About: Maury Cook

I am currently the Principal of Ramsay School in Ramsay, MT. I have a degree in Elementary Education, an Advanced Degree in School Counseling and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. I spent my first 14 years as a middle school teacher and the middle 11 years as an elementary school counselor. My last two years have been as a combination Principal/Superintendent at Ramsay school where I continue to help build a great Professional learning Community. I also have a very extensive background in coaching and spent most of my years as the head girl’s coach at Anaconda High. My uncompromising view for education is that all students can learn given a positive learning atmosphere that welcomes exploration and enhances student confidence. It is my belief that an educator’s mission is to make school enjoyable and exciting. If students look forward to attending school, they will want to learn. That is what an effective school is all about.

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Academic Pressure on Young Children: One Teacher’s Concern

Overhead view of a young child seated on the floor beside a school bag, touching the screen of a tablet on their lap
This column argues that academic pressure on young children now outruns what they are developmentally ready for. That is the author’s concern from 27 years in schools rather than a settled research finding, and the evidence on early academic pressure remains contested. He raises questions instead of offering answers. [xyz_feat_school] I wrote a column recently…
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