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Webcast: Independence – Let me do it myself! / Part 1

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This week Dr. Michael Dorer led a topic of interest to both school administrators and teachers: Independence – Let me do it myself!

  • This may be the defining mantra of Montessori education. Why is that? What does it mean? Is it really all that important?
  • We celebrated America’s Independence Day (July 4) by looking at the role of independence in Montessori education and child development.
  • What is independence?
  • Why does it matter?
  • Is there a downside to Independence?
  • What can be done to encourage independence? For Infants? Toddlers and Preschool? For elementary? For adolescents?
  • What about teachers? Independent schools?