Digital Object NAMTA Journal 22/1 06 The Telling of the Story Evoking storytelling as a human tendency, suggests that stories involve sight, sound, rhythm, voice, and spontaneous imagination. Claims that because stories appeal to children's inner lives, they are optimal for communicating "life and human relationships…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 22/1 07 Transforming Children into Storytellers Using work done with Homer's "Odyssey" with fifth graders, illustrates children's proficiency as listeners, creators, and presenters of stories. Shares techniques and anecdotes about this disciplined approach to preparing children as storytellers. Describes…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 22/1 04 Unifying the Urban Contribution: Moving Toward Erdkinder Erdkinder is a superior way to integrate academic studies with work experience, community action, and economic activity. Erdkinder actualizes Cosmic Education, making its unity, common purpose, interdependency, and cooperation a way of life. Erdkinder…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 22/1 05 Cosmic Education at the Elementary Level and the Role of the Materials Defines Cosmic Education using Mario Montessori's concrete illustration of the interdisciplinary and synthetic nature of the program. Suggests that the "The Great River," a sixth "Great Lesson," can be a framework for the history of human cooperation, and…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 22/1 02 To Dance with the Adolescent Uses metaphor of the dance to suggest reciprocity, harmony, and a mutual exchange of leadership as key components of adolescent-adult relationships. Suggests that adolescents have high expectations of adult's character and competencies; therefore, teachers…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 22/1 03 Evaluating Experiences in Adolescent Programs Asserts that in developing Erdkinder, Montessori programs for adolescents, practitioners should use Montessori's principles of scientific pedagogy to establish methods for evaluating existing adolescent experiments. Suggests ways to apply criterion of…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 11 Socratic Practice: Intellectual Engagement as the Goal of Classroom Conversation Discusses the use of self-directed learning within the framework of shared inquiry. Compares this concept of authentic engagement--whereby students are held responsible for group problem solving and working together to discuss ideas related to difficult texts…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 10 Reflections from the Farm Describes the experiences of a group of 13- and 14-year-old students from Ruffing Montessori School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, during their 2-week stay in a house next door to an operating Amish farm. Includes reflections from student journals and advice for…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 08 Montessori: A Caring Pedagogy Discusses the characteristics of a caring school environment, as exemplified by the Montessori method. Stresses the importance of observing the needs of the moment for the very young child as well as the role of encouragement as a nurturing function.
