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Welcome @matt! Matt Bateman is a philosopher & historian of education. He’s a cofounder of Guidepost Montessori, the world’s largest Montessori school network. He has agreed to do an AMA for the /⁠books channel. Reply with your questions (please make sure to tag him so he can easily find them)

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@matt Can you share any details about the book you’re writing?

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@matt Have you seen Montessori classrooms with children who naturally have ASD-esque hyperfocus? Does Montessori have any tried and true transitions for such circumstances? cc/ @zeni.eth

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@matt How “prepared” of an environment is your home?

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@matt You seem to be very immune to potential criticism of how you teach/raise your children. Is this natural or something you’ve built up over time?

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@matt Suggested curriculum for someone who wants to be well versed in Montessori for their own children? Particular order to read the original texts?

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@matt Why is Montessori so much less common with older children? Have there been any successful models of middle or high school, or beyond?

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@matt - I've read in a few different places that Montessori discourages books with, for example, animals that take on human characteristics like Goodnight Moon for younger children. Any personal thoughts on this?

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@matt - Most Montessori schools I've visited in Japan place "rounds to zero" emphasis on spending time outdoors, either asking the parents to make sure their children go out during non-school time or having "free play time" similar to recess in the US. Is this the case in general with Montessori or are there schools like the farm school you mention where being outside is built into the curriculum?

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@matt coming from experience with montessori, how would you explain montessori and it's benefits to the uninitiated?

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thanks for being here @matt! - would say Montessori is something kids can transition into after being in more traditional educational environments? what are the advantages / challenges - what's the state of Montessori generally, or Guidepost in particular, in western Europe, e g. France, Italy, and Spain

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Can we scale Montessori through high school and still prepare students for college/university admission?

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Hey Matt love your work. 1) are you excited about AI agents as individualized tutors? 2) what age and context do you envision students beginning to use them?

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Hi @matt Former Montessori student and parent of two kids in Montessori now (P3 and 4th grade) When and how should parents think about transitioning their students to “traditional” schools? What should we be considering as our kids grow beyond their Montessori school?

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Hi @matt , I'm back with another question. You wrote an article on Montessori's quote that "all work is noble". > All work is noble; the only ignoble thing is to live without working. There is a need to realize the value of work in all its forms, whether manual or intellectual, to be called ‘mate’, to have a sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity. I see her meaning that "working > not working" in all cases, but curious as to why you extend this to mean all work is equally noble? That is, do you see the work (even on a task level) of a gangster just as noble as that of a banker, engineer, janitor, etc? https://montessorium.com/blog/all-work-is-noble

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tagging @shiwen and @jachian in case you missed this

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I’ve got to step away now but thanks for your questions, and apologies for typos and long windedness! Will answer any other questions I see come in this evening

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for people that don't have kids, sometimes being told "you should have kids" is offensive unsolicited advice. given the impact that having kids (and relating to them as you have done) has brought to your human experience, and the natural and -projected by me- innate willingness to share that joy with others: how do you deal with the fact that people postpone having kids until they've "achieved something" in their life? what's your relationship to that whole process? long winded and diffuse question. the most important part of the answer is whatever comes to you as the answer. thanks for all the work you've done. they are a gift

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