Qualities of a Montessori Adolescent Guide (Dec 2012)

Developmentally Appropriate Relationships

1. Compassionate toward individual lives of students
2. Kind in interactions with students
3. Humble in presence of hidden adolescent nobility
4. Clear in communication
5. Predictable in behavior
6. Fair in actions
7. A Mentor to students as developing adults
8. A Collaborator with students as they follow their interests
9. An Expert in academic subject area
10. Scientific in orientation to work of education
11. Supportive of the development of each adolescent’s adult will
12. Supportive of the development of each adolescent’s independence and identity formation

Developmentally Obstructive Relationships
Selfish toward individual lives of students Harsh in interactions with students Arrogant in presence of hidden adolescent nobility Vague in communication Uneven in behavior Unfair in actions Superior to students as developing adults Disconnected  from students as they follow their interests Uncertain in academic subject area Inconsistent in orientation to work of education Supplanting the development of each adolescent’s adult will Too Familiar with the development adolescent’s independence and identity formation