Last week was another excellent time. Reading Montessori’s claims about “normalization” seemed too good to be true, but here we are in March, and the kids really are getting the hang of running the classroom by themselves. Morning meeting has become a time that I can sit back and enjoy their growth. I have loved listening to their conversations on collaboration and leadership. Many of our students put these discussions into real world practice when they led the 6th graders in “Move Up Day” on Tuesday.
Beyond Move Up Day, the kids also enjoyed a visit from author Anita Saxena, whose books can be purchased in the JBMA library. They also worked to support each other in math, and collaborated for their culture presentations due on next Wednesday. In these presentations, the students have been pushing themselves past basic research, and into making analytical claims based on their findings. It is excellent watching them come together to discuss the important and serious matters that surround the Civil War.
