Parentalytics » Innovators http://parentalytics.com Research based parenting information on education, healthcare, and nutrition Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:27:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Is Montessori Training Innovators? http://parentalytics.com/?p=5 http://parentalytics.com/?p=5#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:26:24 +0000 http://parentalytics.com/?p=5 Continue reading →]]>  In his blog post Andrew McAfee (principal research scientist at the Center for Digital Business in the MIT Sloan School of Management) points out that Larry Page, Sergei Brin, Jeff Bezos, Jimmy Wales, Peter Drucker, Julia Child, David Blaine, and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs were all students in Montessori schools. He describes the principles behind the Montessori method of education and provides examples from his own experience in a Montessori school. Obviously, the type of education is not the only factor that determines if someone becomes an innovator – nature and all aspects of nurture matter. However, McAfee cites research that “indicates that Montessori methods work even for disadvantaged kids who Are randomly selected to attend.” More research is needed about this education method, but in the meantime more public schools have began to embrace it.

Related Links:
1. High school outcomes for students in a public Montessori program
2. The Official International Montessori Site

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