| I think what has impressed me most about the Amish is that their
survival these four hundred years seems to be rooted in a… |
| having lived among them for 11 years I know from experience that
they have many fewer problems than those of the English… |
| and maintaining this living world in a microcosm. He asserts that his
later work on man's place in history is rooted in… |
| housing, feeding, reproduction and marketing management of
poultry. This effort has immersed Dan, for an extended period, in… |
| In our household, each member of the family had certain responsibilities. We
were each a part of the establishment. Our work… |
| age children. In a sense this has been our equivalent of the wartime
experience of the British children and their teachers. We… |
| successful Amway business involves participation by every member
of the family. They called it their urban farmstead. The… |
| AN OVERVIEW OF ADOLESCENCE
by Phil Gang
The Origins of Adolescence
Adolescence is viewed today as a period between puberty… |
| By this time many industrial leaders began to recognize the
dependence of industry on the existence of a reasonably educated… |
| environment and where the transition from childhood to adulthood is
not marked by a long period of preparation.
Adolescent… |
| During adolescence the young person separates from the older
generation, re-evaluates his parental models and their values,… |
| thinking enabling young people to go beyond the here and now.
Because of formal operational thinking the adolescent is able:… |
| Since the imaginary audience is a result of the adolescent's own
thought pattern, he or she knows exactly what this… |
| Very often young people approach their academic work in a complex
manner when, in reality, the tasks are relatively simple.… |
| Knowing and Teaching Developmental Psychology
Colleges and Universities that prepare teachers for careers at the
secondary… |
| Activities may include, but are not limited to, lectures and
discussions on psychological theory and application, debates, and… |
| of individual worth as an adult rests upon the acquisition of
competence in a work role during adolescence. A sense of… |
| originated projects. The adolescents would be responsible for the
"doing" as well as the marketing and… |
| What is missing in a large school setting is groups of a size and
mixture which permit unification, on the one side, and… |
| discovery, for instance, did to the political thinking of an era, there is
growth by differentiation and integration.
A… |
| Montessori explains that, "The teacher must have the greatest
respect for the personality of the adolescent,… |
| Erikson, E. Identity. Youth and Crisis. (New York: Norton Press, 1968).
Erikson, E. The Problem of Ego Identity, Journal of… |
| HUMANITIES: THE GROUP EXPLORES
by Evelyn Dorsey
Ms. Dorsey tra.ces the deve/,opmental appropriareness of a Humanities'… |
| This interdisciplinary approach to the study of the humanities
makes full use of the characteristics of young adolescents to… |
| sound is concerned;' Dr. Maria Montessori said in The Montessori
Elementary Material. "It follows that reading… |
| Berenson, "All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the
theatre, must singly and together create the… |
| CURRICULUM FOR CARING:
BUILDING A SENSE OF MISSION
WITH THE ADOLESCENT
by David Kahn and Marilyn DoelT
Innovated as part of… |
| 1) Tu provide young adolescents (13 and 14 year olds) with a greater awareness and
understanding of elderly adults through the… |
| 11. Were you a different person at different times in your life?
12. In what cities have you lived?
13. What was your and/or… |
| A representative from the center would also help in preparation by
providing a list of infirmities of the people involved in… |
| adolescent may be in part realized. She writes that the Montessori
secondary school must be "a school for the… |
| TRANSITION:
URBAN MONTESSORI
SECONDARY TO ERDKINDER
by David Kahn
A survey of the current Montessori urban secondary… |
| "The child in the elementary is learning to organize and plan his day,
has more control over when he is going to do… |
| common to pre-high school curricula (eg., world history from Greek to
Modern in twenty weeks). The general premise is embodied… |
| evaluation. One point is clear-evaluation is an essential ingredient
of the Montessori secondary program, probably because… |
| adolescents worked with the architect in designing the space. The
results were similar; adolescents designed multi-faceted… |
| is also designed to look like a home. There is a swimming pool to the
rear of the property set-up for fire protection.
In my… |
| Clean out goat shed
Repair fence
Johny is age 13. He will begin his work and continue his task until
10 a.m. when he goes to… |
| back to the chores. Some of the children will work in the day care
section. All will be required to try different options… |
| Whitehead summarizes the Erdkinder spirit:
"There is only one subject matter for education and that is Life in all… |
| Part II
Other Frontiers
Pho/J:> l,y Jill Burke
53 |
| I-
"If a mental life exists euen in the newborn babe, this must be already
there, otherwise it could not exist. In… |
| PSYCHIC ACTIVITY DURING
PRENATAL LIFE
by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, M.D.
Dr. Montanaro's refreshingly clear… |
| We should keep these three basic ideas in mind when we discuss
prenatal life. Leni Schwartz wrote in his book, The World of… |
| -understanding and giving answers to this information
-accumulating experience which can modify behavior.
If psychic activity… |
| toward members of the groups, and are willing to sacrifice one
member for the good of the whole. We can observe in lower… |
| CHAPTER 2 The Sensorial Richness
of Prenatal Life
The idea that nothing penetrates the uterus is definitely outmoded.
The… |
| contact validates for parents the experience of their living child
inside the womb and establishes with the child a "… |
| The ears are structurally com-
plete between the second and fifth
month of pregnancy. The sounds
produced with a tuning fork… |
| f '
\
The visual apparatus is already
differentiated at three and one-
half months of pregnancy. Before
birth the… |
| integrated in our minds, and with this new information personal
programs can be redone. In the morning we are never the same… |
| child is very different. Bion uses the word "parasitism" for this
different situation. In this state the… |
| biochemistry of the body and therefore have an effect on the child who
is contained there.
There is a new branch of… |
| MONTESSORI AND DAYCARE:
MAKING A DISTINCTION
by Mary Black Verschuur, Ph.D.
Dr. Verschuur describes her all day Montessori… |
| principles of scientific pedagogy."' Surely our aims as Montessorians
are not merely those of child minding… |
| Implementation
of a genuine "Children's House" or all-day
Montessori primary program seems to pose… |
| adults. Two are professionally trained Montessorians and two are
para-professionals acting as aides or classroom assistants.… |
| crucial to the whole program. The director is part of the prepared
environment, and to remove the director from the… |
| It also allows the aide and one or two of the children time to set the
lunch tables without disturbing anyone.) As the… |
| open for fewer hours and by being fully staffed at all times, we strive
to provide the best possible environment for the… |
| prepared environment throughout all the hours that they spend in
the Children's House. Surely we cannot ignore Dr.… |
| 74
SAS Institute
Cary, North Carolina |
| ALL DAY/ALL YEAR:
A MONTESSORI SCHOOL
IN A CORPORATE SETTING
by Phyllis Kiechle
Phyllis Kiechle directs the program she… |
| Phyllis Kiechle at Lunch
SAS Institute
To accommodate the staff and children's living and working with
this type of… |
| The Institute provides the school with all the usual maintenance
services such as grounds keeping, laundry, building repair,… |
| INTRODUCING OUR BOOK:
THE DAYCARE DECISION
by William and Wendy Dreskin
The Day Care Deciswn with an introduction by
Burton… |
| Seeing the entire period of change, we had a very good basis for
comparison. We saw the clientele change from parents who… |
| Storytelling in the classroom can provide children with a
personalized context for marshalling the internal forces they
need… |
| THE BLACK COAT:
USING THERAPEUTIC STORIES
IN THE CLASSROOM
by Daniel Bachhuber
Utilizing the art of storytelling, Mr.… |
| they might not otherwise have imagined possible. "Therapeutic"
stories are metaphors specifically… |
| a person who consistently responds by saying, "I see" is probably
visual.
Gordon argues that experience is… |
| Now, imagine that part of the time you set aside in the classroom for
observation of the children might include listening… |
| a permissive role while her mother was more demanding. She was an
oldest child and could have felt upstaged by an adoption in… |
| 86
it probably kept happening for a long time. And whatever it was, we know that it
made the boy feel very cold.
One day the… |
| The remainder of the story shows the boy returning to his school.
He has decided to try what the postman suggested. Button by… |
| NAMTA ANNUAL REPORT
PROGRAMMING
NAMTA's goal in hiring David Kahn two-thirds time as opposed to
one-third time is to… |
| NORTH AMERICAN
MONTESSORI TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
BALANCE SHEETS
JULY 31, 1986 AND 1985
1986
1985
Assets:
Cash
Short… |
| NORTH AMERICAN
MONTESSORI TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
YEAR ENDED… |
| NAMTANEWS:
OPERATIONAL HANDBOOK IS UNDERWAY
Thank you to all participating
schools for your excellent
submissions for… |
| SPECIAL NOTICE
NAMTA ELECTIONS
NAMTA officers wish to propose a change of the By-laws which
will mean that officers will be… |
| NAMTA WORKSHOPS PAST
Muriel Dwyer-A Classic Montessorian
Beyond all doubt, the over-enrolled Muriel Dwyer workshop
indicated… |
| same time, a number of philanthropic Montessori institutions in the
inner city. And because Montessori's introduction to… |
| Montessori for urban children. Firstly, there needs to be preparation
for teachers.
Badly needed is careful documentation
of… |
| MR. KAHN GOES TO AUSTRALIA
Montessori Week-Sydney, Australia, November, 1986
"Based as it is on liberty, the… |
| Their brand of Montessori is an act of educational reform. They are
taking the Montessori ideal as a "whole system… |
| WORKSHOPS FORTHCOMING:
Austin, Texas
March 6, 7
Literature, Dramatics and Creative Writing
Sanford Jones will give one… |
| OTHER WORKSHOPS
AMI Primary and Elementary Refresher Courses
January 16-19, 1987
St. Louis, Missouri
Renilde Montessori:… |
| PUBLICATION SCHEDULE 1986-87
Approximate
Submissions
Mailing Date
Publication
Deadline
Jan. 15, 1987
Directory
December… |
| Personals:
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
CALIFORNIA
The American Montessori Academy of
Roseville, California, is pleased to announce… |
| GEORGIA
AMI ELEMENTARY TEACHER needed for
1987-88 for 6-9 class. MCDC Montessori
School, Atlanta, established 1970. New… |
| MASSACHUSETIS
St. Joseph Montessori School, Massachusetts,
currently accepting applications for Directress
in a well-… |
| OHIO
Hudson Montessori School is currently
accepting applications for a Director/ess at the
6-9 and 9-12 year old Elementary… |
| TEACHER AVAILABLE
EXPERIENCED
!RISH MONTESSORI
TEACHER AVAILABLE:
Qualified to teach children between 2 1k and
12 years of… |
| 106
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