Natalie Baginski52 Quotes for 52 Weeks — 4“The capacities of the heart are like petals of a flower that unfold. As leaders, we can create an environment of encouragement, beauty…1d ago1d ago
Natalie Baginski52 Quotes for 52 Weeks — 3“I don’t have to make you wrong for that not to work for me.”Sep 4Sep 4
Natalie Baginski52 Quotes for 52 Weeks — 2We must, therefore, quit our roles as hailers and instead take care to prepare an environment in which we do as little as possible to…Aug 28Aug 28
Natalie Baginski52 Quotes for 52 Weeks — 1“When we finish our Montessori training, we are not finished. When we have finished our first year of teaching, we are still not finished…Aug 21Aug 21
Natalie BaginskiFollow the Path Until It Falls AwayIn Education for a New World, page 73, Maria Montessori writes, “The teacher must withdraw more and more into the background, only…Aug 12Aug 12
Natalie BaginskiThe Montessori Guide as a PartnerSome Montessori schools use the word teacher, and some use the word guide, and the names are interchangeable. Whatever we call ourselves…Aug 11Aug 11
Natalie BaginskiThe Three Tasks of the Montessori Guide (Teacher)The first task is to spiritually prepare to be with children. If one is center stage, judgmental, seeking perfection, exerting control…Aug 11Aug 11
Natalie BaginskiMontessorians Trust Children— not with knives, fireworks, or handling police dogs — not that kind of trust. We trust as a way of life, we trust from a core belief…Aug 11Aug 11
Natalie BaginskiA good quote…On my first day as a student teacher in a 9–12 Montessori classroom, I read a quote taped on the wall and it shaped my frame of reference…Jul 23Jul 23