Spring 2025 – Glen Montessori Book Club
Spring Book Club: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by Jonathan Haidt
Available here.
Let us know if you plan to attend the book club’s final discussion on May 8 here.
This spring’s book club focuses on modern parenting issues that Maria Montessori did not know to consider—the impact of a “phone-based childhood” and its effect on the mental health of teens. Haidt explores how childhood has changed over the years and how that has influenced children’s social and neurological development.
Jonathan Haidt argues that in just over a decade, parents became increasingly overprotective of their children in the real world and increasingly underprotective of their children in the digital world. These choices have had lasting developmental effects on children in different ways. He specifically touches on the damage of social media, the isolation that comes with the virtual world, and the consequences for individuals, families, and society.
Most importantly, Haidt proposes a solution that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood.
Join us throughout the spring as we read chapter by chapter, culminating in a Book Club meeting and discussion at The Glen on Thursday, May 8th, at 5:30 pm.
Reading Guide:
Week of February 6 – Read the Introduction
Week of February 13 – Chapter 1
Week of February 20 – Chapter 2
Week of February 27 – Chapter 3
Week of March 6 – Chapter 4
Week of March 13 – Chapter 5
Week of March 20 – Chapter 6
Week of March 27 – Chapter 7
Week of April 3 – Chapter 8
Week of April 10 – Chapter 9
Week of April 17 – Chapter 10
Week of April 24 – Chapter 11
Week of May 1 – Chapter 12
May 8 – Conclusion and Book Club discussion, in-person from 5:30-7:30 pm at The Glen Montessori School
Let us know if you plan to attend here.
If you want to join the fall book club but cannot purchase the book, please email Jackie and we will provide you with a copy.