In this article, the author describes her personal Montessori experience. As welcome and in love with her primary Montessori school as she was and still is, there has always been the question of identity. The author says that each of us belongs to intersecting identities that affect how we conceptualize our place in the world. The spiritual preparation of the teacher must then be more than learning to master the didactic materials and captivate young audiences; that great work depends on a spiritual transformation that is the result of a commitment to identity inquiry.