by Anjum Husain | May 1, 2023 | Montessori
The tools to freedom Maria Montessori said that the opportunity to act freely within limits is the key to normal development and opens the door to inner freedom. She said: “We cannot make a man good, we can only help him to make himself.” For many of us, limits are... 
by Anjum Husain | Dec 7, 2022 | Montessori
“Now the attention which one pays to things is not passive, but they correspond to an activity and an inner meaning. We do not take the world as it is, but as we are. It is not the picture of the world that is in us, (rather) it is our own picture. It is not the world... 
by Anjum Husain | Aug 30, 2021 | Montessori
Introduction People sometimes say Montessori is too rigid. They say that the materials have to be used in a certain way and children are restricted in their creative expression by virtue of that. My thoughts I have always wondered about this. I struggle with allowing... 
by Anjum Husain | Feb 7, 2021 | Noteworthy
“Moral Education is the source of that spiritual equilibrium on which everything else depends and which may be compared to that physical equilibrium or sense of balance, without which it is impossible to stand upright or to move into any other position.” – Maria... 
by Anjum Husain | Dec 9, 2020 | Montessori
Introduction A few days ago, I had a conversation with a friend whose child is in a Montessori school. She said to me, “You know, I love Montessori and when I read about all the positive outcomes in Montessori children, I feel I would love to see them in my child, but...