You Might Be A Montessorian | Katy Wright | TEDxCarrollCollege
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2020
- Montessori education has been around for over 100 years...but what is it? And why don't all students have access to it? Katy Wright, a national board certified public educator, takes you on her journey of discovering how Montessori education can solve all of our problems in public education.
TEDxCarrollCollege was filmed on March 14, 2020 under strict social distancing practices ordered by the local Montana government and Carroll College policy in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These recordings were not open to the public.
Learn more about TEDxCarrollCollege by visiting www.tedxcarrollcollege.com or www.carroll.edu. After almost two decades, Katy Wright is proud to call Helena home. Katy is a National Board Certified Teacher, holds Bachelors degrees in both Theatre and Soviet Area Studies (now known as Russian and East European Studies)from Middlebury College, and has a Masters in Montessori Education from St. Catherine University. Katy is a founding member of Improv Mining Company, co-produces an annual education-themed sketch comedy show, and is proud to have worked with Grandstreet Theatre, Helena Symphony, and Helena Theatre Company over the years. Katy hopes to earn her doctorate in Educational Leadership and work in national public education policy in the near future. She thanks her husband, Scott, and all of their 6 kids for putting up with her incessant talking about Montessori education and how it can solve all of our problems in public education for the past 8 years. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I went to a Montessori school when I was young and I remember loving every minuet of it. I was then switched to a public school because we moved. Thinking back it was actually so traumatic. I went from a school that encouraged sharing, kindness, and laughter, learning and play; to a school that was full of unhappy children who didn't laugh together, rather they laughed at one another, they were so many outsiders, and learning was memorizing memorizing mesmerizing zombie style. Awe it was so sad... I remember feeling sad for myself, but also sad for everyone in the new school as well.
that transition sounds about right, went into the public school system being super advanced at math to be hoenst. But i think the one on one guidances that teachers should be providing was no longer there when i transferred over. Then education was no longer engojoyable after 10th grade or so
Really the biggest reason why I would hesitate putting my kids in this program, seems it's much more available for younger children so if I had to have them switch to a "normal" school will they be worse off then growing up to adapt to the system in the first place??
Damn shame the way the modern education system is.
always wished i was homeschooled
Montessori is good through 5th grade, stop there, and go to a public school.
@@BreMue Can I ask if you do that with other things? I'm giving extreme examples here just to prove the point, but do we make children eat mud just for the time they might be hungry and out of cash in their pocket? Do we leave children out in the sun without sunblock all day so they can get used to being sunburnt? If not, why do that with education?
I cry, because when I went to university to become a teacher, I realized they weren't teaching me how to teach students, but how to get them to do busy work and be drones
For years I've been wondering if education truly was something for me because of this. I was disillusioned with education, heartbroken.
Montessori has reignited something in me, and though I am fearful/anxious about whether I will be the right kind of person to continue the practice of this methodology, I have hope that if I can pour my heart into something that seems so promising once again, I might be able to be a part of something wwonderful for the next generation.
I can completely relate!
Dr. Montessori didn't name this model of education after herself. She named it SCIENTIFIC PEDAGOGY AS APPLIED TO CHILD EDUCATION IN "THE CHILDREN'S HOUSES". The book publisher thought that was a terrible title, so they changed it to The Montessori Method :)
Haha! That’s so funny. I didn’t know that. I think that was a wise move.
Could have called it the SPACE to Grow Method. Missed opportunity. But I do like the name Montessori.
😂 thank you publisher
Well done! Dr. Montessori deserves all the credit!!! Thank you publisher!
I have been a Montessorian for 22 years, trained with 3-6 and appreciated and enjoyed your speech. Thank you for using this platform to bring this information to a broader audience.
❤ You are totally right this should be public education. That was Maria Montessori’s wish. All children deserve the best education.
Montessori is not only about the materials. It is also about the“way of teaching”, understanding the child’s development through a positive and peaceful environment .
I agree, government should do something about the education program.
Montessori it's not only a method! It is a very positive movement these days! I just wish governments would give it a try!!! I can be certain parents, teachers but most importantly kids would be so into learning! Something you dont see anymore...Montessori awakens the natural innate curiosity in every child! Something we are all born with it but just needs guidance, kids don't need instruction they need to awake their internal motivation! That's what Montessori does!
I put my daughter in Montessori when she was 2 and she is 19 and almost done with college. I love Montes’s!!!
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Can you please share your experience and her path?
Did she ever attend public school?
I never knew about Montessori schools (have heard about them) until another teacher mentioned it, and I later dug up information about it for my own interest. It is mind-boggling how much could be achieved if the leadership running the government understood the system and adopted it in their cities, states, and country-wide.
I was both a Montessori student and teacher ("Guide"). Most Americans have not real concept of one million. But we used physical materials that represented numbers so you can physically see and feel exactly how much that is. Montessori uses "Golden Beads" or small glass balls to represent numbers. These are in 10's bars, 100 squares, 1,000 cubes, and then in larger blocks up to the one million cube. Kids have to get together to move the larger numbers. To compare how the sun is one million times larger than the Earth, you just use that tiny golden glass bead and put it next to the one million cube. It's equivalent to several kitty-litter trays of golden beads. I can easily visualise exactly how much one million is. It's not abstract to me. Everyone should have the same chance to experience this and not be in the dark about numbers as we are.
1 million of what? One million grains of sand will take much less space than 1 million potatoes....
I didn't go to Montessori but one million is not a foreign concept for me...
Love this!!! I've studied Montessori Education since 1977! This is it!!!
Montessori answered so many of my questions, as an early childhood educator. She left instructions on how to teach! How great is that?
Great presentation.
Here in New Zealand we pay $65/week x 40 weeks for 30 hours of Montessori preschool for our 3 year old. Back in the US the Montessori preschool cost $1,800/month.
Yes. The prices are insane. It is also a system that only benefits the wealthy. - or more like exploits the wealthy and maintains a class gap in educationn
Montessori works! Both my kids attended Montessori pre and primary school. Fantastic education
Hii they attend elementary as well ?? That is 6 to 12 years ??
@nalini1023 Primary is the same as elementary. Primary school is a very common term used outside of the US, fyi.
Excellent presentation! I heard about Montessori schools about while in graduate school. Now that I am a mom, this Montessori is definitely the educational and lifestyle path I am taking with my little one.
“It was expensive”
I felt that 😂
This video should have millions of view
Thanks for sharing your story. I hope you’ll keep spreading the word. I’m a big fan of the method and would love to see it become the norm. ❤
“This is an equity issue!” Amen!
and doesn't have to be unfortunately. Montessori herself started with children in slums.
I‘m looking forward to when it‘ll implemented in every school!
She's right. Great methodology. I love it. Yes....it would also be great more affordable costs for the AMI montessori certification 🤦♀️
I hope when my child be come a parent the school, public schools have this Montessori, it is to late for us since our children are older, but for future generations this could be a great education for their children.
Crazy I just heard about it and is been out there since decades!
Same! I see much more availability for pre-K/Kindergarten programs near me, but I fear it may do more harm to have them get used to this wonderful method just to have the rug pulled out if they have to transfer to a "normal" school.
Really hope the movement gets a boost in popularity by the time I have children of school age
Japan moko method. Another fact: we teach one way to a public over crowded classrooms and kids are able to learn 7 different ways
A Montessori guide for 14 years 🙏🏾❤️
wow! This was SO good!
Long hail Maria Montessori !!!
Long hail Montessorian system!!!
Amen!
Lucky enough that my area had a charter school k-8th. No fees. Best 9yrs of our kids life.
Montessori is not being done because governments do not want any kind of education system that is humanitarian or free-thinking.
can't have future citizens who would question the status quo
You literally put into a nutshell what I came here to rant about.
Rockefeller Funded Medical Schools. To Rockefeller Funded Public School Curriculum.
“I Want A Nation Of Workers. NOT a Nation Of Thinkers”.
-John D Rockefeller -
@@chriscreed6410 Let's not look up who funded Montessori...
That’s also why no education degree includes Montessori pedagogy as a unit. All educators leave university without knowing this exist.
Good
Thank you! ❤❤❤
fantastic!
Montessori was the SECOND female doctor in Italy.
for the algorithm; brilliant, life changing, inspiring
Amazing, Wow, That's so cool!!
(helping add to it)
How do I start this in the secondary education system??? My son is starting Montessori preschool this fall which is a preK-5th grade charter school, I want to start this for 6-12 grade, where do I start? I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado and will be starting my science student teaching experience next Spring.
Thank you for this talk! I am very interested in Montessori training and teaching…any recommendations on programs??
Hey Eva! I highly recommend Montessori training - it changed my life! Check out American Montessori Society (AMS) trainings near where you live. AMI is also a great option, but even more intensive. I went to an AMS school in Washington State and looooved it
@@raeclementine Thanks, Cleo!! What level of Montessori did you study? Did you find it hard to get a job? I’d love to hear more about your story, if you’re willing to share!
Prepared montessorian is a great program
Get AMI training. That was the Institution established by Dr. Montessori herself to preserve her invaluable work. The other organisations dilute the method. Start with the 3-6 (Primary) Diploma then the 0-3 (Assistant to Infancy) and if you wish, the Elementary and Adolescents. Depending on your goals, the 0-6 training might just be enough. Well-trained Montessorians are never in want of jobs in any part of the world.
As a Montessori kid please listen to your children if they decide they want to try a normal school
That is uhm I think the cons of Montessori. The transitioning... once they came at a certain age they'll begin to be curious of how a normal school is or it could be, difficulty in transitioning to higher education
That's fair enough, it's nice that you have an input in what school you want to go to. Going to a normal school might be an interesting experience, besides the Montessorian foundation you have will probably give you some advantages that will help you adapt well.
I would love to incorporate this methodology in my self contained special needs classroom. I am currently using some of these methods now. I want to learn more.
Trust me, you would never regret it. 😊
Only playing devils advocate, would the requirement to create and submit lesson plans, testing, standardization, etc. in a rote learning public school setting allow you to adopt Montessori method while still meeting those requirements?
@@AmyMorales0712 integrating your methodology into any learning woukd only enhance the learning experience. With special eduxation there is flexability in the methodology used to teach kids depending on level and needs of the child. The scope and sequence of academics is not dictated like gen ed population. Student on a certificate track learn at a totally different pace and at different levels. Sometimes the learning is fragmented. Montessori methods may help to solidify understanding.
Montessori originally worked with children with special needs, that's actually where the method began!
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Tell this to the NIGERIAN government! Save our Education system! Adopt Montessori. Train the teachers. Save the children. Secure the future.
We're not ready for this yet sis. Our govt official are not ready at all.
@@agathaella2460 Hey! Are you a Nigerian Montessorian ?
@@happyvictory6205 I'm a Nigerian and a teacher. Still learning the ropes of the Montessori teaching methods.
@@agathaella2460 if you’re in Lagos, you should definitely train. I recommend The Royal Master’s Montessori Centre.
@@happyvictory6205 I'm in Kano. I have decided to use few lessons I can get on UA-cam first and then go for a training afterwards. I'll also buy some courses on it.
she is so lovely.
This story represents me
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I like the Montessori but not all children are Montessori material. Making all schools Montessori learning is not a good idea. I agree with it being a positive method but students with behavior challenges would have to need support in that area before crossing over to Montessori. Then there are students who need that extra support like being motivated to learn. Some need teacher guidance and structure.
The great thing about Montessori teachers trained from an accredited training center, is that we learn how to identify children who do need that extra support and structure. And we work with the family, specialists, etc. and even make adjustments to our classroom to try to meet their needs. The unfortunate thing is that not all Montessori teachers have had that training to learn when we need to step beyond the method or seek other tools to help
Don't they also need that motivation and structure in a non-Montessori classroom?
Is there a affordable access of Montessori? I just want to study something to help my kids. My daughter is in Montessori primary school, but my son isn't. He's unlikely to be accepted because of his ADHD condition and dyslexia. But he's smart very smart in some areas, engineering and logics. I know Montessori is a great education methodology, but most teaching resources I could found are expensive and seems more professional than I actually need. And it takes too long. 2 years later, my son will be 10 and half. So is there any affordable short Montessori courses that suitable for the parents/ semi home education?
Yes, check out Mainly Montessori by Pilar Bewley. She has a "timeline" of all the lessons for ages 6-12 as well as a membership option with tons of videos, group calls, and support
My son has additional needs and goes to a Montessori school why couldnt he?
I would like to find her instagram
Well it's become too high end with only a few able to afford
Did you listen to it all the way? She's trying to change that.
I've taught in a public Montessori magnet school. They are out there ...we need them every where.
I was a public school teacher and when my son was ready to go to school I knew I had to find a better to way. I could never let him go after seeing daily failure of the system. I gladly gave up half my pay for my children to go to a Montessori school. They are grown now and I see clearly how it was totally worth it. I have taught in public Montessori schools...they are out there in some states.
And Jeff Bezos just has a line of FREE Montessori schools he is opening all over America. A number of us are also looking for ways to bridge this gap - in AFRICA!. Get on board and do your part to change the narrative.
go ahead, start your own, online.
If we grow people who can concentrate and take initiative, how are we going to exploit them for our benefit? Credit card business would go belly up, not to mention many other gainful enterprises...
It’s time for governments to stop trying to churn out factory production line fodder and take a close look at Montessori as the foundation for mainstream education, enabling the future workforce to be more adaptive to a highly disruptive automated business environment.
The world needs factory workers not more CEOs
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That’s why
100$ billion to war.... 0$ to kids.
this girl sound like a android with emotion. this is not a insult
Why are you here
Personal opinion coming here: I'm not sure how to send the speaker message but I do think Montessori is absolutely wonderful but heart of good education is empowering and I have to say I stop listening I think five or six minutes maybe 10 minutes in because it was too hard to listen because the speaker plays the victim over and over and over.
it would be great if this talk contained some actual research instead of BLA BLA
She mentioned some research, but that wasn't the point of her talk, so didn't dwell on it.
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