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Sequence 2recommend it to the school and community on the Pine Ridge Reser- vation, and even to the state of South Dakota. The location… |
Sequence 15tions differed depending upon whether or not she was present when the behavior ocurred. Turner (1978) designed a test for… |
Sequence 18McCormick, C. & Schnobich, J. (1969). IES Arrow-Dot performance in two Montessori preschools. Perceptual Motor Skills… |
Sequence 5A Variety of Interesting Readers for Primary and Early Elementary I Can Read Se1'ies: Harper & Row, New York.… |
Sequence 2Culturally too, silence has many interpretations. Within our society silence can be construed as inferring compliance or… |
Sequence 3included as a mandatory part of our school curricula. On the other hand, Konstantil explained, "Here we give the… |
Sequence 1EDITORIAL: AMI MONTESSORI: BACK TO THE FUTURE By David Kahn We are in the turmoil of becoming. And as one undergoes the… |
Sequence 1COSMIC EDUCATION: SOWING LIFE, NOT THEORIES by David Kahn This is an attempt to clarify the role of Cosmic Education in… |
Sequence 2easy for him to make the bed each morning. A small Pinocchio hat rack held his pajamas and his outdoor coat. A large piece of… |
Sequence 3touching remembrance of a visit to Hiroshima. She spoke of her own dedication to peace and education and managed to dig a hole… |
Sequence 4bedside table was a prayer book, and a new book by Luciano Mazzetti (speaking at the Summer Washington Conference) and a note… |
Sequence 5minutes of testing each month. Results showed that the cultural model consistently outperformed the Montessori model and the… |
Sequence 6The research took place in the Clavis Montessori Head Start centers staffed by Montessori teachers in Fullerton and Costa Mesa… |
Sequence 1GENEROUS UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER by Edwin Delattre Delattre's wide range of human experience,… |
Sequence 9behavior by males is absolutely unknown in the animal kingdom except in chimps and humans. So if one is interested in the… |
Sequence 7topographical features mentioned in each tale or look at beginnings and endings. Children can write further adventures of a… |
Sequence 6can see it - North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia." As she named the continents her hand… |
Sequence 10complex civilizations that the Mexican philosopher and educator Jose Vasconcelos dubbed them "the cosmic race.&… |
Sequence 1MONTESSORI EDUCATION AND CHILDREN PLACED AT RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE by Christopher Harris Mr. Harris' short but… |
Sequence 6ethnic groups struggling for popular control over the schools. In the midst of ugly strike and turmoil, there appeared quiet… |
Sequence 1WHOLE L\NGUAGF.: A WHOLE EDUCATIONAL REFoRM by Yetta M. Goodman and Kenneth S. Goodman Citing the progressive movement of… |
Sequence 3understood better through discussions of bonding, and attachment, and so forth. And so they began to see that here was another… |
Sequence 2strides they had touched che outer limits of che universe, they painted their timdines, collected fossils and rocks of… |
Sequence 10of President Wilson. Montessori lectured in cities in South America, and, of course, conducted many courses in India during… |
Sequence 5In the beginning our data consisted of interviews and questionnaires. To achieve greater precision we developed with time a… |
Sequence 1DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD by HiJdegard Solzbacher D,: Montessori, who was a scientist and physician and not a trained educa-… |
Sequence 20Stories A small group of children can write a collective story. The direccress asks questions and writes down rhe children… |
Sequence 20viduals and social organizations to deal with complexity and change in ways which are both adaptive and creative. The emerging… |
Sequence 1EDITORIAL REINVENTING MONTESSORI: PERILS AND POSSIBILITIES by David Kahn To what degree is the fundamental test of… |
Sequence 13In particular, their myths, and the range of techniques used to transmit them, differ significantly. It is inevitably… |
Sequence 3To use more familiar language, the divine arts are theology and related studies. The liberal arts (traditionally classified as… |
Sequence 12This will always stick in my mind: two men, talking about two black, disabled soldiers who had not been shot by the enemy but… |
Sequence 8Around six, the child un- dergoes a greattransfor- mation. He is now no longer satisfied with the society of his family and… |
Sequence 2Reading, seminars, field experiences, journaling, interviewing, and expository and creative writing are integrated into this… |
Sequence 17disturbing the other's sleep and, more importanl, how to comfort each other when one awoke in the middle of the night out… |
Sequence 1Timeline of Montessori Adolescent Programs 1900 1910 1907: Casadei Bambini founded In Rome 1920 1930 early 1930s: first… |
Sequence 1MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and… |
Sequence 1Rist, R. (1970). Social class and teacher expectations: The self- fulfilling prophecy in ghetto education. Harvard Educational… |
Sequence 19Rist, R. (1970). Social class and teacher expectations: The self- fulfilling prophecy in ghetto education. Harvard Educational… |
Sequence 167MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and… |
Sequence 2for the most part, dependent upon the opinions and decisions of teachers and school administrators in determining the… |
Sequence 5cues that he is giving you about where he needs to sleep. You are also trusting yourself to respond to your baby's needs… |
Sequence 1GROUNDS FOR CHANGE: LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES IN BRITAIN by Bill Lucas There are more than 30,000 schools in Britain.… |
Sequence 2need to return to Montessori's writing-particularly From Childhood to Adolescence and Education and Peace. But it was… |
Sequence 3viewed her educational principles from the very start as anything less than a contribution to the whole planet. Accordingly,… |
Sequence 1MARIA MONTESSORI AND THE "GLASS HOUSE" by Alan Bonsteel, MD Dr. Bonstee/' s article not only conveys… |
Sequence 5and Montessori teaching in the U.S. fell on hard times. Some of the new "Montessori" schools in the U.S.… |
Sequence 2Maria Montessori died in 1952, but her work continues. Today there are close to five thousand private and approximately two… |
Sequence 7Decision-maki_ng by the students is important. Under the guid- ance of the resident adults, they decide what to plant, which… |
Sequence 75. Manufactured Equipment and Play Structures The primary function of most manufactured play equipment is to support gross… |
Sequence 5has commented, "Despite the implications of its name, literature does not seem to have been the invention of literate… |
Sequence 17parison with this all-too-frequent condition, the total involvement of flow is experienced as rewarding. Our studies over the… |
Sequence 19THE CONSEQUENCES OF FLOW There are many reasons why experiencing flow is beneficial. Per- haps the most important is also the… |
Sequence 1THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION: A MODEL FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE by Rexford Brown Dr. Brown first highlights the ways in which a… |
Sequence 3designed to meet new needs, it becomes increasingly isolated from its clients or customers. Broken into tiny subunits where… |
Sequence 2A TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA f AY HILSON It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Pat Hilson on July 25, 1996. Pat… |
Sequence 17Q: How do we make what we have to offer as teachers or as parents valued? As Montessori teachers or as Montessorians, how do… |
Sequence 2"Respect This House" is Mario's anecdote about the early days of the Spanish Civil War, and it is… |
Sequence 5The adolescent is a social embryo, so your prepared environ• ment must be what society is all about, in the context of the… |
Sequence 21Anyone planning to involve children in a community participation project should be prepared to answer such questions as… |
Sequence 1MARIA MONTESSORI: A LEARNER TAUGHT BY CHILDREN by Robert G. Buckenmeyer In 1915, Maria Montessori traveled to San Francisco… |
Sequence 10AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT Evidence of the suitability of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children of diverse cultures… |
Sequence 10one boy told me I had a cousin earthworm in Australia measuring twelve feet long, and it was discovered that I had five hearts… |
Sequence 6Listening to poetry is art unto itself. Like listening to jazz or opera, it involves both a disciplined listening and a deep… |
Sequence 5Though the discovery of cosmic and terrestrial evolution has involved humans from a diversity of cultural backgrounds and can… |
Sequence 5It was Maria Montessori' s insight that the child had within an "inner teacher" that dictated a &… |
Sequence 3First a little political and geographical orientation: Romania is an Eastern European country. It is surrounded by the Black… |
Sequence 176First a little political and geographical orientation: Romania is an Eastern European country. It is surrounded by the Black… |
Sequence 208It was Maria Montessori' s insight that the child had within an "inner teacher" that dictated a &… |
Sequence 5Near the end of the war I leaned toward the Japanese side. And when the war ended I was sad. I was sad and relieved. I was… |
Sequence 11written material, discussion, and a variety of field experi- ences. Each student will: • Read Travels with Charley, by John… |
Sequence 24Joosten: The seventh leg is someone who really wants to do it. But it's not enough to want to. That is where we have to… |
Sequence 7related to the farm work: studying the soil chemistry, the meteorology of the area, and the physics of the tractor motor. (If… |
Sequence 20all contributed to a spirit of reevalua tion and reform in education that began in the last decades of the nineteenth century… |
Sequence 8Marchetti, Maria Teresa. "La scuola per gli adolescenti- IJI." Vita del/'lnfanzia 2.3 (1953) 7+.… |
Sequence 9Wheatley, Helen. "Erdkinder in Australia." Montessori Courier 2.3 (1990): 24-25. Wikramaratne, Lena. &… |
Sequence 8that assessed the ability to discriminate various tastes, smells, sounds, and textures, the study found that these individuals… |
Sequence 7Travel as a Father-Mother-Baby Unit While traveling on a speaking tour of Australia, I began to appre- ciate the "… |
Sequence 21A). As I said, most drugs tend to fall into Category C, which basically relieves the drug company of responsibility. Still,… |
Sequence 1ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION by Greg MacDonald Looking at the Montessori perspective including the psychological charac-… |
Sequence 9holistic, or even naturalistic values that fly in the face of disciplinary thinking. Science, geography, history, and other… |
Sequence 4hunters in the Kalahari could be said to be "working" about three hours a day. That's about how much… |
Sequence 34foJlowed by the genius. His characteristics are absorbed attention, a profound concentration which isolates him from all the… |
Sequence 4only can this be understood as a particular type of peninsula, but also it brings in the third dimension, which is absolutely… |
Sequence 9Take, for example, the corals. These extract calcium carbonate from the water and, tiny as they are, they build up new land,… |
Sequence 8invisible causes of a mysterious kind of communication, that nonetheless transport the actual voice of Man and the thoughts… |
Sequence 16invisible causes of a mysterious kind of communication, that nonetheless transport the actual voice of Man and the thoughts… |
Sequence 93Take, for example, the corals. These extract calcium carbonate from the water and, tiny as they are, they build up new land,… |
Sequence 134only can this be understood as a particular type of peninsula, but also it brings in the third dimension, which is absolutely… |
Sequence 2TIMELESS DEDICATION: MONTESSORI FROM THE DEPTH OF THE SOUL by J oen Bettmann Joen Bettman.n 's touching article… |
Sequence 5Because of our human tendency to perfection, we adults struggle to find the perfect solution, the perfect time, the perfect… |
Sequence 4family and her close contact with Annie Besant, she became familiar with theosophical thought at an early age. Her intention… |
Sequence 19With their boundless energy they questioned, explored and experimented in all areas of culture. The small botani- cal garden… |
Sequence 4from the whole to the detail and also from the detail to the whole. This reciprocal process leads to a fuller understanding of… |
Sequence 1MONTESSORI ERDKINDER: THE SOCIAL EVOLUTION OF THE LITTLE COMMUNITY by David Kahn This talk was delivered in Sydney,… |
Sequence 3After twenty-seven years of conferences, colloquia, grassroots organizing, program implementation, and international… |
Sequence 19subplanes of parent-infant class, infant, and toddler (ages birth to three), preschool (ages three to six); lower elementary… |
Sequence 2MORE PARENT INVOLVEMENT: REFINING p ARENT EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ASSISTANTS TO INFANCY by Judi Orion Starting from… |
Sequence 2THE SENSORIAL AWAKENING: THE CHILD UNDER SIX IMMERSED IN THE NATURAL WORLD by J oen Bettmann Joen Bettman' s medley of… |
Sequence 7notice that his soul has already become estranged from nature. We simply ask our children to adapt themselves to their prison… |