by Phyllis Wallbank, MBE [the following text was a draft of notes used for a series of workshops that Phyllis delivered in 1999. The workshops provided educators with a number of tips about education rooted in Phyllis’ long work and reflection upon education. There are a number of golden nuggets in this piece.] How does one […]
Category: Maria Montessori
Sensitive Periods and Development
One of the major breakthroughs in Maria Montessori is her discovery of the developmental stages of a child. Her discovery flows out of some of the positive developments in modern life, one of which is the realization that there are real and natural stages of development and the second is the growth of modern biology. […]
Natural Education Worldwide
My name is Dr. David Fleischacker. It has been 19 years now since I met Phyllis Wallbank at a Lonergan Conference at Boston College. She was showing us a simple set of materials that helped children to learn math and everyday life activities. How she revealed to us the secrets of Montessori revealed as well […]