| families not enrolling their children in this otherwise Black/Hispanic
neighborhood public school.
The shift to Montessori… |
| develop in their children a style of learning that is active and inter-
grated, not passive and fragmented. Here at Mitchell… |
| for them to notice that there need not be four walls around their
learning environments. Likewise, the young learners of today… |
| Research
PRELIMINARY REPORT
ON THE EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
OF A MONTESSORI SCHOOL
IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
by Tim Duax
Dr.… |
| This assessment is based on data gathered from standardized
achievement tests and on the opinions of traditional teachers… |
| The current English, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers of
these students were given surveys which contained twenty-… |
| backgrounds and hold teaching licenses in Wisconsin.
Table 2 reproduces the survey and shows the mean and standard
deviation… |
| Table 2.
••• SURVEY RESULTS OF 27 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS •••
In relation to this child's!:r:rs,
how would you estimate… |
| Middle School Survey
The theoretical midpoint on the response line for each survey item
was 5.5. The mean for every survey… |
| research, along with replications and variations of this ex-post-facto
research are needed before reliability or causality can… |
| A COMPARISON OF LOWER AND UPPER
ELEMENTARY MONTESSORI STUDENTS
WITH A PUBLIC SCHOOL SAMPLE
By Christopher M. Glenn, Ph. D.… |
| Method of Instrumentation
The sample consisted of 96 Montessori students and 48 school stu-
dents, their parents and teachers… |
| Competency Measure (Persistency and Eagerness to Continue)
slightly favored the comparison group. Further, there were no… |
| these impulses. The student may react by "holding him/herself in" and
being more guarded in his/her… |
| strength were related to age but not to number of Montessori educa-
tion years, while social and task competency were related… |
| References
Banta, T.J. Tests for the evaluation of early childhood education: The Cincinnati Autonomy Test
Battery (CATB). In… |
| Sciences
EXPOSING THE ELEMENTARY CHILD
TO THE WORLD OF CHEMISTRY
by Rajendra K. Gupta
Raj Gupt,a 's pioneering work… |
| ACTIVITIES
1. Have children make some mixtures of two solids.
a. sand and flour
b. talcum powder and garden soil
c. salt… |
| 2. After the children are familiar with the above elements, present
their symbols. "Chemists use a symbol consisting… |
| Common name
chemical name
chemical formula
ammonia water
ammonium hydroxide
NH40H
alcohol
ethanol
C2H50H
sand
silicon… |
| 3. Mix the labels of the chemical names of compounds and elements for
children to sort.
ATOMS AND MOLECULES
Parallel to the… |
| A simplified chart of elements includes only those elements with
which children are most likely to be familiar. This chart… |
| Ou.ldren replace syuools with dots.
Oxygen
t==t
llilorine
•---•
t-blecular structure of a ccnp:>tmd
A
Ca=C&… |
| two arms of the other oxygen will hold the second two arms of carbon.
In this way they form a stable compound called carbon… |
| Parallel to the above presentations on atoms, molecules and how
compounds are formed, provide activities which will lead to… |
| COMPOUNDS
Compounds are substances which may be decomposed into two or
more simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.… |
| a concept of atoms and molecules. We cannot present chemistry any
further without an understanding of these substances and… |
| ·~~.:.....;._,.,,,i..::. ~
Defenders of the authority of the Bible have done the
Christian religion a disservice in this… |
| Evolution and Creation:
Do We Have to Choose?
by Ernan McMullin
Ernan McMullin's analysis of the "creation… |
| this sense to accomplish his ends in a natural way, instead of having to
keep intervening to add new things.
In the 17th… |
| Those who affirm that the universe is created ordinarily do so, not
by adducing scientific evidence, but for reasons of a… |
| Here was a tangle indeed, one that led to a celebrated legal trial in
Arkansas. The complexities were not just scientific or… |
| But this is characteristic of any large-scale scientific theory still under
active development, and is not a reason for… |
| the point of view of his or her own discipline. The article by Donald
Boles, "Religion in the schools,"… |
| Features
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CLASS?
by Polli Soholt
Polli Scholt provides the primary teacher with practical… |
| place in the school where his interests lie. Some children seem to work
better if their new presentations are spread out over… |
| the aprons are all terry cloth, appliques and ties can be made of a
variety of other materials.
This variety in the materials… |
| there will be scissors, paste, crayons, paint, collage items, several
kinds of paper, yam, a paper punch, and anything else… |
| "lazy eye." This too can cause them difficulty with work to be done at
close range. Signs of a visual… |
| The atmosphere of the classroom needs to be conducive to concen-
trated work for both the children and the adults. This means… |
| need to know that the adults in the classroom are available if someone
persistently disturbs them and ,vill not listen to… |
| invite you to my birthday party if you don't ... ") is a sign that the child
does not have the skill to solve… |
| given a choice. The teacher can tell her to put her work away or sit in
a chair until she is ready to do it. (If the child is… |
| leaves out one exercise and goes for other work, the teacher can say,
"Are you finished with the sewing work?&… |
| him state his case. At the same time, the child who was attacked needs
to have the opportunity to say that she doesn't… |
| What I wanted t,o show was the deep actuality of
thought of Maria Montessori-what was classical and
what was historical ...… |
| INTRODUCING LUCIANO MAZZETTI
Luciano Mazzetti
Dr. uuciano Mazzetti is the president of the International Montes-
sori Center… |
| from one learning stage to the next, the first must be completely
mastered. But Bruner implies that the conceptualization… |
| that Montessori used science behind her metaphors. For instance,
"Child the worker" refers to the child who… |
| three rules should be kept in mind when thinking of Montessori.
That development is continuous is obvious in the writings of… |
| Announcing New AMI Course Offerings
The Montessori Institute - Assistants to Infancy Training,
Mitchell Montessori School,… |
| Washington Montessori Institute
Margaret E. Stephenson, Pedagogical Consultant
Primary course - Elizabeth Hall, Director of… |
| NAMTANEWS
Montessori in the Public Schools: A Finished Documentary
NAMTA traveled with cameras and lights to four cities… |
| The MAC/NAMTA conference was smaller this year - about ninety
participants. Margaret Stephenson, Patricia Schaefer, and Kit… |
| Personals:
Positions A vaillwle
ALASKA
Seeking Montessori Teacher, primary (3-
5), AM/PM SY 88-89/89-90. Salary
$17,600-24… |
| COLORADO
Accepting applications for openings in
our Elementary level, both 6-9 and 9-12.
School has been in existence 24… |
| ILLINOIS
JOB OPENING FALL 1989: Experi-
enced AMI Certified Primary Directress
(3-6 Class); Degree Required. Country-
side… |
| is located in a beautiful facility with ren-
ovated barns on an old farm. Just 15 min·
utes North of Baltimore Inner Harbor… |
| of Trustees, Montessori Family School,
102 W. Franklin Ave., Pennington, NJ
08534 ..
Preschool & Toddler… |
| Two AMI Assistants to Infancy teachers
for one Infant Community and Nido.
School currently has 1 Nido, 4 Infant
Communities… |
| SCHOOL FOR SALE
Sonoma, California. One primary class-
room school 3-6. Solid reputation in 9th
yr. Complete class and play… |
| MONTESSORI INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA, INC.
- ACCREDITED BY ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE -
e
DIPLOMA COURSE FOR
teacher… |
| KAYBEE
MONTESSORI, INC.
APPROVED MONTESSORI APPARATUS
• Infant-Toddler Material
• Books
• Furniture
• Glass Bead Material… |
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