Grounded and Soaring

The stakes for a child’s education are always high, but something is different now. We all feel it. The world our children will inherit is filled with promise and peril. They will have unparalleled opportunities to create, to build, to fulfill their potential, and they will have to navigate just as many distractions and shifting tides. We launched Grounded and Soaring because parents need help, and we at Marin Montessori School have years of experience that we want to share. Grounded and Soaring explores what it means to parent and educate in today’s world.

Grounded and Soaring is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Grounded and Soaring, a education show with 57 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  The Magic of the Everyday: Simple Rhythms for a Joyful Summer

  May 27, 202625 minS4

  <p>For parents, summer can feel like the longest season for a reason. When the predictable rhythms of the school year disappear, children can feel restless, leading to the "June spikes" in meltdowns we all know too well.</p><p>In this Season 4 finale, Terry Dubow sits down with Siri Panday to discuss how to keep the magic of summer alive without over-scheduling or burning out. They explore the Montessori secret to a peaceful summer: working beside your child instead of for them, and finding the beauty in a slower pace.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><p>...

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  Episode #14

  The Magic of the Everyday: Simple Rhythms for a Joyful Summer

  May 27, 202625 minS4

  For parents, summer can feel like the longest season for a reason. When the predictable rhythms of the school year disappear, children can feel restless, leading to the "June spikes" in meltdowns we all know too well. In this Season 4 finale, Terry Dubow sits down with Siri Panday to discuss how to keep the magic of summer alive without over-scheduling or burning out. They explore the Montessori secret to a peaceful summer: working beside your child instead of for them, and finding the beauty in a slower pace. In this episode, we discuss: The "June Shift": Why kids struggle when school scaffolding disappears and how to build a sturdy home rhythm. The Gift of Boredom: Reframing unstructured time as a vital opportunity for discovery. Parallel Work: Practical ways to invite toddlers and primary students into "real work" (laundry, gardening, cooking) so you can get things done while they learn. The "Slow Down" Rule: Why rushing is the enemy of summer magic. Farewell to Siri: A tribute to Siri’s impact on the Marin Montessori community as she prepares for her next chapter.

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  Episode #12

  Algorithm vs. Imagination: Why Stories Are the Ultimate Learning Hack

  May 13, 202622 minS4

  <p>“We live by the stories in our heads,” but how often do we stop to consider which stories are actually fueling our children’s sense of what’s possible?</p><p>In a culture that often worships efficiency over wonder, it’s easy to treat storytelling as a mere "break" from hard work—something to occupy time in the car or a way to get the kids to sleep. But what if narrative is actually the most sophisticated innovation we have for raising capable, empathetic humans?</p><p>In this episode, Terry Dubow talks with Upper Elementary Guide Christina Carroll abou...

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  Episode #12

  More Than a Farm: Cultivating Capable Teens

  Apr 23, 202621 minS4

  <p>In an era of immediate gratification and digital noise, how do we help teenagers find their footing? Terry Dubow walks down Marin Montessori’s Creekside Farm with Farm Manager Jeff Gossett to talk about why "real work" is the ultimate antidote to a screen-centered culture.</p><p>From the precision of planting peas to the "slow dopamine" of a three-year harvest, Jeff and Terry explore how the land teaches adolescents the difference between good work and bad work. Discover how caretaking for goats and chickens builds a profound sense of agency, and why the farm acts as a "grand re...

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  Episode #11

  The Gift of Time: Rethinking High School Readiness

  Mar 12, 202625 minS4

  <p>We’ve inherited an industrial model of schooling that treats children like products on an assembly line, spitting them out into massive high schools the moment they hit age 14. </p><p>But does the calendar actually reflect a child’s readiness for adult-sized pressures?</p><p>In this episode, Terry Dubow sits down with Tree Sturman, Director of the Junior High at Marin Montessori, to poke at the assumptions behind the traditional 9–12 high school structure. </p><p>Inside the Episode:</p><p>The 1990s Pivot: How globalization, not developmental science, created the "massive high school" model.</p><p>Wet Concre...

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