Traits of great teachers & parents
In my ongoing series of conversations with my Montessori friend, Jesse McCarthy, we talk about what characteristics we find important in a Montessori teacher.
What 3 or 4 characteristics would you pick?
The things that came up for me were:
- curiosity
- enjoying to be with children
- being able to set kind and clear limits when needed: and
- having mutual respect between the child and adult
Listen to the conversation to hear what came up for Jesse and how you might like to try to embody some of these in your daily parenting.
Simone Davies has more than 20 years’ experience as an AMI Montessori educator. Simone is the author of “The Montessori Toddler” and co-author of “The Montessori Baby” and “The Montessori Child” books, comprehensive guides to raising children in a Montessori way. She currently runs parent-child Montessori classes in Amsterdam at her school Jacaranda Tree Montessori. She also has a popular blog, instagram and podcast “The Montessori Notebook” and is mother to two young adults.