Maria Montessori, the first Neuroeducator…

Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952)

Maria Montessori was the first to propose an educational program focused on the child.

Maria Montessori was the first to propose an educational program focused on the child, who does not receive directives from adults and from the outside but from the inside, developing and applying them, without never underestimate the important role of parents in his growth path.

Some quotes:

A child learns from his surroundings.

If you criticize a child, he will learn to judge others.

If you congratulate a child, he will learn to appreciate what others do.

If you are arrogant with a child, he will be quarrelsome.

If you are honest with a child, he will be honest in his life.

If you mock a child, he will become shy and insecure.

If you make a child feel safe, he will learn to trust others.

If you despise a child, he will grow up with a sense of guilt.

If you encourage a child to expose his thoughts and respect what he says, he will increase his confidence.

If you are compliant with a child, he will learn to be patient.

If you support a child in what he thinks, will strengthen his self-esteem.

If you grow up a child in a pleasant atmosphere where he feels himself useful and capable, he will learn to recognize love.

Never disparage a child, nor in his presence or in his absence.

If you focus on good around a child, then evil will have no place.

Always listen to a child when he approaches.

Respect a child even when he makes a mistake: he will learn the lesson.

Always help a child when he needs it, and step aside when he does not.

Make a child understand soon how things work around him.

Show a child always the right way to do anything.

Show a child always how to give the best he can.

Charming people, often mistakenly defined seducers…

It is definitely a skill to set another at their ease and to make an individual feel like the most interesting person in the room. Charm is underrated, underappreciated and perhaps just a little misunderstood. It is a mix of kindness, modesty, agreeableness and politeness.

1. Don’t be afraid to show a little vulnerability

We are conditioned to achieve and to succeed with social and professional profiles. We have become afraid to show even a chink in our social armour we have created. However, charming people know that the odd touch of vulnerability allows others to see them as human, real and approachable.

2. Say less

In our rush to promote our personal brand, the temptation to reiterate our general fabulousness to all we encounter can be overwhelming. Charming people do not do this; instead, they are assured within their own skins, preferring to let others through their significant questioning skills, have their moment to shine.

3. Look for agreement rather than contradiction

Our professional roles demand that we must challenge decisions, viewpoints and plans, defend our own position. These skills are invaluable to us but when not tempered with charm they can easily morph into a combative stance that colours all of our interactions. Charming people look for points of agreement, they do not actively look to disagree, but when appropriate, they calmly offer a different point of view.

4. Extend the same courtesy to all

It often happens that the more important the person you are dealing with, the greater the oomph you put into your interactions with them. However, there is something so appealing about a person who treats all the same, regardless of their position flipping the perceptions of others about who was worthy of attention.

5. They have a genuine interest in others

There is a difference between a person who has interest in the questions and a person who has interest in the answers. Charming people are sincere, and always want to hear and to learn and this is so appealing to others.

The "Little Secret" to learn a Foreign Language…

Fluency in a second language opens so many doors. There are more job opportunities, more potential friends and acquaintances, and the chance to learn about different countries and their cultures. 

Many people start out with good intentions, but then for various reasons give up their study. “It is too hard”; “I do not have enough time”, “At my age”; “What for”, etc., etc. The Drama Mode activates and our Brain gives up.

On the other side, many people master foreign languages and become quite fluent in them.

What is their "Little Secret"? An Empathic Language Teacher!

An Empathic Teacher is fundamental to learn in a pleasant and effective way.

She/he is a trigger to…

1. Motivation to Communicate

2. Constant Practice

3. Disinhibition

4. Willingness to learn from mistakes

5. The habit to contextualise

6. New connections to get the “Aha Moment”

7. The conviction to express your idea, anyhow

8. The focus on Speaking, not just on Grammar

9. Monitoring and comparison your own speech with others’

10. Self-Confidence