The Three Streams: How Blue Blocks Brought Research Methodology to a Student Satellite Mission
The first iteration of the Students of Blue Blocks (SBB) satellite — SBB-1 — was the work of the adolescent cohort at Blue Blocks Montessori School in Hyderabad: the concept, the design, the iteration cycles, the qualification: all of it was theirs. The school enabled the work; Pavan Goyal, in his role as Principal Investigator, […]
Why Educational Programs That Cannot Fail Are Not Educational
For most school innovation programs, the honest answer is no. It is structured by deadlines, by adult oversight, by pre-screened material lists, by exhibition formats designed for parental approval — to ensure that what the children produce is presentable. The risk of real failure has been engineered out before the children begin. An educational program […]
Follow the Child vs. HelicopterParenting: A Fine Line or a HugeGap?
PARENTING | Montessori | Blue Blocks Follow the Child vs. Helicopter Parenting: A Fine Line or a Huge Gap? Two phrases that sound like opposites — until you realize they can look almost identical from the outside. Here is how to tell the difference. • • • A parent watches their child struggle with a […]