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HomeAuthorsDorothy Knox

Articles by Dorothy Knox

About Dorothy Knox
Dorothy Knox is Head of School at Hampton Roads International Montessori School in Oyster Point Park. She can be reached via email at dknox@hrimontessori.org or at 873-8950.
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Educating through experience

March 14, 2019 Dorothy Knox 0

There are a number of seemingly innocent comments that were said to me throughout my childhood that I still remember decades later and which had a lasting effect on me to this day. They were [Read More…]

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Mind your manners, please

September 26, 2018 Dorothy Knox 0

From the moment the young child enters the Montessori classroom, we begin lessons on grace and courtesy. We greet each child with a handshake and a salutation, “Good morning. How are you today, David?” We [Read More…]

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Tax day: Friend or foe?

March 26, 2018 Dorothy Knox 0

I was somewhat taken aback the first time someone expressed, “Ah, poor you, your birthday’s on tax day.” I have received those same words of “condolence” more times than I can count over the years. [Read More…]

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Happy New Year! A new kind of resolution

December 14, 2017 Dorothy Knox 0

As another year begins, so does the usual round of resolutions: lose weight, start a fitness program, save more money, read more, watch less TV and so on. The list is usually predictable, but as [Read More…]

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Cultural understanding—Not just tolerance

October 24, 2017 Dorothy Knox 0

With all of the racial turmoil that dominates our lives today, I continue to be both amazed and disappointed by how little we have seemingly learned over the ages and how intolerant we still are [Read More…]

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