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Sequence 8final point. It is the passages that characterize the Montessori Method. If we say the passages are not the important thing we… |
Sequence 13The most peneti-ating statement of this universal driving force found in all living things is that of Aristotle, the father of… |
Sequence 23Reprinted as The Duty Of Nu,·sin,g Chilch-en in Child (Ill(/ Fa111i/y Reprint Booklet, The Nm":<ing Mother:… |
Sequence 2Maria Montessori was well versed in philosophy. Her footnotes include allusions to Sequin, Tolstoi, Froebal, Pascal, Poincare… |
Sequence 6Montessori and the Humanities means a clarification of goals. We have a saying in Montessori - "Montessori is an aid… |
Sequence 2we have discovered ourselves, over generations, to be. As Maria Montessori-and earlier, Aristotle-understood, the natu- ral… |
Sequence 5The great works of the human mind in the western intellectual tradi- tion fulfill this requirement in a preeminent way. The… |
Sequence 1Teaching, Learning, and Their Counterfeits (1976; 1987) by Mortimer Adler In "Teaching, Learning, and Their… |
Sequence 2There is a broad spectrum of interest in the six year old, and Mont- essori suggests accordingly that we must sow as many… |
Sequence 6The Greek Educational Analogue We look to the classics at this point, not to suggest that a study of the ancient culture… |
Sequence 11The humanities also deal with the interpersonal. The child learns to discuss, to interpret, to act out what he knows,… |
Sequence 12all ... (ln relation to the Greeks, she writes in To Educate the Human Potential:) So a critical faculty of mind was awakened… |
Sequence 7generosity in his understanding and treatment of others in both private and public life-in marriage and in citizenship. I… |
Sequence 5from tomes of scope and sequence which compel schools into a blind confor- mity. The reform of education in the Montessori… |
Sequence 12References Brown, Rexford G. ( 1991). Schools of thought: How the politics of litera,cy shape thinking in the classroom. San… |
Sequence 1THE OB)ECl1VFS OF THE PAIDEIA PROPOSAL* by Mortimer J. Adler "Piecemeal refonn measures beget piecemeal results, if… |
Sequence 8We could cooperatively establish a curriculum using as a guide the student's goals, interests, and needs. Coming out of a… |
Sequence 1HAPP~ REvlSITED by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has spmt the last 25 years pursuing an understanding of… |
Sequence 1MORAL EDUCATION: A CONVERSATION WTIH ARIS'fOil.E by Steven S. Tigner The fallowing light-hearted rendition of Aristotle… |
Sequence 2here only about the part chat goes on in schools. That's partly why I say "to help cultivate" rather… |
Sequence 12University of California Press, 1980), pp. 395-435. 31 Plato Apology 29e. 32 See, e.g., Plato Protagoras 360d: courage is… |
Sequence 3work of the conscious absorbent mind but it needs an environment for its action. The sensorial material of the Montessori… |
Sequence 16invention, it also provides the holistic, integrated basis for clarifying complex tensions between human and natural systems.… |
Sequence 3educationalese all have a purpose. But in my estimation they represent exercises in minutiae-the kind of minutiae that… |
Sequence 8ogy (covering all of cosmic time back to I 0·30 seconds) is almost over, and Act Two (the attempt to elucidate what happened… |
Sequence 9Mover, itself unmoved. This Mover he called God. Aristotle's God was not the sort of being one would be inclined to… |
Sequence 7is commonplace to think of moving from teaching to administration as a promo- tion! Benjamin Franklin knew better, as he… |
Sequence 15The group read and reread books and essays already assigned to their students, such as Ibsen 's An Enemy of the People… |
Sequence 1Orn TRUTIIS, NEW CHIIDREN by Edwin J. Delattre, Ph.D. Holding up such exemplars of intellectual diligence as Helen Keller and… |
Sequence 4eve'fythlng' turns on the na- ture of the habits, Including ha&its of language, we Jorm by accident and… |
Sequence 6Surely, this is one of the lessons we as teachers should convey to our students by example and deed, and in our words. James… |
Sequence 19resolute without becoming impenetrable to evidence and losing all traces of intellectual and moral humility. It means, as one… |
Sequence 20Science Skits There are many discoveries in science that were, at the time, subject to intense debate among scientists, and… |
Sequence 2CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS OF Anol.ESCENTS: A COMPARATIVE STIJDY compiled by John Long Almost eve,y Montessori seconda,y… |
Sequence 3Needs of Adolescents Physical Needs Montessori/Stephenson Emotional -A need to strengthen self-confidence. Needs -A time… |
Sequence 5together any civilization and compare their findings with modem times. For starters, the Montessori elementaty curriculum also… |
Sequence 1INmooucnoN THE NATURAL INSTITUTION OF THE FAMILY Herbert Ratner's unique portrayal of nature's design of the fami~y… |
Sequence 9These differences set the female apart to be the primary caretaker of the newborn. Since nature fashioned the mammalian… |
Sequence 18If the ecologic era bears any message it is this: When nature is treated well she reciprocates. A persuasive case can be… |
Sequence 1REvlsITING THE NATIJRAL INSTITUTION OF THE FAMILY FOR THE NINETIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. HERBERT RATNER by David Kahn Kahn… |
Sequence 61lis), Montessori on the Lake (Lake Forest, CA), Meadow Montessori School (Monroe, lvll), Mercy Montessori Center (Cincinnati… |
Sequence 62Kahn, David U980, Winter). Extending the elementary: McNamara- Kahn imerview. The /\~\ffA Quarter(v. ~2), 13-20. The… |
Sequence 3Stephenson, Elementary Director of Training emerita of the Montes- sori Institute of Milwaukee. Not only does Lillard present… |
Sequence 3their shelves, place a few toys and mats in the middle of the room, and establish a day care unit for babysitting during the… |
Sequence 7most of their waking day, provide further incentive for Montessori to integrate pedagogy and life, time and space into an… |
Sequence 17REFERENCES Dewey, J. (1956). The school and society (Combined edition with The child and the curriculum). Chicago: U of… |
Sequence 18In any case, when the conditions of flow are present, people tend to report an optimal state of inner harmony that they desire… |
Sequence 19THE CONSEQUENCES OF FLOW There are many reasons why experiencing flow is beneficial. Per- haps the most important is also the… |
Sequence 1PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT FOR THE NORTH AVONDALE MONTESSORI SCHOOL by the Cincinnati Public Schools Montessori Assessment… |
Sequence 2Psychologists note the importance of developing responsibility in children at the elementary age. (Lickona, 1991). It is felt… |
Sequence 3realization that it is important to provide a specially prepared environment to support a child's growth. Dr. Montessori… |
Sequence 4we introduce the children to the idea of respect of all of us for one another. (Stephenson, 1993, p. 26) A rich body of… |
Sequence 5In a Montessori class, there is a continual unfolding of how the world was prepared for humanity and the development of… |
Sequence 10Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice. New York: Harper Collins. Healy, J.M. (1990). Endangered… |
Sequence 14describes the unconscious process for the adolescent as being rooted in life experience. The adolescent must solve social… |
Sequence 15REFERENCES Gebhardt-Seele, P. (1997). Evaluating experiences in adolescent programs. The NAMTA Journal, 22(1), 14-21.… |
Sequence 8corporate agriculture-farm owners don't want to live where they farm because it's boring, it's dirty; they… |
Sequence 18know it today will be destroyed or saved because of the West- maybe destroyed in the rain forest and maybe destroyed in… |
Sequence 4Mart doesn't care. All they care about is that you have 59 cents in your pocket, and you're the same as a person… |
Sequence 2... education researchers have shown that someone who experiences in- terest in a topic also demonstrates more complex… |
Sequence 5phers from Socrates, in the Apology, referring to himself as a midwife; through the early Medi- eval period, beginning… |
Sequence 6is why they start a search for know ledge of that Truth. Such is also the case with Montessori's search into how children… |
Sequence 17not yet fully formed: he has not yet gathered about him the last folds of his robe of flesh and of love which is made up of… |
Sequence 13Relationship, to speak somewhat paradoxically, turns out to be the very substance of things. Every entity is in some sense a… |
Sequence 5read from the Epistle of the Mass of the day, the Feast of the Epiphany-" Arise, shine; for thy light is come and the… |
Sequence 12Montessori, Maria. "The Four Planes of Education." AMI Communications (1971, #4), 4-10. Montessori, Maria.… |
Sequence 2FOREWORD TO THE SECRET OF CHILDHOOD by Margaret E. Stephenson Margaret Stephenson's classic introduction to the root… |
Sequence 20Montessori, Mario. The Human Tendencies and Montessori Education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori lnternationale, 1966.… |
Sequence 21• the nature of the story (Homer, the Bible) • the nature of dialogue (Aristotle and Plato) • the history of religious… |
Sequence 78• the nature of the story (Homer, the Bible) • the nature of dialogue (Aristotle and Plato) • the history of religious… |
Sequence 193Montessori, Mario. The Human Tendencies and Montessori Education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori lnternationale, 1966.… |
Sequence 225FOREWORD TO THE SECRET OF CHILDHOOD by Margaret E. Stephenson Margaret Stephenson's classic introduction to the root… |
Sequence 227Montessori, Maria. "The Four Planes of Education." AMI Communications (1971, #4), 4-10. Montessori, Maria.… |
Sequence 234read from the Epistle of the Mass of the day, the Feast of the Epiphany-" Arise, shine; for thy light is come and the… |
Sequence 2MONTESSORI IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: POSITIVE OUTCOMES ALONG SOCIAL, MORAL, COGNITIVE, AND EMOTIONAL DIMENSIONS by Annette M.… |
Sequence 6Moreover, some unexpected tastes emerge from the social life of a Montessori classroom. The children come to prefer one… |
Sequence 20to think lies at the heart of our very humanity (Stephenson, "First Plane" 21). The creation of intelligence… |
Sequence 21speech reflects the characteristic intonation, pronunciation, or dialect of a region. The infant memory, Montessori said, is… |
Sequence 31thing, saying: I did it all alone, you did not think I could have done that; I did it better today than yesterday" (… |
Sequence 34Montessori, Mario M.,Jr. Education for Human Development. NY: Schocken, 1976. Montessori, Renilde. "Human Education… |
Sequence 12If you play a drum, the skin vibrates in waves. If you could get very close to it and slow things down considerably, you would… |
Sequence 2THE HUMAN TENDENCIES by Margaret E. Stephenson At Dr. Montessori's last public lecture she disclaimed the atten- tion… |
Sequence 2THE FIRST PLANE OF DEVELOPMENT by Margaret E. Stephenson One of the more significant principles of Dr. Montessori was her… |
Sequence 1Margaret E. Stephenson, circa 1970 40 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 25, No. 3 • Summer 2000 |
Sequence 2PLAN WHICH WILL BEST PRODUCE THE RESULTS MONTESSORI CAN GIVE by Margaret E. Stephenson The Montessori class should begin… |
Sequence 1Richard and Karin Salzmann, founders of Washington Montessori Institute, circa 1970 • ., •• ·.'.ac~:,,. ~c.;;;;;,;. :4… |
Sequence 2REMINISCENCES AND THOUGHTS ABOUT MONTESSORI DAY CARE by Margaret E. Stephenson I'd like to start off by saying that I… |
Sequence 2COSMIC EDUCATION by Margaret E. Stephenson Cosmic Education is, in a way, what we have been leading up to all these days,… |
Sequence 1NAMTA President Charlotte Kovach-Shea recognizes Margaret E. Stephenson for her Montessori contribution, 1980s 78 The NAMTA… |
Sequence 2INDEPENDENCE by Margaret E. Stephenson I would like to begin by linking independence to this one definition of man: one… |
Sequence 2NOTES ON THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT by Margaret E. Stephenson I think we have encountered some gems already, which will help… |
Sequence 2THE ADOLESCENT AND THE FUTURE by Margaret E. Stephenson I have read just recently in a London newspaper the obituary of… |
Sequence 12herself how a moment's insight is captured in the seventeen syllables of haiku, translated from the Japanese. As with… |
Sequence 1HOMO LOQUENS: LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF COSMIC EDUCATION by Margaret E. Stephenson Placing language in the context of human… |
Sequence 4Naturally, one must ask what originally was the impulse that moved Plato to make such a happy distinction. As a human being… |
Sequence 13that is to bring the developing human through optimal prepared environments for every stage of development. The Farm School is… |
Sequence 10CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS OF ADOLESCENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY compiled by John Long Almost every Montessori secondary… |
Sequence 11Characteristics of Adolescents Physical Characteristics Montessori/Stephenson Emotional • Doubts, hesitations, violent… |
Sequence 13Physical Needs Emotional Needs Social Needs Cogitive Needs Needs of Adolescents Montessori/Stephenson • A need to… |
Sequence 16ERDKINDER: THE EXPERIMENT FOR THE EXPERIMENT Interview with Margaret E. Stephenson and A.M. Joosten The followi11g… |