Montessori in the Home Why Family Matters In Montessori
education there are three important roles: - The child - The
parent - The teacher Each role is unique, essential, and
interrelated. Like the sides of an equilateral triangle, each
role is a distinct and separate part, and yet, each connects
directly with every other. Teachers provide the social, public,
outside-family, general education; parents provide the
individual, private, intimate, specific education. Children are
most fully supported when the adults in their lives communicate
with each other and trust each other, therefore it is critical
that both are responsive to the child. Parent involvement is
essential throughout every child’s education. According to A New
Generation of Evidence: The Family is Critical to Student
Achievement (a report from the National Committee for Citizens
in Education), Henderson and Berla, “the most accurate predictor
of a student’s achievement in school is not income or social
status but the extent to which that student’