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Hoy en Montessori Stories tengo como invitada a Alessandra Mosquera, una mamá brasileña afincada en España que trabaja constantemente para integrar Montessori en la crianza y educación de su hijo de 5 años y comparte sus experiencias en su blog Nuestros Momentos Montessori. Os dejo con la entrevista en la que nos cuenta cómo llegó Montessori a su vida y el proceso de aprendizaje que están realizando como familia.
¿Cómo conociste Montessori? Conocí Montessori gracias a un grupo del Facebook, "Montessori para Mamães", de Brasil. Fue totalmente por acaso, comenté en mi timeline que no sabía como hacer la habitación de mi hijo, que entonces tenía casi 2 años. Una amiga me recomendó ver este grupo, diciendo que había fotos de habitaciones muy chulas. Cuando entré, ví la "habitación Montessori", con el colchón en el suelo, mesa y silla bajas, estantería a altura del niño... Había fotos preciosas de verdad, pero me llamó mucho la atención las discusiones sobre disciplina positiva, actividades con fondo científico a niños, como estimular la autonomía... Y acabé leyendo todo lo que había en el grupo! Luego, monté una habitación Montessori a mi niño, empecé a crear actividades, a mirar de forma crítica los juguetes, a estar más pendiente de mí misma al hablar con mi hijo y a observarle. Al mismo tiempo, pasé a seguir blogs en inglés de otras mamás Montessori, a leer libros, a hacer algún curso... Y cuando me di cuenta, había empezado un viaje que ya no tenía vuelta atrás.Soy Alessandra, mamá de Izan, y compaginamos colegio tradicional con Montessori en casa. Me gustan las artes, los libros, los perros y vivir la vida con mi niño.
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Today at Montessori Stories I have as a guest Alessandra Mosquera, a Brazilian mom who lives in Spain and constantly works to integrate Montessori in the parenting and education of her 5 year-old. She shares her experiences in her blog Nuestros Momentos Montessori. I leave you with the interview in which she tells how Montessori entered her life and the learning process they're doing as a family.
How did you get to know about Montessori? I first heard about Montessori in a Brazilian Facebook group, "Montessori para Mamães". It was completely by chance, I mentioned in my timeline I did not know how to set up the bedroom for my son, who was then almost 2 years old. A friend recommended me to take a look at this group, saying it had pictures of really cool rooms. When I entered, I saw the Montessori inspired bedrooms with the mattress on the floor, low table and chair, shelf at child height... There were precious photos really, but what really caught my attention were the discussions on positive discipline, activities with scientific background for children, how to stimulate autonomy... And I ended up reading everything they had in the group! Then I set up a Montessori bedroom for my child, I started creating activities, to be more critical with toys, to be more aware of myself when talking to my son and to watch him. At the same time, I started to follow other blogs in English by Montessori moms, to read books, do some courses... And when I realized I had started a journey that had no way back. What are the reasons that made you choose Montessori as a good way of raising your child? I chose Montessori because it's a philosophy, apart from a pedagogical method, which has as its pillar infinite respect and love for children. The more I read about it the, most identified I was with Maria Montessori's ideas. My mother, not knowing it, educated me in a very similar way to the method. When my son was born, she looked at him and said, "He is a saint." I have only heard (well, read, hehe) those words from Maria Montessori. That was at first, now that I know more, I'm sure that's what I want because it is education for peace. I think if Montessori reached all children in the world, the world would be very different from what it is. Does or will your son go to a Montessori school, other kind of school, or do you homeschool? My son is studying in a traditional school, next September he will start Elementary. I would love him to go to a Montessori school but can not afford one, unfortunately. What I do is complement it with Montessori activities at home. I try to follow his interests and help him with the things he finds more difficult. He is a boy who likes much everything related to science (animals, plants, dinosaurs, planets...) and I notice that the school does not address those interests, so we do it at home, with materials, books, museums, parks... I try to find opportunities to learn and arouse his curiosity. What makes your home a Montessori home? I think our home is not 100% Montessori yet. It is a learning process and it's long. At first I thought that leaving a few toys at his height, a low bed, his cookware at his reach, etc... was enough. But it's not. I think the prepared environment is the first step we take to reach a Montessori home, but it is always evolving. Besides as the adult you also need to be prepared inside and that's much more difficult than "playing tetris" with furniture on an apartment. There is also the society, which is very influent. Sometimes I make all my efforts but he goes to school and finds another world. Children who watch too much TV, who use the tablet, who do not spend much family time, who are consumptive. Professionals are not recycled and use very outdated methods. Following Montessori at home when your child is going to a traditional school is a challenge. Any advice or suggestion for those who want to introduce Montessori in their family and don't know where to start?The first thing I would say is: start. Even if it's not perfect, not as nice as in Pinterest, start. The prepared environment is the first step. Do not be afraid to do something wrong, because you will, we all do at first. And the main thing: be careful with expectations. Sometimes we see those videos of children in Montessori schools, so independent, so focused, so orderly... and we do not understand why our child is not the same. That happened to me a lot, because I had very high expectations. Each child has a rhythm. A home is not a Montessori school, but that's not bad. The day my son took the brown stairs, which until then I had not given him the presentation, and built it by himself vertically, quiet... I felt excited. And then in a parent-teacher meeting, his teacher told me that he is "different" from others. I think the seed is germinating, we just have to have patience to see the plant grow.
I'm Alessandra, Izan's mom, and we combine traditional school with Montessori at home. I like arts, books, dogs and living life with my child.
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