He goes on to say that “test scores are far from meaningful educational outcomes.” With the No Child Left Behind Act, “American education today has become more centralized, standardized and test-driven, with an increasingly narrow educational experience.” He believes this is harmful to America because it does not cultivate creativity or entrepreneurial thinking.
When asked what kind of education we need for the new era he answered, “follow the child.” Now those of you familiar with Montessori philosophy will remember that that was Dr. Montessori’s line…
It makes you wonder what the world would be like today without the talents of former Montessori students Joshua Bell (founder of Amazon), Sergey Brin and Larry Page (Google founders), Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), Will Wright (creator of Sims), Julia Child (chef and author), George Clooney (award winning actor), and Yo Yo Ma (amazing musician). It makes me shudder to think.
If you would like to read the entire article, here is the link.
When asked what kind of education we need for the new era he answered, “follow the child.” Now those of you familiar with Montessori philosophy will remember that that was Dr. Montessori’s line…
It makes you wonder what the world would be like today without the talents of former Montessori students Joshua Bell (founder of Amazon), Sergey Brin and Larry Page (Google founders), Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), Will Wright (creator of Sims), Julia Child (chef and author), George Clooney (award winning actor), and Yo Yo Ma (amazing musician). It makes me shudder to think.
If you would like to read the entire article, here is the link.