Parents who have never heard of any pedagogical philosophy will often have heard of Montessori. With that popularity comes misunderstandings and myths. Is it progressive? Is it structured? Is it rigorous? Is it permissive?

Today, we hope to add clarity to the conversation through our conversation with Montessori expert Jesse McCarthy.

For 20 years, Jesse McCarthy has worked with thousands of children, parents, teachers and administrators — as a principal for infants to 8th graders, an executive with a nationwide group of private schools, an elementary & junior-high teacher, and a parent-and-teacher mentor.

Jesse has spoken on early education and child development at schools around the globe and now headsMontessoriEducation.com and hostsThe Montessori Education Podcast.