“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are working as if I do not exist.” – Maria Montessori Picture this. It’s my first year teaching.  I’m… >

As a kid who was never given math manipulatives (and was scolded for using my fingers), I know just how powerful they can be. Snap cubes, Geoboards, balance scales, pattern blocks – you name it,… >

We all know (very well!) what it means to teach:  we enlighten our kiddo’s lives every chance we get! But what exactly does it mean to thrive? Thriving is living a much richer life than that survival mode… >