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NAMTA Journal 12/2 08 School Profiles: Red Cloud Indian School's Montessori Program

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RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOUS MONTESSORI PROGRAM by Joseph A. Fairbanks Red Cloud Indian School is located on the Pine Ridge…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 11 The Nature and Theory of Silence Activities in the Children's House

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Montessori did, however, write extensively on the will and the development of will in young children. Later interpreters of…
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ordinary noises consequent thereon. "9 The effort is made by each indi- vidual in the collective to suspend and…
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could make the children silent and yet claim freedom. The age-old misconceptions of freedom and discipline surfaced for…
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is expanded and we have the opportunity to reach out towards things which are normally beyond ow· reach, widening our horizons…
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Mr. Montessori stressed, however, that these lofty aims can only be sought by the individual exercise of will power. No amount…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 14 AMI Montessori: Back to the Future

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EDITORIAL: AMI MONTESSORI: BACK TO THE FUTURE By David Kahn We are in the turmoil of becoming. And as one undergoes the…
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of beliefs, its ability to ignite the enthusiasm and commitment of teach- ers, stems from a spiritual and undiluted energy…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 01 Introduction

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Disadvantaged; studies done with low socioeconomic status (SES) chil- dren. These studies tended to overlap into both the…
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1. The teacher held a recognized Montessori diploma: AMI or AMS. 2. The classroom was fully equipped in all basic areas, and…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 03 Longitudinal Studies

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with a set solution, a product. Their purpose is process not product oriented. They are to provide a sensorial impression, not…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 04 Other Studies of Children of Low Socioeconomic Status

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beginning and end of the kindergarten program than those without this experience. However, on all measures there were no…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 06 Research of Cognitive/Intellectual Development

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The children were from middle income families and were restricted to four-year-olds attending school for the first time and…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 07 Research of Social and Personality Development

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life, sensorial, mathematics, and language. He observed 42 randomly selected three-, four-, and five-year-old children in two…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 03 Response to Generous Understanding: Knowing Ourselves and Each Other (Boehnlein)

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function of the child with regard to the formation of the human personal- ity (p. 15). Oui· civilization has not yet devised…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 01 To Be or Not To Be Montessori

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The whole issue of assimilation is a very critical one, it seems to me. As Kramer says, to call it Montessori is important -…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 10 Montessori Education and Children Placed at Risk of School Failure

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Staff Development Montessorians should provide assistance to schools and districts in the effort to improve staff development…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 12 The Montessori Public School Consortium and the Future of Montessori Research

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THE MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM AND THE FUTURE OF MONTESSORI RESEARCH by Mary Maher Boehnlein, Ph.D. As a result of…
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best conduct a collaborative project which would provide impartial involvement of both AMI and AMS. With the assistance of NAM…
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David Kahn, Executive Directm; NAMTA , wlw has su:pported CYUr work UJ disseminate research information UJ Montessori.ans and…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 01 Albert Joosten and Maria Montessori: Recognizing the Human Spirit

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ALBERT JOOSTEN AND MARIA MONTESSORI: RECOGNIZING THE HUMAN SPIRIT by David Kahn What is most powerful about Mr. Joosten…
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for uniting the family and the school with a passionate plea for respect- ing the culture of the home, especially the culture…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 02 Albert M. Joosten—A Biography

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ALBER!' M. JOOSTEN - A BIOGRAPHY Albert M. Joosten was born in the Nether lands on November 21, 1914. His formal…
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for uniting the family and the school with a passionate plea for respect- ing the culture of the home, especially the culture…
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ALBERT JOOSTEN AND MARIA MONTESSORI: RECOGNIZING THE HUMAN SPIRIT by David Kahn What is most powerful about Mr. Joosten…
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Waltuch collection "Fundamental t,o Mr. Joosten was a steadfast d'iscipleship tied to a vision of the h'…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 05 Errors and their Correction (1956)

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ERRORS AND THEIR CORRECTION 0956) by A.M. Joosten Th:is article was written by Mr. Joosten in 1974 for the Indian Mon- t,…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 07 Mahatma Gandhi and Maria Montessori (1969)

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MAHATMA GANDHI AND MARIA MONTESSORI (1969) by A.M. Joosten Mr. Joosten offers an interesting comparison of two important 2oth…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 08 Century of the Child or Atomic Age? (1958)

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CENTURY OF THE CHILD OR ATOMIC AGE? (1958) By A.M. Joosten In a trilnae t,o the chi/,d, on "Chi/,d,ren's Day,…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 09 The Hand in Education (1971)

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THE HAND IN EDUCATION a971) by A. M. Joosten One aspect of Montessori educatwn that sets it apart from some other…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 08 The Montessori Adolescent: Frameworks for Invention

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THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT: FRAMEWORKS FOR INVENTION by David Kahn Extrapolating from the primary and elementary curriculum…
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Don't call it Montessori. If it works along Montessori lines, that is good. But there is no Montessori method for the…

NAMTA Journal 17/2 07 Production and Management

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Key Institutions • The following institutions are key to the development of the Montessori 2000 project. Montessori…
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Hildegard Solzbacher, Preschool Teacher Trainer, Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative 2l01 W. Good Hope Rd., Glendale,…

NAMTA Journal 17/2 08 Selected Appendices (introduction)

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Hildegard Solzbacher, Preschool Teacher Trainer, Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative 2l01 W. Good Hope Rd., Glendale,…
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Key Institutions • The following institutions are key to the development of the Montessori 2000 project. Montessori…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 03 Montessori Adolescent Education: Toward an Emerging Framework

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Proposed Schools Cincinnati Denver Prince George's St. Paul County, MO Years In Operation or Projected Fall, 1994…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 11 Science Mentor Project

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Wooos MIDDLE SCHOOL: A PROFILE by Elisabeth Coe, PhD School of the Woods is a Montessori school celebrating its thirtieth…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 12 Montessori and Learning Disabilities

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F~----------------- MONTESSORI AND LEARNING DISABIUTIES by Sylvia 0. Richardson American education is currently under attack…

NAMTA Journal 19/3 01 Survey of Montessori Adolescent Programs: Interpretive Commentary

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schools. Maybe not in our schools, but perhaps in open schools, etc. They should also be academically competent in the…
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lis), Montessori on the Lake (Lake Forest, CA), Meadow Montessori School (Monroe, lvll), Mercy Montessori Center (Cincinnati…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 13 The Montessori Approach to Music

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In 1938, with the help of friends in India, she and her family managed to leave Austria before the War. She was to spend nine…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 14 In Memoriam: Nancy McCormick Rambusch 1927-1994

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In 1938, with the help of friends in India, she and her family managed to leave Austria before the War. She was to spend nine…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 09 Peace and Education

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PEACE AND EDUCATION by A. M. Joosten AbsJoosten'scommentarycitestheMontessorieducationalviewpointasintegral to the…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 11 Do Not Bequeath a Shamble—The Child in the Twenty-First Century: Innocent Hostage to Mindless Oppression…

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Do NoT BEQUEATH A SHAMBLE THE CHILD IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: INNOCENT HOSTAGE TO MINDLESS OPPRESSION OR MESSENGER TO…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 05 The Montessori Family and Me

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It was a delight to watch Mario with children of any age, in any country, immersed in any situation. Mario could speak with…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 11 A Montessori Community for Adolescents

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REFERENCES Buys Town. Dir. Norman Taurog. Perf. Spencer Tracy. MGM, 1938. Carroll-Abbing, John Patrick. A Chance to Live:…

NAMTA Journal 24/2 11 The Spiritual Challenge of Erdkinder – Part 1: The Passage from Imaginative Vision to Concrete Experience

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The human is a great collaborator. And nature welcomes a gentle intervention. The trees' wounds will heal, and the maple…

NAMTA Journal 24/2 13 Are We Succeeding in Nurturing The Spirit?

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Trans. Claude A. Claremont. Oxford, England: Clio, 1994. Montessori, Maria.…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 05 The Casa Dei Bambini: A Personal Pilgrimage

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essence of Montessori, who in a variety of ways contributed to make Montessori a dynamic force in education here and around…
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cooked supper for all seven of us. The others washed up so the cook could retreat to her album work. By the time we arrived,…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 07 The Montessori Preschool: Preparation for Writing and Reading

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THE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL: PREPARATION FOR WRITING AND READING by Sylvia 0. Richardson Dr. Richardson brings together her…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 14 Metanoia for Montessorians

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METANOIA FOR MONTESSORIANS by Gary Looper Gary Looper's response to the whole-school development process sug- gested by…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 15 Obituary Maria Christlieb Robles

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METANOIA FOR MONTESSORIANS by Gary Looper Gary Looper's response to the whole-school development process sug- gested by…
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THE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL: PREPARATION FOR WRITING AND READING by Sylvia 0. Richardson Dr. Richardson brings together her…
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cooked supper for all seven of us. The others washed up so the cook could retreat to her album work. By the time we arrived,…
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essence of Montessori, who in a variety of ways contributed to make Montessori a dynamic force in education here and around…

NAMTA Journal 25/2 07 Emerging Adolescence: Finding One's Place in the Cosmos

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with the gifts of its mission of free- dom, its colorful history of different peoples, its art and literature that tell that…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 22 Why Not Consider Erdkinder?

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teaching be continued in a secondary school. Plans were devised to open a Montessori high school in Amsterdam and my father…

NAMTA Journal 28/3 02 A Comparison of Montessori and Traditional Middle Schools: Motivation, Quality of Experience, and Social…

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Juvonen, J., & K. Wentzel, eds. Social Motivation: Under- standing Children's School Adjustment. New York: Cam-…

NAMTA Journal 28/3 04 Response to Two Studies by Kevin Rathunde and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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REFERENCES Montessori, M. From Childhood to Adolescence. 1948. Rev. ed. Trans. AM. Joosten. Oxford, England: Clio, 1996.…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 14 A Montessori Community for Adolescents

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is a translation by the Montessori Educational Research Center from the French De /'En/ant a I' Adolescent (Desclee…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 22 Camillo 26-01-04

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is a translation by the Montessori Educational Research Center from the French De /'En/ant a I' Adolescent (Desclee…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 05 Envisioning the Whole Third Plane: Montessori Erdkinder and Urban Adolescent Programs Help Each Other

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programs supported by experience, a long-term experience. We will establish guidelines only through a natural process that…

NAMTA Journal 32/3 01 The NAMTA Centenary Exhibit

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Preface, continued The exhibit left its impression of Montessori significance on visitors at Centennial celebrations in both…
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A Montessori Journey 1907 to 2007 Patrons Anonymous Donation through Si Helena Monressori School Association Montessori…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 11 The Montessori Model United Nations

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THE MONTESSORI MODEL UNITED NATIONS by Judith Cunningham Judith Cunning/Jam puts her practice of peace educatio11 into t/Je…

NAMTA Journal 33/3 15 Mathematics, Science, and Technology for the Whole Third Plane: A Bird's-Eye View, Part II

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Here's another head line-this one came from the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), whose…

NAMTA Journal 34/2 04 Tutoring without Crutches: Extra Support and Inclusion for the Older Montessori Child with Learning…

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Horner, Jack. "The Extraordinary Characteristics of Dys- lexia." Perspccti,•es 011 Ln11g11nge n11d Literacy…

NAMTA Journal 35/1 02 The 2009-10 NAMTA Montessori School Salary and Tuition Survey

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2009-10 Percent Deviation from Median Salary bv Diploma Held Median Full- Median Full- Median Full- Median Full- Time with…
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Facility Ownership Forty-seven percent of the responding schools rent their facilities while 53% own them, up from a 50-50…

NAMTA Journal 38/2 01 Exercises of Practical Life: Introduction and List

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exercises of Practical life: introduction and list by A.M. Joosten Albert Joosten wrote this article in 1968, and it is…

NAMTA Journal 38/2 06 The Work of the Hand

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106 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 38, No. 2 • Spring 2013 meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal…

NAMTA Journal 38/2 10 Playful Learning and Montessori Education

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169 Lillard • Playful Learning and Montessori Education Extrinsic Rewards: A Test of the ‘Overjustification’ Hypothesis.”…

NAMTA Journal 39/1 02 Children's House: The Prepared Environment as an Oasis

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35 Ferreira • Children’s House: The Prepared Environment as an Oasis are set, we see the children slowly grow in independence…

NAMTA Journal 39/2 02 Montessori All Day: Gracious Living with Children beyond the Hours of a Typical School Day

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45 Black • Montessori All Day We have to be acutely aware of how the needs of the child in long hours of care differ from…

NAMTA Journal 39/2 03 Following the Family: An Overview of the Birth-to-Six Research Project

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54 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 2 • Spring 2014 associate Jacqueline Cossentino and Steven Hughes of the Center for…

NAMTA Journal 39/2 04 Montessori Early Childhood Education in the Public Sector: Opportunities and Challenges

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monTessori earlY childhood educaTion in The PuBlic secTor: oPPorTuniTies and challenges by Janet Begin Janet Begin’s paper…
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64 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 2 • Spring 2014 was working towards meeting the remaining specifications listed in the…
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79 Begin • Montessori Early Childhood Education in the Public Sector Staffing and Training These schools all sought well-…
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84 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 2 • Spring 2014 young children from economically diverse backgrounds and their families…

NAMTA Journal 39/2 15 Reflections: A Life's Work in Montessori

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219 Verschuur • Reflections and practical life items. Working with our hands we made what we needed and the work served me…

NAMTA Journal 39/3 03 Multicultural Inclusion in an Urban Setting

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73 Urioste • Multicultural Inclusion in an Urban Setting Montessori organizations such as NAMTA, AMI, AMS, and individuals…

NAMTA Journal 39/3 08 Multi-Sensory, Hands-On Manipulatives and Adult ESL

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168 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 3 • Summer 2014 Enhance Young Children’s Reading Comprehension.” Journal of Educational…

NAMTA Journal 41/1 05 Helping the Child in the Conquest of the Written Language

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helping the Child in the Conquest of the Written language by A. M. Joosten A. M. Joosten writes from his deep and long…

NAMTA Journal 41/2 09 Montessori Practices: Options for a Digital Age

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156 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 41, No. 2 • Spring 2016 of greater attraction to governments and the best minds of science?…

NAMTA Journal 41/3 01 Interview with Hilla Patell on the History of the Observation

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45 O’Shaughnessy and Patell • Interview on the History of Observation tion. In those days, the early days (the 1960s),…

NAMTA Journal 41/3 02 The Observation Scientist

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91 O’Shaughnessy • The Observation Scientist falls, but ends up walking easily. He corrects this by growth and experience” (…
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93 O’Shaughnessy • The Observation Scientist recting them is not going to help them perceive it. When my husband tries to…

NAMTA Journal 41/3 05 What Are We Observing and How?

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whaT are we Observing and hOw? by Linda Davis In this talk, Linda Davis discusses observation at the adolescent level. She…

NAMTA Journal 41/3 07 Observations

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ObservaTiOns by A. M. Joosten Joosten begins his article by telling us that love and knowledge together are the foundation…

NAMTA Journal 41/3 08 Errors and Their Corrections

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errOrs and Their cOrrecTiOns by A. M. Joosten “Our primary concern is not that the child learns to do something without…

NAMTA Journal 41/3 09 Observation

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ObservaTiOn by Lakshmi A. Kripalani The adult who is inexperienced in the art of observation may, even with the best…
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237 Kripalani • Observation disbelief or being caught in the trap of old techniques of teaching rather than directing the…

NAMTA Journal 42/3 06 High School Frameworks at Clark Montessori

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HigH scHool frameworks at clark montessori by Dean Woodring Blase and Marta Donahoe Clark Montessori Junior and Senior High…

NAMTA Journal 43/1-2 22 The Totality of Montessori, 2005

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The Totality of Montessori page 128 a handful were so moved, so touched, by the idea that they acted as missionaries,…

NAMTA Journal 43/1-2 30 Professional Biography of Annette Haines

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The Totality of Montessori page 128 a handful were so moved, so touched, by the idea that they acted as missionaries,…

NAMTA Journal 43/1-2 31 Reflections by Colleagues on the AMI Editorial Board

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The Totality of Montessori page 128 a handful were so moved, so touched, by the idea that they acted as missionaries,…

NAMTA Journal 44/1 05 Communicating Building in Schools

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the Dallas public schools to open a private school and are currently continuing to train teachers. And Terry is standing in…
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46 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 44, No. 1 • Winter 2020 46 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 44, No. 1 • Winter 2020 One of our most…

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