The following piece was prepared for Newton Montessori School:
Chief Executive Officer: NMS engages helpful habits in each activity
By Matt Robinson
If you have been around the world of education in any capacity, you may have heard he term “executive function.” Simply put, it involves the skills that allow us to structure and control our internal and external worlds; skills like planning, focusing, remembering, and assessing.
And while such skills and habits may seem to be very mature, the children at NMS engage and demonstrate them on a daily basis, starting even before you let go of their hands or kiss them goodbye. (more…)