Hangin' with Maria Montessori in the Windy City

Thanks so much to the Association of Illinois Montessori Schools and Near North Montessori for hosting me at such a fantastic conference. I knew going into this weekend that I would be preaching to a thoroughly converted choir, that Montessori teachers are advocates for their students' autonomy and the power of intrinsic motivation. However, I had no idea I'd meet such a smart and dedicated group of teachers and administrators. I was moved and inspired.

Here's the bibliography for my talk, including all of the books and studies I specifically mentioned in my talk to both parents and administrators, and the keynote for teachers.

Thanks again, and please, email me at teacherlahey@gmail.com if you'd like to be on the mailing list for intermittent news about my articles and my book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, due to come out in August of 2015 from HarperCollins.

Books referenced in my talk:

Daniel Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About WhatMotivates Us

Edward Deci, Why We Do What We Do: UnderstandingSelf-Motivation

Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Wendy Grolnick and Kathy Seal, Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids:Dealing With Competition While Raising a Successful Kids

Wendy Grolnick, The Psychology of Parental Control: HowWell-meant Parenting Backfires

Vicki Hoefle, Duct Tape Parenting

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, Top Dog

William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I

Study: inflated praise makes children with low self-esteem feel worse. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_143884.html

Not referenced, but also interesting:

James M. Lang, Cheating Lessons: Learning from AcademicDishonesty (kids don’t cheat on tasks for which they are intrinsically motivated)

Deborah Stipek and Kathy Seal: Motivated Minds: RaisingChildren to Love Learning

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, Nurture Shock