Dr. Steven Hughes shared his insights on Why Montessori Education Works
Steven J. Hughes, PhD, LP, ABPdN is Director of Education and Research for The TOVA Company, and assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Hughes completed his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Minnesota and his post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuro-psychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he joined the faculty of the Division of Pediatric Clinical Neurosciences in 2001. In his clinical work, he has specialized in neuro-psychological assessment of children and adolescents with a wide range of learning, developmental, and medical disorders, and assisted in the supervision and training of future neuro-psychologists. Himself a Montessori parent, Dr. Hughes has helped many families from the Twin Cities Montessori community understand their child’s special educational or developmental needs. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota and Montessori schools around Minnesota and Wisconsin. His research interests include measurement of attention and executive functioning in children and adults, the effects of living in poverty on child development, and the neuro-developmental benefits of classical Montessori education.
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