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NY Times Bestseller on Motivation Praises Montessori Schools
Daniel Pink's new bestseller Drive discusses our changing
understanding of motivation and what leads to high performance and success,
especially as we advance into the 21st century.Within that context, Mr. Pink showcases Montessori as one of a select
group of "forward-thinking" educational models that "get
it" when it comes to education and motivation.
Drive synthesizes decades of research into human motivation
and exposes the disconnect between what scientists now know, and how businesses
and schools function.He illuminates the
need to transition from a 20th century perspective on motivation and
performance (what he calls "Motivation 2.0") to a 21st century view
("Motivation 3.0").
About Montessori schools Mr. Pink writes:
"Many of the
key tenets of a Montessori education resonate with the principles of Motivation
3.0 -- that children naturally engage in self-directed learning and independent
study; that teachers should act as observers and facilitators of that learning,
and not as lecturers or commanders; and that children are naturally inclined to
experience periods of intense focus, concentration, and flow that adults should
do their best not to interrupt.Although
Montessori schools are rare at the junior high and high school levels, every school,
educator, and parent can learn from its enduring and successful
approach."(from Drive by Daniel H.
Pink, 2009, p. 182)
