The 2020 COVID- 19 Pandemic has changed the face of education in our country. It taught us all new skills, new values, what works and what does not work. We learned and continue to learn the techniques and challenges of a new way of learning – we entered the digital era of online learning. Some children and their families took on the new challenge with relative ease, most did not. We found that older children in the primary school were hardly touched by the new method but missed the hands-on, concrete experiences the Montessori materials offered.

At best, parenting (much like teaching and learning) is no easy matter, probably it is and will be the most challenging role you will ever be called upon to play. But play it you must – to form the beautiful creature that is your child will be the most rewarding and fulfilling act you will ever experience. But, if you haven’t already discovered it, there will be days of extreme uncertainty and even fear of not knowing whether you are doing the right thing.

Times, systems and circumstances change but one thing remains – as humans we have choice, whether to follow “the good” or not. And immediately a question will pop up, “so, what is the good?”. Without question know that when “good” prevails there is happiness, health, freedom and peace for EVERYBODY – serve that – let THAT be our goal.

“Every soul seeks the good” Plotinus (205-270AD)

Jenny Miller