Identifying priorities for success in the Montessori Middle School

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THE AUTHORS are students in the Montessori Secondary teacher education program at Houston Montessori Center and student teaching in the following schools:.

Natalie Celeste and Michael Frielino: H. Barbara Booker Cleveland, OH; Dora

DeAubrey and Robin McDurham: Lake Waco Montessori, Waco, TX; Anita Noel: Hamilton Montessori, Denver, CO; and Laura Smith: Montessori School for Shreveport, Shreveport, LA.