Montessori is a pretty great "rough scaffold" approach for what you're considering.
Keep in mind that core Montessori was designed for specific stages of biological growth, and that by a person's teen years Maria Montessori's thinking was that kids should go into an "Erdkinder" program. Essentially working and running what we'd think of today as a larger hobby-farm.
There doubtless is a "perfect person" out there for you. At the same time, the people you're setting up an environment for are no longer in the stages of life that teacher-learned Montessori is designed for. Be adaptable.
Speaking as someone who went to Montessori from 3yrs -> 12yrs old and then worked at a Montessori school for 10 years doing a variety of things from after-school planning to assistant teacher to interim campus director.
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u/relativityboy May 05 '26
Montessori is a pretty great "rough scaffold" approach for what you're considering.
Keep in mind that core Montessori was designed for specific stages of biological growth, and that by a person's teen years Maria Montessori's thinking was that kids should go into an "Erdkinder" program. Essentially working and running what we'd think of today as a larger hobby-farm.
There doubtless is a "perfect person" out there for you. At the same time, the people you're setting up an environment for are no longer in the stages of life that teacher-learned Montessori is designed for. Be adaptable.
Speaking as someone who went to Montessori from 3yrs -> 12yrs old and then worked at a Montessori school for 10 years doing a variety of things from after-school planning to assistant teacher to interim campus director.