| Collaboration also underlies all good work with children. Alfie
Kahn's useful contrast of "doing to"… |
| about intellectual development at all, but deal more broadly with the
kind of people we hope children will turn out to be,… |
| worker. I don't like the use of the word work, frankly, and I know that
puts me at odds with several traditions,… |
| thumb is that the more you want kids to want to do something, the
more you would avoid rewards at all costs because of what… |
| lessons, providing purposeful work, allowing freedom of choice,
freedom to communicate, and so forth. We learned about the… |
| SPONTANEOUS SELF-DISCIPLINE
I have done a lot of reading and research on the topic of discipline
over the years, both to help… |
| The old culture of discipline is based on what we perceive as right
and wrong with regard to the child, without paying… |
| Studies show that "when a parent consistently fails to show
empathy with a particular range of emotions in the child-… |
| because an inner need or directive of the child is not being met.
Balancing of freedom and discipline (or responsibility) is… |
| The Need for Order
We touched on this as well in the last section. Dr. Montessori tells
many stories in The Secret of… |
| • Use the "gentling the violence" technique, developed by a Hungarian
woman named Magda Gerber, who founded… |
| Branden, N. (1997). The art of living consciously. New York:
Simon & Schuster.
Briggs, D.C. (1970). Your child's… |
| the shelf. For her child, this simple cycle of activity is a giant leap
forward, demonstrating achievement she had not… |
| definition of the teacher as guide. We must now look to see exactly
how these criteria are met within the context of the… |
| goal-oriented individual. The thirst for knowledge, the spontaneous
desire to discover and explore, is supported by and… |
| many choices for self-expres-
sion. Different children are
attracted to different forms of
art. How many of us engage
the… |
| It set me on a path of discovery, I guess, because I'm attracted to
people who are what I call great teachers. I usually… |
| some of them at work
and they do things that I
haven't found a way to
talk about yet, which tie
them to Sylvia Ashton… |
| age brings in terms of wisdom and experience, to ignore that reser-
voir, and also then with that reservoir, to allow people… |
| through animal watching. You teach the child through watching old
people and other people. You teach the child through… |
| visitor you'd be swept off your feet when you see what's happening
with children. It interests me as to what they… |
| 'I don't want to do that anymore. I don't want to pay attention to that
anymore.' That's what this is… |
| fixed in your mind. What is your place in the cosmos? What is the
child's place in the cosmos? What is our purpose on the… |
| Theologically, the responsibility of the human is to perceive the
evolutionary universe as the primary revelatory experience… |
| are abandoning their forms of music because learning how to play a
pipe or a mandolin is much harder than turning on a… |
| Q: How do we make what we have to offer as teachers or as parents
valued? As Montessori teachers or as Montessorians, how do… |
| ERDKINDER UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
WHAT THE FARM SCHOOLS SHOWED Us
by David Kahn
Mr. Kahn is directing a project to start a farm… |
| Erdkinder Under Construction
Team of community experts
including architects, farmers,
landscape designers,
naturalists,… |
| Figure 1 suggests that the vision and understanding of Erdkinder
must come through a variety of pathways, beginning with… |
| Montessori
tells us that the
adolescent wants
to
experience
roles in society
outside
of the
family. In order
to create… |
| Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, et al. She also spoke of "Philosophy
from Scratch," a simple idea about… |
| ,h
... work with th&. land is the
birthright of every child.
~
.1'
"''
;(!
and/ or… |
| by the bulb chart). This transformation of the Montessori vision is
aided by the introduction of Erdkinder.
Thus the planes… |
| graduate students who will become practicing farmers. Montessori
herself also makes the distinction that Erdkinder students… |
| ECOLOGY AND THE FARM
With the advent of environmentalisJ:!l, there began in the late
1960s an emphasis on ecology. The farm… |
| THE FARM AS BUILDER OF COMMUNITY
AND SELF
Two faiths can rise up in the man: faith in God and faith in
himself The two… |
| &o/,~IJC~C/eNi'i!OC4, ________________
_
FOUR NEW BOOKS OF INTEREST TO
MONTESSORIANS AND p ARENTS
MONTE.50111… |
| Wolf's survey is a resource which will provide a variety of
starters for conversations and classroom techniques about… |
| history of the choice movement, including an overview of voucher
systems and charter schools in California and elsewhere. Part… |
| THE PARENTS' GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION
BY RONALD E. KOETZSCH
(1997, BOSTON: SHAMBHALA; ISBN 1-57062-067-9)… |
| NAMTANEWS
Fall Workshops Bring New
Partnerships
From the Children's House to the
Statehouse: Making the Network
Work… |
| Montessori Past, Present, and Possible:
A Global Celebration
COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF
MARIO… |
| PRESENTING.,,
Kay Baker is AMI Elementary Director of Training at the
Washington (DC) Montessori Institute.
Wmfried Bohm is… |
| THURSOA Y APRIL 23
7:00-9:00 pm
FRIDA v APRIL 24
9:00-10:00 am
PROGRAM
Registration and Reception
Past, Present, and… |
| organization of story, logic, and truth, which comes to the inevitable
realization that to serve is to balance one's… |
| first Montessori training in South Africa, the country has experi-
enced the burgeoning growth of Montessori schools (nearly… |
| .....
r------------------------------------------~REGISTRATION•MONTESSORI PAST, PRESENT, AND POSSIBLE-APRIL 23-25, 1998
NAMTA… |
| In view of the collaborative na-
ture of our school, excellent com-
munication skills are essential.
Respect, fairness, and… |
| to: Gena Engelfried, Academic
Director, Montessori in Redlands;
1890 Orange A venue; Redlands,
CA 92374 (909) 793-6989.… |
| Montessori School of Greater Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut
Administrator
The Montessori School of Greater Hartford
(… |
| ents in understanding
their
child's development.
Qualifications include: a master
teacher with Montessori certifi-… |
| ~ Authentic, complete, contemporary
~ Montessori Teacher
Training
Assistants to Infancy: Ages 0-3
Director: Judith Orion… |
| NE 11th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
33301 Fax # (954) 768-8117.
Montessori Country Day School
seeks AMI teacher for established… |
| tive salary and benefits, well-
equipped classrooms and a sup-
portive
parent
community.
Montessori certified director, ac… |
| settings and is currently enrolled
in the Elementary training course
would be preferred. Competitive
salary and benefits.… |
| ten located in Northwest Michi-
gan. The School was established
in 1978 and operates as an inde-
pendent non-profit… |
| Greenville Montessori School
Greenville, NC, private, non~
profit, established in 1981, is seek-
ing AMI teacher to start… |
| yr old NHMS, located in Phila
suburb, boasts an exp. & dedi-
cated staff, committed parent-run
board of directors… |
| sori trained teachers for the fol-
lowing positions due to building
and program expansion: (1) Tod-
dler teacher for 2-3… |
| The
MONTESSORI INSTITUTE
OF ATLANTA
Primary Teacher Training Course
Certified by the
ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE… |
| loyola college in maryland
1998-99 AMI
Montessori Teacher
Training Courses
Baltimore, Maryland
Loyola College In Maryland… |
| main Road, Whakatane, New
Zealand, Fax 07 3070491, EMAIL-
sprouts@wa ve.co.nz.
United Kingdom
ENGLAND: Vacancy for Elemen… |
| PARTNERS IN PARENT EDUCATION
COMPANION VIDEOS to be used with the booklets
HAT IS Montessori Preschool? and
' •… |
| MONTESSORI MATERIALS
In Montessori schools the environment is the principal teacher, every piece of
material carefully chosen… |
| Nienhuis Montessori ...
on the cutting edge of Educational Reform.
z
ml
= =-
= --en
Educational reform? No easy task!… |