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Sequence 6Orthodox: A Study to Determine the Relative Improvement of the Preschool Child with Brain Damage Trained By One of Two Meth-… |
Sequence 3• Montessori trained and certified teachers and administrators representing both the Association Montessori Internationale… |
Sequence 440 nation's first attempt to involve parents in the education deci- sion-making process. • Preschool Parents… |
Sequence 9acquire more "school-type" behaviors. Most of these studies were done in the 1960's and were in Head… |
Sequence 5research on teaching and childrearing has pointed to the superiority of an "authoritative" or "… |
Sequence 2country's and state's histories. American leaders of the 19th century believed that no nation could survive, let… |
Sequence 3ent cultures. This experience can help to diminish prejudice and cultural stereotyping by establishing personal relationships… |
Sequence 11love, patience, and individual bonding with the children needed to be there because the adolescent was in a sense… |
Sequence 1A SELECTION OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR MONTESSORIANS By Charlene S. Trochta Twenty-Five Favorites: Some New, Some Old… |
Sequence 6stand. They would bring this back and take another which contained other pictures to which to apply other names. Experience… |
Sequence 6If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than just arouse his interest… |
Sequence 4have little to do with science for science's sake, but rather is an expres- sion of a philosophical view which in turn… |
Sequence 10This not to abandon the scientific rigors of the material to be pre- sented to the child. Montessori is quite clear in that… |
Sequence 2essential principles, and which he believed were an improvement over her materials. These materials are not described, however… |
Sequence 5Earlier research had shown that economically disadvantaged children came to school lacking readiness to learn and profit from… |
Sequence 16Fair" Picture Vocabulary Test for intellectual functioning; d) the Cin- cinnati Autonomy Battery (CAB) by Banta which… |
Sequence 27Kohlberg then studied a group of children who attended an extended follow-through program in the Ancona Montessori School and… |
Sequence 5The children were from middle income families and were restricted to four-year-olds attending school for the first time and… |
Sequence 1the monster and how another child would feel. No significant differ- ences were found on this measure between Montessori and… |
Sequence 4cient, not relying on servants to do everything for them. They want their children to become responsible leaders who can… |
Sequence 1THE ACTIVITY AND ART OF READING by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren Dr. Adler's cw.ssicrendering of the thinking… |
Sequence 1LEARNING BY CLASS DISCUSSION 1 by J ournet Kahn The following transcript of Dr. Kahn's presentation in Minneapolis… |
Sequence 3friendship that results from sharing a noble human good. From this social learning community (referred to by Robert M.… |
Sequence 1Teaching, Learning, and Their Counterfeits (1976; 1987) by Mortimer Adler In "Teaching, Learning, and Their… |
Sequence 5What is powerful-the most powerful link in Montessori work-is the integration of science and myth-for here within the story of… |
Sequence 2Childhood constructs with what it finds. If the material is poor, the construc- tion is also poo1: As far as civilization is… |
Sequence 153. Follow up each answer with a further question which itself has more than one answer. 4. A class discussion ideally has a… |
Sequence 5"The readings we used were numerous and of great variety: fairy tales, short stories, anecdotes, novels, historical… |
Sequence 9language approach in which all aspects of language study support the acquisition of meaning from print and from oral… |
Sequence 12the whole man completely for manhood. Manliness implied the training of hand, head and heart. The pw-pose of education is not… |
Sequence 7Dewey, John. (1956). The ch:ild and the curriculum: the sclwol and soci.ety. Chicago: Univer- sity of Chicago Press. Hunt,… |
Sequence 6Staff Development Montessorians should provide assistance to schools and districts in the effort to improve staff development… |
Sequence 912. Wilson, Edward 0. Biaphilia (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). 13. Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker: Why… |
Sequence 51. The movement area is equipped with a thin covered mattress with kiosks and bars the babies use for pulling up - there may… |
Sequence 1THE HAND IN EDUCATION a971) by A. M. Joosten One aspect of Montessori educatwn that sets it apart from some other… |
Sequence 4the impression that after a while nothing "new" is seen. Deeper pene- tration and more discoveries require… |
Sequence 10Brown's search for the Holy Grail of thoughcfulness in school settings involved hours of interviews and detailed case… |
Sequence 2the young in the way they should go, on rearing them to meet the demands of industry, there were always adversary voices -… |
Sequence 5the prevention task to the schools. This is madness! What we need is a reform movement with a better sense of where we are… |
Sequence 1THE OB)ECl1VFS OF THE PAIDEIA PROPOSAL* by Mortimer J. Adler "Piecemeal refonn measures beget piecemeal results, if… |
Sequence 1COAUTION OF ~ENTIAL SCHOOLS by Michael Goldman In straight-forward language, Michael Goldman challenges the conference to… |
Sequence 5methods of such ingenuity to their offspring. Thinking began in earnest with the teaching of chinking. As a result, our… |
Sequence 2she and her students would look better. This has not achieved a meaningful improvement in instruction or achievement. Those… |
Sequence 11we can teach them something. The whole parent issue is tied up because if we really care about parents, then we're going… |
Sequence 8We could cooperatively establish a curriculum using as a guide the student's goals, interests, and needs. Coming out of a… |
Sequence 10prepare the adolescent by continuing the Montessori emphasis on the inte- grated process of personality and learning based in… |
Sequence 2"Man," said Maria Montessori, "is overcome with hatred and does not obey the laws of nature. Nobler… |
Sequence 7Footnotes 1. Thomas Berry. (1988). The dream of the earth. Sierra Club, p. 206. See also: (a) Thomas Berry, "Coming… |
Sequence 1THE CAsE FOR CREATION THEOLOGY by Peggy Stern Peggy Stern believes that today more than ever we need to re/,ate our… |
Sequence 2Like the God of Genesis, creation theology looks at che whole of creation and sees chat it is good. Traditional Christianity,… |
Sequence 3A theology which makes redemption its primary theme will have a vested interest in man's sin and weakness, fur if these… |
Sequence 1MO~ORI AND THE BAHA'f FAITH* by Barbara Hacker The life and work of Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952), scientist and… |
Sequence 18References 'Abdu'l-Baha. (1982). The promul,gation of universal peace. Wilmette. Baha'{ Publishing Trust.… |
Sequence 4Optimal experience is thus something that we make happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the lase… |
Sequence 5In the beginning our data consisted of interviews and questionnaires. To achieve greater precision we developed with time a… |
Sequence 7which we have now come in constructing our scale of character states is thus concerned with decision or choice respecting both… |
Sequence 15le is clear from an analysis of human development that education is an indispensable function in che formation of man.… |
Sequence 18Another activity for writing practice is ro search through all the sand- paper lerrei:s co find those char start with the same… |
Sequence 6books are not enough. Mario Montessori Sr. reminded us of this when he noted how difficult it is to help children understand… |
Sequence 9kitchen help, which makes che school a place where our children can grow spirirually. A loving atcicude must pervade the… |
Sequence 1NEEDS OF THE ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILD MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES, AND THEIR PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS by Rajendra K.… |
Sequence 20The lesson table should be placed ar a spot where the director can view rhe whole class. A chalkboard ac least 3 feet by 6… |
Sequence 5occupation and Montessori refers to as work of the land. Dr. Montessori writes: ... therefore work on the land is an… |
Sequence 10viva] of the fittest demands, safeguarding tradition in order to under- stand how co achieve social and technical skills… |
Sequence 13Participating Schools Phase 2 and Phase 3 Public Montessori Schools Carson Montessori School Brenda K. White Clissold… |
Sequence 5Participating Schools Phase 2 and Phase 3 Public Montessori Schools Carson Montessori School Brenda K. White Clissold… |
Sequence 7Direct application of ideas conceived through observations and interpre- tation of the work of children is curriculum… |
Sequence 5see that I have a responsibility to the students to help them to be prepared for various weather forms particularly with a… |
Sequence 4"We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intel- lect; we apprehend it just as much by… |
Sequence 34features of orality that are bon a penser. Their ability to think and learn is, in general, sophisticated, but structured… |
Sequence 37Levi-Strauss, C. (1966). The savage mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Levi-Strauss, C. ( 1969). The raw and the… |
Sequence 10develop far-reaching programs of study for all who wish to participate. In the following four sections are described two real… |
Sequence 10have shown, for instance, that the gains recent Head Start graduates show in scores on intelligence and socio-emotional tests… |
Sequence 8Personal Conflict Narratives Let me read to you some of the beginnings of these stories so that you can get an idea of some… |
Sequence 16References Egan, Kieran (1992). Imagination in Teaching and Learning. Chicago: U of Chicago. Montessori, Maria (1965; first… |
Sequence 3exciting, I hearli/y recommend the following books to aid you in your studies: Baughman, Emest(1966). A TypeandMotif-Jnde.… |
Sequence 10creation of a public space; Dewey talked consistently about an "articulate public" bringing a public sphere… |
Sequence 2What are the new frameworks and Montessori telling us? Mathematical reasoning, problem solving, communication, and connections… |
Sequence 1Timeline of Montessori Adolescent Programs 1900 1910 1907: Casadei Bambini founded In Rome 1920 1930 early 1930s: first… |
Sequence 5Where are they located? One school is in Canada, one in Mexico, and 31 in the United States. Nine schools are east of the… |
Sequence 44Many responses are broad or vague, and as such leave a ve1y wide range for interpretation. Some may well be developmental… |
Sequence 6him get control over his own brain, his behavior-and his world. I am willing to bet this child will do well in school, not… |
Sequence 5multiplicity of forms (myths, legends, folklore, poems, nonfiction, short stories, novels) with self-confidence intact,… |
Sequence 8est power of the universe, with God. The word inspiration derives from the Latin spirare, "to breathe"; its… |
Sequence 8aristocrat who, in an act of tremendous condescen- sion, offers himself to his social inferior. It is an in- credible… |
Sequence 20Haberman, M. (1991). The pedagogy of poverty versus good teaching. Phi Delta K.appan, 73(4). Hannaford, I. (1994, Spring).… |
Sequence 40References Abelson, R., et al. (1968). Theories of cognitive consistency: A sourcebook. Chicago: Rand McNally. Bandura, A… |
Sequence 52aristocrat who, in an act of tremendous condescen- sion, offers himself to his social inferior. It is an in- credible… |
Sequence 104est power of the universe, with God. The word inspiration derives from the Latin spirare, "to breathe"; its… |
Sequence 107multiplicity of forms (myths, legends, folklore, poems, nonfiction, short stories, novels) with self-confidence intact,… |
Sequence 148him get control over his own brain, his behavior-and his world. I am willing to bet this child will do well in school, not… |
Sequence 4Life is a series of weanings-weaning from the womb, weaning from the breast, weaning from parents' bed or crib, weaning… |
Sequence 1DARE TO Do ERDKINDER: REPORT FROM CHICAGO by John Long "What type of adult does civilization need?" This… |
Sequence 2third plane? Are we not immersed in some necessary creative tension as we strive to bind our present explorations with her… |
Sequence 10Points of Interest: 1. Scoring the lines that become the spines of the struts 2. Feeling how sturdy the tower is at each… |
Sequence 12ences in them, listen to each other better, and be both more tolerant and more compassionate. Teachers adopting these… |
Sequence 1COMMITMENT TO PEACE by Renilde Montessori In the coming weeks, Renilde Montessori will assume duties as head of the… |
Sequence 10unconscious, brings the reader to a full understanding of the power of the unconscious in learning, and of how emotional… |
Sequence 9asked to play or sing the next line and create a variation based upon it. In both examples, the second "intelligence-… |
Sequence 10members of other societies, performances of the non-Western subjects improves dramatically. While being "culture-… |