I was encouraged by the passion of Mr. Trevor, for Montessori education, because of which he authored a book on 'Montessori madness' and posted a video on the U-tube on the philosophy of Montessori education.
Trevor is a flight instructor and hails from the USA. He got introduced to the Montessori education when his older son had to begin his schooling. He and his wife were pleasantly surprised the way his son was welcomed by the class teacher on the first day when they went to the school looking for admission their son.
What fascinated me even more about Trevor, was his self-training for public speaking by joining the Toast Master's Club eight years back. He now comes across as a good communicator who captures the imagination of his audience, although the progression his talk is slow and circuitous, which consumes longer time.
As one who have been most impressed with Montessori education as a child friendly way of learning, I am fascinated by the advocacy that this learning process is receiving internationally.
As I participated in the conferences at Coimbatore and Chennai, in connection with the 75th anniversary education in India and the 25th anniversary of the Indian Montessori Centre, I realised how the Montessori education is predawn g widely into several states in the country. It is a volunteer motivated organisation, which in itself is most commendable!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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