In Part I of our conversation with Nakia Reyes, we hear about her dream to bring Montessori education to her neighbors in Dorchester, MA. Nakia (pronounced knock-ee-uh) doesn't take vacations. Hear how Nakia was introduced to the Montessori approach (3:00) and how that introduction blossomed into the dream of Neighborhood Montessori. Nakia explains what sets this approach apart (8:15)from other educational approaches and (50-cent word) pedagogies. Then she waxes philosophical (18:00) about what it would have meant to a young Nakia to have had access to this style of learning and how it might have kept her out of the principal's office.
Every creator encounters obstacles to their dreams (25:00) and Nakia is no exception as her pre-school remains a dream deferred. Finally (31:00), listen to her atypical love story of encountering her Silver Fox. We will be back next week for Part II when Nakia takes The Pulse.
