In Part 1 of my Thoughts on Child-Led Learning, I talked a little about the Montessori environment and why a child-led environment is beneficial for children.  It wasn’t until we had already been homeschooling for a few months that I learned about Montessori education.  We started homeschooling primarily because my son showed a great interest [...]

This afternoon we went by my son’s new school to drop off some paperwork and we were chatting with the head administrator. To catch you up in case you’re not a regular here – my son will be four this fall and we are starting him in a Montessori preschool. One of the key aspects [...]