Brooks Gerber , co-founder of Montessori Alliance of Tennessee and Montessori East's Curriculum Coordinator, explains the concept of the Glass Classroom, inspired by the original glass classroom, held in 1915 at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, in anticipation of MAT's Nashville event held Saturday, May 12. For those who don’t know, what is the Glass Classroom? A glass classroom is simply a Montessori classroom set up in a public space. Children work in the space like they normally would, as onlookers observe. It’s a great marketing tool for Montessori because it shows how much the materials and design speak to children, given they are happy to work in the space and do so even though they are not in their traditional setting. What do you hope the Glass Classroom on May 12 accomplishes? We hope it builds camaraderie among the Montessorians that participate and also spreads awareness about this kind of education to the greater community. Why h