Let's Work Together To Spread the Montessori Method
This article was written by Richard A Ungerer,executive director of American Montessori Society in 2009. He talks about his "visions of Montessori education in the 21st century." His key points are regarding Montessori becoming widespread. He wants to see the education system flourish across developed and developing nations. Author, Mike Rose, wrote, "In Search of a Fresh Language of Schooling” One point that he brings up is how politics and big corporations or, our profit-driven society, follow a profit-driven model. Richard Ungerer interestingly enough brings up his opinion about how "Montessori education will be recognized as effective and essential in addressing the competencies needed for students to be successful in the 21st-century global economy." I wonder what global economy he was thinking of back in 2009? I suppose it would be ridiculous to put your children in a school, where when they come out, they are completely unaware of how to live in the 21st century, but at the same time, a bubble of a school where children learn how to be intrinsically motivated instead of focusing on the global economy seems wonderful too. Just as it is important to me that the current public school education is not the only option for families, it is also important to me that Montessori never be the only option either. I wholeheartedly believe that all children fall on different sides of the education spectrum, and that some students do well in the current form of education. I also, think some would do well in the Montessori system, others would do well in Waldorf, etc. It is just fantastic that Ungerer is talking about the importance of making Montessori available to everyone.
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