessori Society announces new developments and upcoming Seminar on Language
Maria Montessori Institute AMI with news of forthcoming events and courses
Montessori Education [UK] takes Montessori quality assurance to the next level
Your Letters
Emma Wong Singh answers reader’s questions about Montessori related issues in this new addition to direction
Interview
Erdkinder Gets Underway in Scotland Louise Livingston interviews Lesley Ann Patrick and David Kahn about the plans for the first Erdkinder inspired school in the UK
Features
Synthetic Phonics - A New Approach?
We are used to synthetic phonics being heralded as the latest discovery - but as we know this is only part of the Montessori path to language development. Sarah Emerson explores how closely our approach satisfies the recent government recommendations

Noah’s Story
Donna Tuffs writes about how a knowledge of Montessori principles helped her to help her son when he contracted meningitis

The Path to Self-Discipline
Article edited from the recent Montessori Society Seminar given by the AMI trainer, Nikki Hughes

Regulars
Yesterday’s Discovery – Today’s Science
Lori Woelhaf investigates the current research into the effectiveness of computers as learning tools for young children and finds that even the computer experts don’t advocate it – suggesting that children need to be taught in a way that is strangely reminiscent of Montessori

What You Should Know About Your Child
Reward and punishment – what did Maria Montessori say about this age old method of controlling children’s behaviour. Kristin McAlister Young explains the Montessori take on this much debated subject

Dear Maria...
A series that addresses present day topical dilemmas by looking to Maria Montessori’s writings. We consider what may have been her response to the recent publication of the briefing notes of The Cambridge University Report