It breaks my heart that I got to enjoy a two-week vacation with my family in upstate New York, while the Sudanese continue to suffer. Britt Hawthorne brought the recent events to my attention. I read the article that she recommended and took action. I also want to figure out how to talk to kids about the conflict in Sudan. If we are going to raise leaders of tomorrow, we have to continually help them understand both the beauty and the atrocity in the world.

According to Montessori theory, children shift from “The Absorbent Mind” to the “Reasoning Mind” around six years of age. In the first six years, we … Read More