Spoiler: A Montessori certification isn't necessary even if you can't afford to send your child to a Montessori daycare or preschool. In fact, I think society's over reliance on credentials is one of the contributing factors to inequality. A degree from a fancy school...
Choosing between daycare or public schools for your three or four year old can seem like a daunting challenge. There's the convenience factor to consider, the "curriculum", the rules - both written and unwritten, and the level of institutionalism that you're willing...
Hybrid homeschool is increasingly looking like a wise choice for families attending public schools. The caveat is that not every school system can or will accommodate such a model, but parents can still make it work with some ingenuity. As a workaround, using...
We recently returned from 2.5 weeks in Nepal where we embraced the learning while traveling ethos and where Mr. Action easily solidified his math skills thanks to some light and affordable resources that we packed. This was the first time that Mr. Action visited Asia...
A necessity of apartment living is the recurring toy and resource inventory evaluation. I recently finished the Q2 cleanout which included quite a few of the Montessori materials that our then 2-year old loved. Now past four years of age, it's amazing the longevity of...
One of the only reasons we survived 16 months without childcare at the start of the pandemic is that we had already set up a dedicated play space for our son following the Montessori method at home. As a graduate of a Montessori school myself, I knew that I wanted our...
Kim wants to live in a world where people have financial security and reasonable expectations for their children to achieve at least the same quality of life that they grew up with. She believes that every family needs to make smart decisions about the Big 3 – housing, education, and retirement – because making decisions in silos is a surefire recipe for missed opportunities.
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