“Montessori is only for affluent children.”
Have you heard that one before?
It’s one of many myths about Montessori that is propagated in the US about a Montessori education. The logic goes that because many Montessori schools in the US are private schools, they must only be successful as private schools.
Yet, such an understanding leaves out the significant history of Montessori, and in particular public Montessori in the US.
On this episode of Breaking the Paradigm, I spoke with Jihane Mrad and Corey Borgman about their efforts to start a public Montessori program in Fairfax County, Virginia.
We discuss the challenges and opportunities of starting a public Montessori program, and in particular, how to message a new program to parents who have only known a traditional system.
Jihane and Corey both have unique backgrounds in education which inform their perspectives on the topic. Jihane is the Director of Thought Leadership at Trust for Learning and Corey is the Montessori Education and Outreach Director at the University of Virginia.
Thanks Corey and Jihane for a great conversation!
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