A more accessible Montessori

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Many new parents struggle with decisions around learning outside of the home. When is the right age? Is daycare or preschool the answer? If extended family isn’t available or other help isn’t affordable, should parents keep their children at home while also juggling work or all the many other responsibilities? Then there’s the decision regarding what learning philosophy to follow.

Jessica Rolph, your host, welcomes Nikki Johnson to today’s episode. Nikki struggled with these decisions and landed on a homeschooling arrangement that aligns with Montessori. In addition to homeschooling her four year old, Marley, Nikki is an attorney and entrepreneur; she is also behind the Instagram account cultured_montessorian. Nikki and Jessica examine Montessori through a modern lens, from screen time to clutter.

Key Takeaways:

[1:40] What went into Nikki’s decision to start homeschooling her child?

[2:40] What made Montessori a good fit for Nikki’s daughter?

[3:48] Has Nikki seen any evidence of greater equity and inclusivity moving forward in the Montessori community?

[5:08] Nikki talks about the ways Montessori benefits children of color specifically.

[6:54] How does Nikki carve out time from her clearly very busy schedule as an entrepreneur, lawyer, and teacher to her daughter?

[10:27] Where does Nikki come down on screen time for Marley and how does this fit in or not fit in with Montessori?

[12:51] Are there any other ways that Nikki has interpreted Montessori through this more modern lens?

[14:59] Nikki’s daughter has a sensory processing disorder; she shares how she has tailored her learning to support that difference.

[17:10] Nikki shares how she approached decluttering and keeping her home environment more minimalist.

[19:01] What is the rhythm of a typical day for Nikki?

[21:35] Nikki spent time living in a homeless shelter as a child. How does that experience inform the home life that she has created for Marley?

[23:28] Nikki encourages families to do Montessori in whatever way works for them.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.
0:13.8	A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.
0:20.0	I'm Jessica Rolfe and this is my new life,
0:24.1	a love every podcast. While the science aligns on what's healthy for a baby's brain development,
0:30.1	when it comes to how to care for our babies, there's a seemingly endless supply of competing
0:34.9	perspectives. Parents are swimming in advice on sleep, feeding,
0:39.8	parenting philosophies. In this season of the podcast, we aim to provide a variety of curated
0:46.1	perspectives so you can make informed choices for your family. Many new parents struggle with decisions around learning outside of the home.
0:58.0	When is the right age?
0:59.0	Is daycare the answer, preschool?
1:02.0	And if extended family isn't available or other help isn't affordable, do keep them at home
1:07.0	while also juggling work and all the other responsibilities. And then there's a decision of
1:12.8	what learning philosophy to follow. Nikki Johnson is our guest today. She struggled with these
1:18.0	decisions and landed on a homeschooling arrangement that aligns with Montessori. In addition to homeschooling
1:24.3	her four-year-old Marley, she is an attorney and entrepreneur.
1:30.8	She is also behind the Instagram account, Cultured Montessori in.
1:35.5	We examined Montessori from a modern lens, from screen time to clutter.
1:40.3	I started our conversation by asking her what went into her decision to homeschool.
1:42.9	So for us, it was mainly the pandemic. We just are still very uncomfortable with sending her back into like an in-person learning
1:48.8	atmosphere.
1:49.8	The numbers in our area are just too high and we just really felt better keeping her at home.
1:56.5	We've, you know, quite candidly thought about hiring someone part-time to come in to kind of
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