Jesse Gevirtz is the Director of Adolescent Programs at Austin Montessori School in Austin, Texas. Jesse has been teaching in Montessori schools for 25 years, 21 of them at Austin Montessori School. He holds an AMI Elementary Diploma and an AMI Diploma in Adolescent Studies. Jesse attended Montessori school as a child in Houston, Texas in the early 1970s. He is the parent of two Montessori children: both of his young adult daughters attended Austin Montessori School from their early childhood years all the way through the adolescent program. In this conversation, we discuss Jesse’s path to Montessori and what he loves most about working with adolescents. We also discuss what it was like having his two daughters in his class, and how parenting adolescents is different from teaching adolescents. Jesse shares his insights about what children need most during their adolescent years, and how parents can support adolescents in a Montessori way even if they don't go to a Montessori school. Follow Multilingual Montessori: Website Instagram Consultations Patreon