Google Honors
Maria Montessori

On Friday, August 31, Google will honor Maria Montessori on her 142nd birthday with a "Google Doodle." What does this mean? The Google homepage will display the Google logo built from common Montessori classroom materials!

As many of you already know, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin both attended a Montessori school as children.  During an interview with Barbara Walters in 2004, Page and Brin credited their years as Montessori students as a major factor contributing to their success. They said that their Montessori education allowed them to learn to think for themselves, taught them to be self-directed and self-starters, and gave them freedom to pursue their own interests.

Google has been known to vary their logo from time to time to honor famous people or events, often referred to as a Google Doodle. Make sure to visit google on August 31st to see the logo as it will only be displayed for one day.

Happy Birthday, Maria!!

Montessori Education for the Early Childhood Years

This is an excerpt from "Nurturing the Love of Learning" produced by the American Montessori Society. It shows how Montessori education nurtures learning for children who are 3-6.
Montessori Education for the Early Childhood Years

Raising Successful Children

An article for parents of all children featured in the New York Times "Sunday Review" section
Drawing on the work of  psychologists Diana Baumrind and Carol Dweck,  Madeline Levine explains why an authoritative  style of parenting produces children who are more independent and motivated and have a greater sense of self.
Hanging back and allowing children to make mistakes is one of the hardest tasks of parenting, but as Levine writes "if you can't stand  to see your child unhappy, you are in the wrong business". "Raising Successful Children"