Stimulation Does Not Equal Playing

The importance of open environments and investing in play capital at FastCoDesign: The Four Secrets of Playtime That Foster Creative Kids

A Profile Of The Children's House Head Of School

Via the Record-Eagle: Snowboarder is head of school

Kids Like Structure

One of the things I admire about the Montessori method is that children learn on their own but within a structure that teaches them to complete one task before starting another.

New research points to the advantages of continuing that structure in the home.

See Slate: Messy House, Messy Minds: The connections among kids, reading, and an orderly home.