An Interview with Lakshmi Kripalani By Irene Baker I first met Lakshmi Kripalani at a Montessori conference ten years ago. Listening to her first-hand accounts of being trained by Maria and Mario Montessori was thrilling. Recently I had the opportunity to visit Ms. Kripalani in her home in Montclair, New …

In Part I of our interview, Aline Wolf, author of 27 books including the classic A Parents’ Guide to the Montessori Classroom, discussed opening the third Montessori school in the United States, the early days of the movement, bringing Montessori teacher-trainers from England to train Americans, and more. A Passion for Writing (Irene …

Aline D. Wolf is the author of 27 books, including the classic, A Parents’ Guide to the Montessori Classroom. Highly regarded as a modern interpreter of Maria Montessori’s philosophy, her books also address parenting, teaching peace, spirituality and reading. She is the founder of Parent Child Press, which was recently acquired by …