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Sequence 3Review of the Literature There are different opinions as to what constitutes parent involve- ment in education. Gordon,… |
Sequence 11Summary and Conclusion During its first year of implementation, the Montessori program in the Denver Public Schools made… |
Sequence 5A Variety of Interesting Readers for Primary and Early Elementary I Can Read Se1'ies: Harper & Row, New York.… |
Sequence 8d) exercises in sensory geometry and numbers. Three additional objec- tives were included in the Montessori curriculum: a)… |
Sequence 1d) exercises in sensory geometry and numbers. Three additional objec- tives were included in the Montessori curriculum: a)… |
Sequence 4mar is similar to Montessori 's nebula in that it is biologically based. The child learns language, he says, in the same… |
Sequence 5taneous differentiation and integration that constitutes the evolution of the noun phrase is more reminiscent of the… |
Sequence 7rational behaviorist thought that the small child could hide within him "spiritual germs" or "… |
Sequence 5function of the child with regard to the formation of the human personal- ity (p. 15). Oui· civilization has not yet devised… |
Sequence 10history as (long after) bipedalism, and probably after tool use and enlargement of the brain, we had many different forms of… |
Sequence 1SCHOOLING AND THOUGHTFULNESS by Rexford Brown Mr. Brown 8 view of restructuring American educai:ion is a tacit request for… |
Sequence 8I have already said that the evolutionary engine ofnatw-al selection is a terrible one and, until very recently, we were as… |
Sequence 5from tomes of scope and sequence which compel schools into a blind confor- mity. The reform of education in the Montessori… |
Sequence 9measured by standardized tests. Ramsay Selden suggests that future tests should aaually embody activities and techniques &… |
Sequence 12References Brown, Rexford G. ( 1991). Schools of thought: How the politics of litera,cy shape thinking in the classroom. San… |
Sequence 3My point, of course, is that the pathways to reform have always been multiple and winding. Sometimes a pathway is like Robert… |
Sequence 7alienated and the poor in our culture. All we can cite as success is the fact that a black middle class has moved out of the… |
Sequence 2Let me give you a little background on the Coalition of Essential Schools. Ted Sizer, the chairman, whom you will meet… |
Sequence 10her clinical experience--if he or she had one, and if it was done well. These are big ifi. The kind of literacy that we are… |
Sequence 13References Brown, Rexford. (1989a). 'Testing and thoughtfulness." Education Leader- ship, 46 (7), 31-33. Brown… |
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 1APPENDIX IV SYSTEMIC REFORM by Rexford Brown ReJ.ford Brown outlines the approach of the Education Commission of the States… |
Sequence 3educationalese all have a purpose. But in my estimation they represent exercises in minutiae-the kind of minutiae that… |
Sequence 7mechanisms to decrease the connection strength when the two cells are not simultaneously activated. Through this mechanism,… |
Sequence 21References Arnold, M. B. 0984). Memory and the Brain. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.… |
Sequence 23Hopkins, W.G. and Brown, M.C. 0984). Development of Nerve Cells and their Connections. Cambridge: Cambridge Univer- sity… |
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 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 4that we are now faced with a crisis of global proportions. This situation takes the form of a crisis in energy, food, ecology… |
Sequence 5in each case. The distinct processes of thinking that each goes through cannot be confused. Extending the definition of… |
Sequence 12Several researchers have pointed out the value of apprenticeships for education both in school and out (Collins, Brown, &… |
Sequence 22Ceci, S.J., & Liker, J. (1987). IQ and reasoning complexity: The role of experience.Journal of Experimental Psychology… |
Sequence 24Resnick, L. (1987). The 1987 presidential address: Learning in school and out. Educational Research, pp. 13-20. Rogoff, B. (… |
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 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 1THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION: A MODEL FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE by Rexford Brown Dr. Brown first highlights the ways in which a… |
Sequence 6thing coherent enough to be useful. Moreover, the proliferation of specialists leads to departmental turf battles and… |
Sequence 13other workers with access to the highest professional standards known, the best research, the most helpful networks, and… |
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 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 19REFERENCES Anderson, Walter Truett. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion,… |
Sequence 20Montessori, Mario. The Human Tendencies and Montessori Education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori lnternationale, 1966.… |
Sequence 13when first announced. Even after accepting the theory, the scientific community of chemists still had to "beat nature… |
Sequence 14when first announced. Even after accepting the theory, the scientific community of chemists still had to "beat nature… |
Sequence 193Montessori, Mario. The Human Tendencies and Montessori Education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori lnternationale, 1966.… |
Sequence 194REFERENCES Anderson, Walter Truett. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion,… |
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 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 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… |
Sequence 17The parents have to accept that you cannot give guarantees for one year. We can guaran- tee that we will get the child to a… |
Sequence 18Joosten: It is a kind of in-service training for a regular institution, so not like we have the pre-primary and primary people… |
Sequence 20tessori children, to one day be able to have a Montessori Erdkinder. But be very active. It is better to do something than… |
Sequence 21school-for those eleven years, the children went to the public exami- nation, and they didn't mind at all. And so then,… |
Sequence 22Joosten: The only thing is that you should assume obligations to the families and the children over periods of time, so that… |
Sequence 23Joosten: The individuals who would work in and for this experi- ment would work like concentric circles. At the center there… |
Sequence 24Joosten: The seventh leg is someone who really wants to do it. But it's not enough to want to. That is where we have to… |
Sequence 1they will be accepted. I think it is not-I am not good at defining personal qualities. Joosten: Let me try. They should be… |
Sequence 3your child first goes on an independent shopping expedition and you shadow him. The present queen of Holland, when she was a… |
Sequence 4that it is not the full answer for setting it up, but the land is one of the things. If you get money, you will definitely… |
Sequence 5Joosten: Scientifically speaking, then already you do not have your experiment. Erdkinder Atlanta: It would be better to keep… |
Sequence 6have not had Montessori Our thoughts were that those children would be very carefully selected, certainly not children with… |
Sequence 1Joosten: You say that the first-year children may not be able to manage more than four and a half days. You also are a mother… |