Demonizing Data: When Numbers Perpetuate The Narrative. Provocations V2

This piece is from our Provocations Magazine, V2: Beyond the Two-Dimensional Student: Humanizing Data in Education.

Nov 2 • 

Kelly Jonelis

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October 2025

Provocations Magazine Volume II: "Beyond the Two-Dimensional Student: Humanizing Data in Education"

In a world increasingly governed by metrics, algorithms, and rankings, our children have become data points.

Oct 31 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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If We Want Equity Later, We Must Actualize It Now: Why the Means of Education Must Match Its Ends with Bob Blecher

What if the very structure of our schools prevents the transformation we seek?

Oct 26 • 

Andrew Faulstich

1:03:38

The Montessori Question We're Avoiding

When we say "Montessori for all" - do we truly mean it?

Oct 19 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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The Adjacent Possible: When Adolescents Lead Adults to Higher Consciousness with Karen Kelley

Why can’t you give an elevator speech about Montessori?

Oct 12 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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58:03

Paradigm Breakers: This is How Movements Grow!

Announcing a special collaboration with AMI/USA!

Oct 5 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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September 2025

Beyond Spiritual Preparation: Creating Liberatory Cultures in Montessori Schools with Koren Clark

What happens when you discover that the inner work you've been avoiding as an educator is actually the most critical component of serving children…

Sep 28 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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53:57

Do You Have Montessori's Courage?

A Call to Action on International Day of Peace

Sep 21 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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Learning as Contribution: Why We Should "Assess" What Students Give, Not What They Get with Dr. Ben Freud

What if the only thing that mattered in a presentation wasn't eye contact or slide design, but whether you moved your audience to think and feel…

Sep 14 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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1

1:05:59

We're Building This For You - Help Us Get It Right!

Dear Paradigm Breakers,

Sep 7 • 

Andrew Faulstich

3

1

August 2025

The Montessori Mafia: Breaking Down the Gates to Liberatory Education with Emily Bloyd

How did a method created for marginalized children in Rome's slums become primarily accessible to affluent white families?

Aug 31 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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1:01:55

Relationships, Meaning, and Support: What Public Montessori Teachers Really Need with Caroline Robbins

Why do we focus so intensely on child flourishing in Montessori schools while burning out the adults who make it possible?

Aug 24 • 

Andrew Faulstich

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41:17