Matt Bateman
@matt
I was on the founding team of Guidepost Montessori, now the largest Montessori school network in the world I think (150 schools). Wild 8 year ride. I moved to board last year to focus on writing a book (on education, in progress). Not sure what is next. Too many ideas. Been mulling them a lot.
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bamboostrong
@0xbamboostrong
Besides reading the Absorbent Mind, what other comprehensive resources are recommended to learn more about Montessori methods? (found your substack through here so thats been great) Any particular advice you'd give expectant parents that are about to embark on that journey? Have you began to think about some fun and interesting ways you plan on getting your children involved onchain? There's a channel /dailylearning thats wrestling with how we should rework education as everything moves onchain, how can Montessori/education have an onchain aspect?
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Matt Bateman
@matt
1. If you’ve read AM and are curious about methods I would look at Montessori’s Own Handbook (early childhood curriculum) and the Advanced Montessori Method vol 2 (elementary curriculum) Comprehensive resources are lacking but The Montessori Baby and The Montessori Toddler are pretty good for those ages 2. Your #1 resource as a parent is patience. Figure out how to have patience abundance. 3. I have no idea how to fruitfully get children onchain. My oldest is 4yo and barely knows what the internet is. In my (fairly naive) conception of the promise of blockchain, I think it would be awesome if my children could start storing or at least referencing things they’ve done that are important to them on chain, on the premise that it’s a future proof way to represent digital identity. In practice I don’t know of any way to do that that a child would experience as worthwhile until much older.
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bamboostrong
@0xbamboostrong
appreciate the thoughtful response!
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