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Now What? Podcast with Yogi PatelThe One Thing Every Adult Should Model | Paula Lillard Preschlack on Emotional Regulation – Now What? Podcast with Yogi Patel"The most powerful thing we can do for children is to calm ourselves first"In this heartfelt clip from the Now What? podcast, Paula Lillard Preschlack, AMI-trained Montessori educator and author of The Montessori Potential, joins Yogi Patel, fellow AMI-trained guide and founder of TTE and two Montessori schools, to explore one of the most overlooked but transformational forms of modeling adults can offer: emotional regulation.Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, teacher, or leader this conversation is for you.What you’ll take away:• Why children (and ad...2025-04-2511 minNow What? Podcast with Yogi PatelJoy in Learning, Purpose in Leadership: Paula Lillard Preschlack on Montessori’s Deeper Gift | Now What? with Yogi PatelWhat if your child woke up excited to go to school not because of prizes or grades, but because the learning itself was joyful?In this thoughtful exchange from the Now What? podcast, Paula Lillard Preschlack, AMI-trained educator and author of The Montessori Potential, joins Yogi Patel—fellow AMI-trained guide, founder of TTE, and founder of two Montessori schools—to share what true joy in learning looks like, and how that same sense of purpose can transform our workplaces and homes.They discuss:•How Montessori classrooms foster joy, purpose, and self-motivation•Why joyful environm...2025-04-2214 minNow What? Podcast with Yogi PatelStop Grading. Start Trusting. Paula Lillard Preschlack on Unlocking Human Potential | Now What? PodcastWhat happens when we stop interrupting, stop grading—and start trusting?In this compelling clip from the Now What? with Yogi Patel podcast, Montessori educator and author Paula Lillard Preschlack shares why true learning comes from within. She explains how children—and adults—thrive when they’re given trust, time, and the opportunity to explore deeply.This message isn’t just for the classroom. It’s a powerful call to action for parents, caregivers, and leaders everywhere.🔗 Learn more about Paula’s book: https://www.themontessoripotential.com📘 The Montessori Potential helps you see how simple shifts in...2025-04-2014 minNow What? Podcast with Yogi PatelMistakes Build Confidence: Montessori’s Hidden StrengthWhat if we embraced mistakes as essential to growth in parenting, education, and leadership?In this clip from the Now What? with Yogi Patel podcast, renowned Montessori educator and author Paula Lillard Preschlack explains how children in Montessori environments are encouraged to make mistakes, self-correct, and build confidence through their own discovery process.Instead of being corrected or graded, students learn to trust themselves and it changes everything.🎙️ About the Guest:Paula is the author of The Montessori Potential and a passionate advocate for respectful, child-centered education. Her work has helped thousands of fa...2025-04-1807 minNow What? Podcast with Yogi PatelChildren Learn Best Through Self-Correction with Paula Lillard Preschlack and Yogi PatelIn this clip from the Now What? with Yogi Patel podcast, Montessori educator and author Paula Lillard Preschlack explains how children build resilience by recognizing and correcting their own mistakes.Rather than being told they’re wrong, Montessori children are guided by materials and inner motivation—developing self-discipline, confidence, and problem-solving skills. What if we trusted our teams and families to learn the same way?✨ This is one of the core insights from Paula’s book, The Montessori Potential, and a guiding principle of Positive Discipline.🎧 Full episode now streaming on Buzzsprout and anywhere yo...2025-04-1711 min
Now What? Podcast with Yogi PatelUnlocking Montessori Potential: Paula Lillard Preschlack on Leadership, Parenting, and EducationNow What? Podcast with Yogi Patel - Featuring Paula Lillard PreschlackAre you ready to unlock the full potential of Montessori education and leadership? In this powerful episode of Now What? podcast, Yogi Patel sits down with Paula Lillard Preschlack, a distinguished AMI-trained Montessori Guide, author, and school leader. With decades of experience in Montessori education, Paula shares practical strategies for fostering resilience, creativity, and adaptability in children and adults alike.In This Episode, You’ll Learn:•The importance of Montessori principles in nurturing adaptable, creative, and resilient learners.•How Montessori environments are carefu...2025-04-1555 min
Multilingual Montessori34. Paula Lillard Preschlack on The Montessori PotentialPaula Lillard Preschlack was a teacher and the head of school at Forest Bluff School in Illinois for over 25 years. Her work focuses on the principles and benefits of the Montessori approach. Paula attended Hampshire College and holds a Master's Degree in Education from Loyola College in Maryland, has diplomas from the Association Montessori Internationale for Assistants to Infancy, Primary, and Elementary Levels, and she audited the NAMTA/AMI Orientation to Adolescent Studies. Paula and her husband Jim have two children, now 18 and 20 years old. Her new book, The Montessori Potential, will be published in February 2023.
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Montessori Education with Jesse McCarthyMontessori Adolescence (Teenagers), with Paula Lillard PreschlackWhat is Montessori like for teenagers (~ages 12 to 18), in middle school and high school?2022-04-0555 min