Samantha Westmoreland earned a B.A. in Secondary Education with a focus on Spanish and ESL from Spring Arbor University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho. After working as both a brick-and-mortar and online teacher and as an engineer, she discovered and fell head over heels for the ideas and method of Montessori. For the past two years, she's been writing on Montessori's ideas and approach at Higher Ground Education. Follow Samantha on: X / Twitter: https://x.com/_samantha_joy *** Your host, Saagar Singh Sachdev, is a curious person asking the many "whys" to get to the root of a question, to break a topic down, and build it back up again. First Principles Podcast is an attempt to quench that curiosity. Follow Saagar on: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/saagarsinghsachdev Substack: https://saagarsinghsachdev.substack.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saagar-s-sachdev/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulsals/ X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/saagarssachdev Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saagar.s.sachdev First Principles Pod RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fa698a5c/podcast/rss *** First Principles Coaching: Get coached by Saagar on life's transitions, using First Principles! Strategic Transition Coaching: https://tidycal.com/saagarsinghsachdev *** Your support helps keep this podcast thriving, covering the costs of research, equipment, and bringing on incredible guests. If you’ve found value in our episodes, consider donating to keep the conversations going! Donate to Saagar on: One Time (PayPal): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/saagarsinghsachdev *** #Podcast #podcastingforthepeople #NewEpisode #Podcaster #PodcastersOfLinkedIn #PodcastCommunity #ContentCreation #DigitalMarketing #SocialMediaMarketing #PodcastPromotion #PodcastLaunch #Storytelling #FirstPrinciples #MontessoriMagic#MontessoriKids #MontessoriAtHome #MontessoriClassroom#MontessoriMethod #MontessoriMaterials #MontessoriMom#MontessoriInspired #MontessoriLearning #HandsOnLearning#LearningThroughPlay #MontessoriTeacher #ChildLedLearning #PreparedEnvironment #MontessoriCommunity