Context. Last April I received an email from Kerry Ellard, the Senior Research Fellow at Montessorium, a group that spreads the word about Maria Montessori’s ideas and practices. In the email, Kerry responded to my book Minding American Education with a perceptiveness, empathy, and historical intelligence that surpassed most of the reviews of the book. We continued our correspondence, where I learned more from her than she did from me. A few week ago, Matt Batemen, the director of pedagogy, and Kerry interviewed me for their Apple Podcast, and which I’d also like to make available to the readers of this Newsletter. Any responses and observations would be greatly appreciated.
https://montessorium-clubhouse.simplecast.com/episodes/the-tumultuous-history-of-active-learning-a-conversation-with-martin-bickman