Welcome to Breaking the Paradigm
Education for Collective Flourishing, One Provocation at a Time
Breaking the Paradigm exists for educators who are tired of being the lone voice in faculty meetings. The ones who see that incremental reform perpetuates harm. The ones who understand that comfortable conversations don’t dismantle oppressive systems.
We are a collective of educators, thinkers, and leaders who have left the realm of easy answers to wade in the emergence of deep questions.
We hail from a variety of backgrounds: Montessori, progressive education, public, private, and international. What binds us is our belief that education isn’t just about children in classrooms. It’s about a radical reorientation of the systems that shape all of us, human and more-than-human, toward the world Dr. Maria Montessori envisioned: one of equity, interdependence, and collective flourishing.
Cultivating such a world not only takes knowledge and action, but deep inner reflection as we change our ways of being needed to live in this new world. At Breaking the Paradigm, we’re here for all of that.
If you’re ready to move from isolation to collective, from reform to revolution, you’re in the right place.
Who We Are
Breaking the Paradigm is hosted by Andrew Faulstich and Kelly Jonelis. We both bring a myriad of interests to the podcast and to our work- from math to morality, guitar playing to spoon carving.
Want to learn more about our origin story? Check out our special Anniversary Episode!
Our Community
Podcast: Live every other Sunday. Conversations with educators, thinkers, and leaders across education, culture, and society.
Provocations: Our quarterly magazine. Articles drop every other Sunday (alternating with podcast episodes). This is where we go deeper into the ideas mainstream education won’t touch. An exclusive benefit for paid subscribers.
Montessori Adolescent Collaborative Forum: The Montessori Adolescent Collaborative (MAC) Forum brings together Montessori adolescent practitioners from around the world every other Tuesday at 7pm EST starting in March 2026. The purpose of the forum is to support the transformation of adolescent guides through emergent dialogue.
Join the Education Revolution
Most people listen to paradigm-breaking ideas and return to the same broken systems tomorrow.
But you’re different. You’re here because you refuse to tinker at the edges.
Become a free subscriber for podcast episodes and community updates.
Become a paid subscriber for full access to Provocations Magazine, four times per year.
Join the MAC Forum and join our adolescent community of practice
This work exists because of you. Your support allows us to keep asking uncomfortable questions and building the educational future we need.
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