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Breaking the Paradigm — 68 episodes

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Montessori Conversations Worth Having

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Crafting an Education for a World That Needed to Change Yesterday

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An Invitation to Look Inward

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Reading, Self-Determination Theory, and Me

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The Ideal Is a Process, Not an Outcome: A Conversation on Montessori and Letting Go with Taylor Henry

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Palestinian Liberation Is Collective Liberation: A Conversation with Suzanne Yatim

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The Power of Possibility: Designing an Inclusive Montessori Environment with Dr. Paige Krabill

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The Montessori Method, Continued: An Invitation to Change the World

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We're Losing the Tech Conversation Because Students Aren't a Part of It

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Letting Go to Move Forward: The Unfinished Work of Montessori with Kathy Leitch

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From Compliance to Emergence: Rethinking Peace Education and Montessori Teacher Preparation with Tammy Oesting

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45 States, Two People, One Mission: The Work of the Montessori Public Policy Initiative

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What If We Just Listened? Live from the Student Power Summit 2026

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Composting Modernity: Unlearning the Stories That Are Unraveling Our World with Raj Chawla and Andrew Kutt

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What Will Adolescents Do When We're Not Watching?

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Education, ICE, and Montessori - Live Stream Recording

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Montessori Lives in the World: Why Justice Can't Wait with Hannah Richardson and Frank George IV

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How AMI/USA Is Reimagining Collaboration and Accessibility with Dr. KaLinda Bass-Barlow

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Building the First Worker Cooperative Montessori Organization with Carolyn Sweet and Suzanne Tipton

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Community, Courage, and California Time: Justin Tosco Interviews Andrew and Kelly on Anniversary Special

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From Radical Acceptance to Slingshot Labs: Why Students Need Teachers Who Are Willing to Be Friends with Jarrett Arnold

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Trust, Control, and Fear: Confronting Authoritarianism in Montessori Education with Charles Terranova

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Montessori Is the Education of the Adult, Not the Child: The Quiet Revolution of Teacher Transformation with Marie Crutcher

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Why Teachers Must Be Brave Enough to Refuse the Status Quo with Bruce Robbins

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If We Want Equity Later, We Must Actualize It Now: Why the Means of Education Must Match Its Ends with Bob Blecher

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The Adjacent Possible: When Adolescents Lead Adults to Higher Consciousness with Karen Kelley

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Beyond Spiritual Preparation: Creating Liberatory Cultures in Montessori Schools with Koren Clark

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Learning as Contribution: Why We Should "Assess" What Students Give, Not What They Get with Dr. Ben Freud

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The Montessori Mafia: Breaking Down the Gates to Liberatory Education with Emily Bloyd

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Relationships, Meaning, and Support: What Public Montessori Teachers Really Need with Caroline Robbins

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Emotional Solidarity and the Courage to Resist: Why Developmental Education Is Democracy's Best Hope with Ellen Roche

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From Deficit to Equity: Building Truly Inclusive Montessori Communities

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Unscheduled: How We're Breeding Compliance When We Should Be Fostering Agency with Taylor Henry

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Radical Love and Student Agency: Creating Classrooms Where Every Student Can Dream with Sawsan Jaber, Crystal Watson, and Marlo Bagsik

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What Happens When... Choosing Curiosity Over Control with Jason Blair

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Dignity as our Birthright: A Lever for Global Peace with Kathy Minardi

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The Status Quo Won't Save Us: Introducing Provocations

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The Power of Public Montessori with Jihane Mrad and Corey Borgman

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Is Peace Problematic? A Conversation with Justin Tosco on Language and Montessori

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Challenging our "Monte-Assumptions" with Jonathan Wolff

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Cultivating Digital Citizenship in Children and Adolescents with Dana Anderson

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The Challenge with AI Isn't the Technology: It's our System of "Schooling" with Dr. Sabba Quidwai

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The Power of Reflective Practice with Sue Pritzker

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Montessori IS Social Justice with Hannah Richardson

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DEI is Non-Negotiable: Creating a Meaningful Experience for Every Student with Jen Cort

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Montessori's Profound Discovery: How Love Leads to Human Unity with Tammy Oesting

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Don't Let Fear Control Your Teaching: Exploring Mindfulness and Montessori with Liz Goodman

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Do Parents Understand Montessori? Reimagining Parent Education With Isabella Cai

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The Harder We Push, the Worse it Gets: The Imperative for Student Power with Mike Nicholson

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Boys, Masculinity, and Education Pt 2: Beyond the Gender Binary with Tom Brown and Justin Tosco

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Stop Expecting You From Other People

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Boys, Masculinity, and Education with Justin Tosco and Tom Brown

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Young People Are More Capable Than You Think with Beven Barnhart

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Montessori for All: A Conversation with Justin Tosco

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What Matters Most in Montessori Education? Spiritual Preparation and Giving Ourselves Grace with Suzanne Tipton

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Am I a Vitally Responsive Practitioner? Unpacking Spiritual Preparation of Montessori Adults with Tammy Oesting

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#U Must Learn: Why Montessori Education is Common Sense Education

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Education for the Development of the Heart with Andrew Kutt

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Love, Trust, and Deep Relationships: Cornerstones of a Developmental Education

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Why Do We Seek to Control Children? Discussing Montessori Education and Human Flourishing with Tom Brown

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Embracing Learner-Centered Education with Kyle Wagner: Shifting from Choreographer to Coach

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Your Teacher Desk Is Holding You Back

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Why Young People Need Autonomy to Thrive

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Breaking the Cycle of Math Phobia Starts With Adults: A Conversation with Kelly Jonelis, Part 2

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You ARE Good at Math: Encouraging learners and educators to reconsider their relationship with mathematics with Kelly Jonelis

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From Rows to a Circle: How Circle Practice Transforms our Pedagogy in a Learner-Driven Classroom with Carol LaLiberte

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What Does it Take to be a Montessori Educator?

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What Does It Mean to "Reimagine Education?"