| Children are observed spontaneously praying to the Good Shepherd.
A child suffering from leukemia told me, "He helps… |
| Ii is difficult to leach children about God by only using words. God is
abslracL, but Christ is concrete. And what is around… |
| questions and the answel's in the scl'iµtul'e. We can re:;pond that "One
time Jesus said 'I am… |
| We begin the elementary years with a time line of creation, which is
also introduced in a visual way with a ribbon fifty… |
| "Found Sheep," which is not scolded by the Good Shepherd but car-
ried happily on his shoulders. With great… |
| pray every day for weeks, and then for some time they will say noth-
ing. They should not be forced to speak. But our actions… |
| A TIME TO READ
By Peggy Kahn
All children have to start at the beginning, exploring first what they
can reach out and touch… |
| Bequest of Wings, passing on a part of themselves to the next genera-
tion, while they themselves are enriched and renewed by… |
| sudden seriousness when those in thrall to the Wicked Witch of the
West are freed from bondage. While in The Final Alice, a… |
| \ 1111,.1n < ,,
I
,I."
( uanc~
People around our world wear different clothes-
or none at all.
Peter… |
| A SELECTION OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
FOR MONTESSORIANS
By Charlene S. Trochta
Twenty-Five Favorites: Some New, Some Old… |
| Pwn7>kin Moonshine. Tudor, Tasha. Henry Z. Walck, David McKay, New York,
1938.
Scmu, 's Favo1·ite Story. Aoki,… |
| Baylol", Byrd: I don't remembel' which book l found fil'st, but since then, it's become an… |
| D(iys of U1e Mammoth Hunters, by Mary Elting and Franklin Folsom, and If Yo1.i
Grew Up With Ge&rge Wash·ington by Ruth… |
| A Variety of Interesting Readers for Primary and Early Elementary
I Can Read Se1'ies: Harper & Row, New York.… |
| The Cozy Book. Hoberman, Mary Ann, illustrated by Tony Chen. Viking, New York,
1982.
Close Your Eyes. Man:ollo, Jean, pictw·… |
| THE NATURE AND THEORY OF SILENCE
ACTIVITIES IN THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE
by Mary Black Verschuur Ph.D
With the incisiveness… |
| Culturally too, silence has many interpretations. Within our society
silence can be construed as inferring compliance or… |
| Montessori did, however, write extensively on the will and the
development of will in young children. Later interpreters of… |
| ordinary noises consequent thereon. "9 The effort is made by each indi-
vidual in the collective to suspend and… |
| consciousness of the command he/she has over the control of his/her
own body. When this conscious awareness is arrived at and… |
| could make the children silent and yet claim freedom. The age-old
misconceptions of freedom and discipline surfaced for… |
| is expanded and we have the opportunity to reach out towards things
which are normally beyond ow· reach, widening our horizons… |
| requires participation. And finally, but importantly, silence should only
be initiated at normal times when the room and those… |
| Mr. Montessori stressed, however, that these lofty aims can only be
sought by the individual exercise of will power. No amount… |
| "' A.M. Joosten "The Silence Lesson" in AMI Co1111111111icalio11~ 4:(19(i7) 27. "Tape… |
| "I hope very much that Montessorians o.f today and tomor-
row will always keep in touch with the essence of Montes-… |
| MURIEL DWYER:
ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT
by David Kahn
Although Ms. Dwyer has written a short pamphlet entitled Key to… |
| Dwye1·: Well, yes of course it does relate to being able to decode;
some call that reading, although it is only a small part… |
| is fundamentally outgoing. Then he must have the experiences, suffi-
ciently wide experiences, and the language that goes with… |
| bring them to the point where they can really cope with life. They are
so adult-oriented and dominated. This is because of the… |
| IMPRESSIONS AND REFLECTIONS
FROM THE SOVIET UNION:
EDUCATION AND PEOPLE
by Philip S. Gang, Ph.D.
Ih-. Gang's ventu… |
| is to develop the interest of the child, and the pedagogical basis of the
whole school is the developmental needs of the child… |
| included as a mandatory part of our school curricula. On the other
hand, Konstantil explained, "Here we give the… |
| involved. It was based on diffel'enth1tion and individuation which is a holis-
tic pl'ocess. It was not just a… |
| bond. If we can work together to liberate the child from a type of
education that is stuck in a quagmfre of old belief systems… |
| EDITORIAL:
AMI MONTESSORI: BACK TO THE FUTURE
By David Kahn
We are in the turmoil of becoming. And as one undergoes the… |
| of beliefs, its ability to ignite the enthusiasm and commitment of teach-
ers, stems from a spiritual and undiluted energy… |
| basically teachers turned trainers. How objectively valid is that pro-
cess in terms of maintaining Montessori heritage?… |
| THE CHAIN OF AMI MONTESSORI
PEDAGOGY FOR U.S.A.
AMI
SPONSORING
INTERNATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
TRAINING OF… |
| There is, in AMI circles, an evolving sense of a need to build linkages
between the integral idea and the experimental… |
| intensity of the Montessori vision that makes the system work; knowl-
edge of the materials is bound by the interiority of the… |
| tofight mediocrity, and renew our own fires by returning to the first
flames, the sources of Montessori. These sources are,… |
| NAMTANEWS
NAMTA Initiates Montessori Public School Study
Working in conjunction with the Ohio Montessori Training Institute… |
| even included a cookbook of the recipes served. The ratings were
universally positive for both cuisine and pedagogy. Ow·… |
| NORTH AMERICAN
MONTESSORI TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
YEAR ENDED… |
| NORTH AMERICAN
MONTESSORI TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION
BALANCE SHEETS
JULY 31, 1987 AND 1986
1987
Assets:
Cash
$ 32,023… |
| NAMTA Workshops Winter.:__Spring 1988
PREVIEWS
SEA'ITLE WASHINGTON
March 5, 6, 1988
CULTIVATING THE HARMONIOUS… |
| CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
April 15-17, 1988
MAC-NAMTA CONFERENCE
PRINCIPLES OF STAFF DYNAMICS
This conference will be particularly… |
| AMI TRAINING CENTER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AMI SUPPORTS FLEXIBLE FORMATS
In June of 1987 the Pedagogical Committee of the Association… |
| Personals:
Postio11s Available
ARIZONA
Montessori Teache1· with 2 year AMI
Training & 2 yrs experience in AMI… |
| Bright Star Montessori School is seeking
experienced primary and elementary
guides for the 1987-88 school year.
Bright Star… |
| Educational/Executive Director. Well
established, 26 yr old school in a pictur-
esque Chicago suburb. Parent/Infant
through… |
| St. Joseph Montessori School, Massachu-
setts, currently accepting applications
for Directress in a well-equipped class-… |
| good. Please call James or Elizabeth
Webster at (704)542-7021 for informa-
tion. Send resumes or questions to
OMNI… |
| School, 372 Hiden Blvd., Newport News,
VA 23606. (804) 596-2555.
WASHINGTON
Cathedral Montessori School is located
in… |
| SEEKING POSITIONS
AMI-trained (2 1/,! • 12) almost 15 yrs
experience as classroom teacher and
administrator, M.Ed., address… |
| PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
Approximate MaiUng Date
December, 1987
January, 1988
Spring, 1988
April, 1988
May, 1988
Summer,… |
| New NAMTA Video Selections
Five Going On Six - Montessori Style
A help to Montessori Schools wanting to demonstrate… |
| VIDEO/FILM ORDER FORM
Name:
School:
Home Address:
,um
C'II)'
\!Alt
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School Address:
~ftc1
,… |
| 146
Jon R. Osterkom
Died December 7, 1987
Most 'Will remember Jmi Oster/wrn fer his frwrul,ly and
upbeat voice… |
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MONTESSORI, INC.
APPROVED MONTESSORI APPARATUS
• Infant-Toddler Material
• Books
• Furniture
• Glass Bead Material… |
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