Breaking the Paradigm

<p>What if the most powerful thing Montessori educators could do for children right now isn’t in the classroom, but in the halls of Congress?</p><p>Mixed-age groupings. The three-hour work cycle. Observation-based...

<p>What if depression and anxiety in young people aren’t signs that something is wrong with them, but proof that something is wrong with what we’re doing to them?</p><p>This is a special three-part episode recorded...

<p>What if the crisis we’re facing isn’t something to be solved, but something to be composted?</p><p>Raj Chawla and Andrew Kutt joined me for a conversation that asks us to slow down long enough to feel what’s actually...

<p>This was our first ever live stream with Breaking the Paradigm, and Kelly and I tackled a question that keeps coming up in our work: </p><p>What are we really afraid adolescents will do when left...

<p>Yesterday, ICE murdered another innocent bystander, Alex Pretti. He was a US citizen</p><p>Earlier this week, they took a 5 year old hostage in order to detain his parents. They are legally allowed in this...

<p>What if honoring the whole child means honoring the whole of humanity?</p><p>Sometimes we convince ourselves that our work stops at the classroom door- that if we just prepare beautiful environments and follow the...

<p>What does it mean to create a space where people truly belong?</p><p>Under Dr. KaLinda Bass-Barlow’s leadership, The Association Montessori International/USA (AMI/USA) is reimagining what it means to honor Maria...

<p>What if we organized Montessori organizations the way we organize Montessori classrooms?</p><p>When The Institute of Montessori Training’s previous organization became financially unviable, Carolyn Sweet and Suzanne...

<p>The best things I’ve ever done have been emergent- arising out of good conversation and dialogue with others.</p><p>This is the MO of Breaking the Paradigm; bringing together Montessori and progressive practitioners...

<p></p><p>What if friendship with students isn’t unprofessional- but essential?</p><p>Sometimes the most radical thing we can do is challenge the unspoken rules about teacher-student relationships. When we bring our...

<p>Dear Paradigm Breakers,</p><p>We are starting this post with something new and different- sharing a new chapter for us at Breaking the Paradigm/Developing Education as we start our third year of operations in...

<p>What if the real work of education isn’t preparing children- but preparing adults?</p><p>Sometimes we focus so intently on where we’re getting students, on outcomes and benchmarks, that we forget to ask: what do we...

<p>What if the biggest barrier to student capability is our own fear of letting go?</p><p>Sometimes we claim students “can’t” do things—but the truth is we stop them from doing things. When we step back from compulsory...

<p>What if the very structure of our schools prevents the transformation we seek?</p><p>Sometimes the barriers to real education aren’t the teachers or students—they’re built into the system itself. When we fragment...

<p>Why can’t you give an elevator speech about Montessori? </p><p>What do quantum physics and indigenous research methods have in common? </p><p>And how do 13-year-olds consistently operate at higher stages of moral...