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Higher Ground creates Montessori-powered educational offerings that help children on the path towards living life fully.

Lake Forest, CA
Joined August 2019
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@mbateman
Matt Bateman
3 years
We have a few regional leadership positions newly open, including in NYC and SF. We’re the biggest Montessori school network in the country (world?) and multidimensionally heterodox. If leading a swath of that sounds compelling, reach out or apply. https://t.co/z5Sg5QtmtA
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Matt Bateman
4 years
This week I asked all of our staff at @to_higherground, most of whom are Montessori educators, to send me their best, most fundamental critiques of Montessori. Next week I'll compile the best objections and write a reply to each. Feel free to join in:
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Arnaud Schenk
4 years
Visiting @to_higherground classrooms is the most invigorating part of my job.
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@mbateman
Matt Bateman
4 years
Btw if any company wants to offer as a benefit a banger of an on-site Montessori childcare program, we can do this, DMs are open
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Amy ☀️
4 years
It’s crazy that companies will offer benefits like gym memberships, massages, happy hour etc before they offer the one benefit that will make a huge difference for people: CHILDCARE
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Isabelle Hau
4 years
My 1st piece as @forbes education contributor: “The Child Care Crisis: Innovations To The Rescue” featuring 7 innovation areas in child care. https://t.co/wrYzHcUk6B @WithOtter @brightwheel @wonderschools @AllOurKin @Winnie @vivviearlylearn @wildflowerschls @to_higherground
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@mbateman
Matt Bateman
4 years
So at @to_higherground we’ve been exploring providing the Department of Defense with Montessori education for children of service members. It’s interesting as a microcosm of more general issues. The need for adaptability of programming to circumstances, for portability, etc.
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Garrett Smiley 🙂
4 years
Currently writing an article that contains this scope but ofc @mbateman does a better job. “[focus on work’s] meaning and beauty and purpose—it is transformative... Obstacles transform into dragons to slay, mountains transform into adventurous climbs”
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Matt Bateman
4 years
.@raygirn or I have been writing a weekly note for all @to_higherground staff, including @guidepostschool, @AcademyIndustry, and @TPMontessorian staff. We moved this enterprise to Substack, so anyone interested can subscribe or see the archive. https://t.co/a01VilqBV6
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Higher Ground Education
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
Learn more about why this philosophy PhD and Aristotle scholar believes she can do more at Higher Ground to help equip young people with the ideas and tools they need to lead successful lives. 2/3
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
Our Adolescent Program Manager & Coach, Carrie-Ann Biondi spent over 25 years teaching in universities before leaving academia and joining us at Higher Ground. 1/3
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@mbateman
Matt Bateman
5 years
My history of education class starts in a week! https://t.co/N6mjmHEkrx Topics: * From tutelage to education * Sparta: totalitarian pedagogy * Plato's intellectualization of education * The liberal arts (trivium, quadrivium) * Comenius: pansophism, Orbis Pictus (ctd.)
@mbateman
Matt Bateman
5 years
I'm teaching a course on the history of education. Target audience: you. It's really for anyone who is interested. I've been working closely with two historians, @kerry62189 and Jason Rheins, on both the big picture and the details. https://t.co/N6mjmHEkrx
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Are you homeschooling? The popularity of alternative education models is skyrocketing, and has been described by Kerry McDonald in @Forbes as “[a] moment of educational disruption and transformation” https://t.co/K6xWtD6VDB
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aquinas heard
5 years
Fantastic interview of @mbateman & @raygirn by @donswriting. Enjoyed The thoughtful elaboration of the ideas that guide their pedagogical and business approach. Easy to see why their company will be successful in spreading The Montessori Method.
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Don Watkins
5 years
And definitely check out the interview with @raygirn and @mbateman. One of the most enjoyable interviews I've ever done.
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Matt Bateman
5 years
“…[T]o become educated (as all tyrants have always known) is to become inaccessibly independent, it is to acquire a dangerous way of assessing danger, and it is to hold in one’s hands a means of changing reality.” Baldwin
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
"Becoming a Montessori educator requires preparation of the spirit." What do you think? Join our online discussion NOW on Clubhouse. Free to join
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
AIRING NOW: What does it truly mean to be a Montessori educator? It's free to join! Share your ideas and put your most difficult questions to our expert hosts
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
See you in 15 for a live online discussion between education experts @mbateman and @LouLiv1, as they answer the question, "What does it mean to be a Montessori educator?"
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Join us this time tomorrow on Clubhouse for a live talk about what it truly means to be a Montessori educator. We know it's more than just the materials, but what exactly?
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Who is coming to this talk on Wednesday? Tweet us any questions you have in advance! @mbateman
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