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Sequence 10self-evident and emotionally satisfying, and the child is never left wondering, uwhat is the point of all this?" We… |
Sequence 10self-evident and emotionally satisfying, and the child is never left wondering, uwhat is the point of all this?" We… |
Sequence 1OF ROOTS AND WINGS by David Kahn A philosophical outlook on the parent's role in Montessm-i, educa- tion, this article… |
Sequence 7I strongly urge Montessori directors and directresses to collect com- ments by their students on Montessori education. I began… |
Sequence 1THE BOTANICAL CARDS by Mario M. Montessori This insightful article illustrates the underlying developmental principles which… |
Sequence 15Footnotes 'Maria Montessori (1948) To Educate the Human Potential 5th Edition 1973, Kalakshetra Publica- tions Press,… |
Sequence 3scale, another time computing the relative distances between the plan- ets to a scale that would fit in the classroom. The… |
Sequence 1INTRODUCING LUCIANO MAZZETTI Luciano Mazzetti Dr. uuciano Mazzetti is the president of the International Montes- sori Center… |
Sequence 9The Montessori idea is unfinished by design. Some complain that the curriculum presented in Montessori training is incomplete… |
Sequence 1RESPONSE TO GENEROUS UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER by Charles Torranova I want to thank David Kahn for… |
Sequence 5she also has a social value; that he or she is valued as a contributing member of the family unit. The child also learns self-… |
Sequence 14elementary child we imparted the universe-for the adolescent, ic is simply a f.mn. Bue it is more than a farm. le is a… |
Sequence 2"Man," said Maria Montessori, "is overcome with hatred and does not obey the laws of nature. Nobler… |
Sequence 1AN INTERvIEwWTIH TuoMAS BERRY In an interview with Gerry Leonard in November 1990, Thomas Berry discussed his views about the… |
Sequence 5Although externally her life was affected by political forces, within she remained detached as this statement indicates: Not… |
Sequence 11&location must be considered as most imponant; for as diseases in the world of bodies are extremely contagious, so, in… |
Sequence 14this principle in this way will surely make a difference in our world. In The Promulgation of Universal Peace, 'Abdu… |
Sequence 6Cost The cost of the barn and most of its furnishings is estimated at $20,000. Gardens, Orchard and Berry Patches The main… |
Sequence 8The adolescents may choose to design the garden for community ser- vice: to beautify the city; to provide flowers to nursing… |
Sequence 10PROGRAM DESCRIPTION SAMPLER 7bese pragmattc descriptions of adolescent program components which provide an operational view… |
Sequence 14NAMTANEWs The Montessori Academy Is Full A new kind of summer program intended to encourage depth, The Montessori Academy… |
Sequence 2concrete, real, and relevant to the lives of young children; (5) provid- ing experiences for children that are outside of the… |
Sequence 10Teachers have to know strategies that concern their own move- ments. "The teacher should study her own movements, to… |
Sequence 2It is complex-not simply taught, but demanding continuous study and investigation of all aspects of life. It is complex… |
Sequence 166It is complex-not simply taught, but demanding continuous study and investigation of all aspects of life. It is complex… |
Sequence 176Teachers have to know strategies that concern their own move- ments. "The teacher should study her own movements, to… |
Sequence 184concrete, real, and relevant to the lives of young children; (5) provid- ing experiences for children that are outside of the… |
Sequence 2of an abstract understanding of ecology would be quite adequate. However, for those who see the ultimate solution to our… |
Sequence 9community level where solutions need to be found for the more appro- priate management of the landscape. By beginning with… |
Sequence 5To the Montessori "bleachers" the serving of the luncheon of milk and crackers is the most interesting part… |
Sequence 3misery as it does in prosperity, in oppression as in freedom, in war as in peace, and that he did not really know what life is… |
Sequence 4that we are now faced with a crisis of global proportions. This situation takes the form of a crisis in energy, food, ecology… |
Sequence 12At birth-before words, language, abstract reasoning, cognitive patterning, and conceptual thinking-were images. The brain… |
Sequence 15If you're a Bell Curve thinker, you think that a quarter of the people don't even have intel- lect and most of… |
Sequence 7"potentialities which determine his development"; "there exists within this inert being a global… |
Sequence 21full control of all one's energies, which is the result of the maturation that has been reached. The Four Planes In her… |
Sequence 22ergies that are repressed lead to inferiority complexes, the weakening of personality, lack of responsibility, listlessness,… |
Sequence 32Mon te.:;sori has drawn in the middle of her chart, between the drawing above and that below, between "nature&… |
Sequence 10self-evident and emotionally satisfying, and the child is never left wondering, "What is the point of all this?&… |
Sequence 3functioning earth (Gaia) are the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmo- sphere, biosphere, and noosphere (mindsphere) ( cited in Berry… |
Sequence 5Thomas Berry hopes that the next geological era of evolution following the Cenozoic will be the Ecozoic Era (eco-, "… |
Sequence 7The great work for the child, as for all humans, is to become a conscious collabo- rator with the unfolding of the universe… |
Sequence 4he thinks he can go anywhere, and the urge to explore and discover his world has to be limited rather than pushed. Motivation… |
Sequence 6God's intention to create the kind of world that God really wanted. The testimony of contemporary scientific research… |
Sequence 21developmental time, we are seeking our place in this vast sweep of evolution. In terms of space, we are seeking appropriate… |
Sequence 1Introduction MARIO MONTESSORI: IN SEARCH OF A DEEPER FREEDOM A LIFE 1 S JOURNEY OF EDUCATIONAL IDEAS by David Kahn When… |
Sequence 3where we - d with t and spi• At the time, Dr. Montessori and I cer- tainly felt the inner burden of the situation. It was… |
Sequence 15physical improvement. As long as the children feel that adults will listen to their conclusions and engage in a dialogue, the… |
Sequence 23REFERENCES Alston, P., ed. The Best Interests of the Child: Reconciling Culture and Human Rights. Florence, Italy:… |
Sequence 4The Story of our Universe is the most awe-inspiring tale that ever could be told. New dimensions are added to it almost… |
Sequence 21The Last Bargain "Come and hire me," I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road.… |
Sequence 2are the questions raised by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry in their landmark work, The Universe Story. Their epic portrayal… |
Sequence 13REVIEW OF THE GREAT WoRK BY THOMAS BERRY by Gerard Leonard Thomas Berry's latest book, The Great Work, is a very… |
Sequence 14for creative transformation. The great danger for the human species in the present moment of grace is that: If the outer… |
Sequence 15tale," a vast geographical panorama, and shows how the different cultures and civilizations have variously expressed… |
Sequence 11this idea on its head, she once commented at a gathering to honor her, "The highest honor and the deepest gratitude… |
Sequence 9Afterward: Extending beyond the six weeks was continued work on refining their mission statements in preparation for… |
Sequence 8Everything about the children ment clearly urges middle schools to has a history, and if the stu- transform the fundamental… |
Sequence 6have not had Montessori Our thoughts were that those children would be very carefully selected, certainly not children with… |
Sequence 4Joosten: I don't think there is a yes or a no. Is it either or? There is a blend. We can't go outside to an… |
Sequence 1The Montessori Erd- The Montessori Erdkinder, insofar as it kinder concept is far from a is a home away from home for the… |
Sequence 5For all that, I thought it must be possible to apply certain funda- mental principles of the Montessori method to secondary… |
Sequence 32from fairly affluent families who ran away from home for the thrill of becoming street musicians and earnjng a few pennies on… |
Sequence 2forty-five years prior to any of the early brain research on the potentials of children under three. So once again she was a… |
Sequence 14REFERENCES Berry, Wendell. Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community. New York: Pantheon Press, 1992. Berry, Wendell. Recollected… |
Sequence 5or "land lab," it is a community effort and will be used by the entire community. The enrichment of the… |
Sequence 10cycles in nature through observation and experience, a child will have a base upon which to build more theoretical… |
Sequence 4ables him to grow, teaches him to speak, and thus perfects him" (The Secret of Childhood 36). It was Betty… |
Sequence 26Th is observation experiment, although traumatic for some, opens the door to self-observation and discovery. It allows us to… |
Sequence 16REFERENCES Brazelton, T. Berry, & Stanley I. Greenspan. The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have… |
Sequence 5• Struggle is common and natural. • Change is inevitable. Does our intimate knowledge of these natural principles depend on… |
Sequence 6ments and the extent to which natural resources are available to us or are being used up or thoughtlessly wasted or unfairly… |
Sequence 13them through and onward, or at the very least, lie in wait until a fertile time when the memory of what they experienced with… |
Sequence 17to hold in our hearts and minds the big picture, and for the love of our children and the future, to keep our own fire of hope… |
Sequence 11practice tl1e skills site was /eami11g, and to 111ake a real co11trib11tio11 to her co11111111nity me111bers. Iliad allowed… |
Sequence 2Jn Spring we planted seed, And by degrees the plants Grew, flowered, and transformed The light to food, which we Brought in… |
Sequence 161 would therefore initiate teachers into the observation of the most simple forms of living things, with all those aids which… |
Sequence 6In this book we shall consider the different stages of human de- velopment and try to understand their significance with the… |
Sequence 68. Prepare yourself for the birthi11g of your child. You may want to consider taking a birthing class and think about your… |
Sequence 13cent Springs). Schools often provide a list of local resources and referrals for evaluation. 10. Sometimes a student can be… |
Sequence 1HELPING MONTESSORI EDUCATORS REACH ALL KINDS OF MINDS by Mary Jo Dunnington Schools Attuned is one of a suite of… |
Sequence 1INCLUSION: A PREPARATION FOR LIFE by Pam Shanks Rai11tree Montessori Sc1too/ is a model that deserves front and center… |
Sequence 17Linda Davis began her Montessori work in 1971. She has an AMI Elementary diploma a11d has worked with children from ages three… |
Sequence 24projects itself into the future and is sunk in the remotest ages of the past, thereby linking the past to the present and the… |
Sequence 13great dissolver" (From Childhood to Adolesce11ce 46). A lot of carbon was buried in the sedimentary rocks with the… |
Sequence 15Atkins, Peter W. The Periodic Ki11gdo111. New York: Basic Books, 1995. Ball, Philip. The l11gredie11ts: A Guided Tour of the… |
Sequence 3ln our classical elementary curriculum, there is a lot of biology, but of course, very Ii ttle of modern biology. Modern… |
Sequence 11on gaining self-knowledge, and literature is a great tool for self- discovery. An excerpt from Sherwood Anderson's… |
Sequence 43Rota, Gian-Carlo, & Fabrizio Palombi. /11discrete Thoughts. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhauser, 2008. Steen, Lynn Arthur… |
Sequence 11Berry, Thomas. The Great Work Berry, Wendell. Tire U11settli11g of America Brown, Lester. P/a11 B 3.0: Mobilizi11g to Save… |
Sequence 14Berry, Thomas. "It Takes a Universe." Save the Hermitage. June 3, 2009 <https:/ /beholdnature.org/tbh… |
Sequence 7knowledge and intelligence. At risk of oversimplification, our ancestors shared stories around the fire. Fire was a… |
Sequence 5to produce our own towers with nothing more than rulers, pencils, scissors, construction paper, some sguares of cardboard (for… |
Sequence 22Emphasizing what I saw that was good, I was able to give talks to these teachers, but after all these years of internal… |
Sequence 6We need to 111ake it clear to tlte children that there is so 111uclt left to discover. In this world of immediate information… |
Sequence 26Pink writes: Ultimately, [intrinsically motivated] behavior depends on three nutrients: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. [This… |
Sequence 5Historical preparation allows for great latitude, the sine qua non of which is a broad concept of the basic outline of the… |
Sequence 14Romans, and if we are, how? Or, how are we the same? This will be our topic for discussion one night. Our work will also at… |
Sequence 27Growth in our adolescent program is strong, and as it continues, we expect that within the next year or two, we will have to… |
Sequence 2THE STUDY OF THE EARTH AND LIVING NATURE by Jacqui Miller Apart from 1/lerely nlludi11g to tlte biologicnl sciences, Jacqui… |