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Sequence 1BUILDING CORRELATIONS: COSMIC EDUCATION AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT Part One by David Kahn Looking at the classical Montessori… |
Sequence 11"' A.M. Joosten "The Silence Lesson" in AMI Co1111111111icalio11~ 4:(19(i7) 27. "Tape… |
Sequence 1ON BUBBLES AND SUCH by C. A. Claremont Dr. Clarernont's ability to personify aspects of physics, to isolate the… |
Sequence 18SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Plants: Activities with leaves and seeds. Florian, Douglas. Discovering Trees. New York: Charles… |
Sequence 7rational behaviorist thought that the small child could hide within him "spiritual germs" or "… |
Sequence 7difficulties. Now there is a tendency to do away with tensions by eliminating difference rather than harmonizing difference… |
Sequence 3educationalese all have a purpose. But in my estimation they represent exercises in minutiae-the kind of minutiae that… |
Sequence 5There are dozens of words that you can pick out to give to children. Bankrupt means someone whose bench has been broken (rupto… |
Sequence 6it. Here are the symbols for the ~ansitive and the intransitive, the infinitive, and the verb to be for auxiliary use. Of… |
Sequence 7of my ·career was washing dishes with Bernard Shaw after a very large social gathering. Bernard Shaw's share of the… |
Sequence 11my school like the plague one year. Do you know it? There was a youth and a well-beloved youth And he was a squire's son… |
Sequence 16Never more; Miranda Miranda Never more. Only the high peak's hoar; And Aragon a torrent at the door. No sound In… |
Sequence 2FOLK TALES, FAIRY TALES, AND HISTORY USES AND CLASSIFICATION by Francesca Claremont 'Jbe article that follows is… |
Sequence 8hadn't got. So he retired and went back to Germany. That is the scale. Of course, it is very, very important from a… |
Sequence 17You, the teacher, with your knowledge and attitudes about guiding the process of normalization, are the most important part of… |
Sequence 9and meaning in the universe is one of the ways we provide a secure environment. But we also create a context in which there is… |
Sequence 3TOWARD KEY EXPERIENCES FOR THE ADOLESCENT by John Long John Long compares the early-childhood and adolescent levels of… |
Sequence 75TOWARD KEY EXPERIENCES FOR THE ADOLESCENT by John Long John Long compares the early-childhood and adolescent levels of… |
Sequence 103and meaning in the universe is one of the ways we provide a secure environment. But we also create a context in which there is… |
Sequence 169You, the teacher, with your knowledge and attitudes about guiding the process of normalization, are the most important part of… |
Sequence 1CLAUDE CLAREMONT' S CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING by Harvey R. Hallenberg Claude A. Claremont… |
Sequence 2the Montessori educational community, yet he made most of his discov- eries in his own classroom working with a group of… |
Sequence 3great chasms and mighty rivers but also the trusses that support the roofs of our houses. Spanning space continues to be an… |
Sequence 4The elementary student is especially sensitive to historical context. The sense of time and duration crystallizes out of a… |
Sequence 1TRAINING THE MONTESSORI TEACHERS by Claude A. Claremont, PhD STUDIO HOUSE IN WAR-TIME "It's an ill wind that… |
Sequence 2residence for the principals (Mr. and Mrs. Claremont), garden ameni- ties including a large field or paddock, very suitable… |
Sequence 3WHY NoT CONSIDER ERDKINDER? by Peter Gebhardt-Seele Answering possible objections and citing his own personal experiences,… |
Sequence 14When something is amiss in our classroom, in our school, among the parents, or within ourselves, why not take Montessori'… |
Sequence 7independence in the child's life. Dr. Sears states, "Independence is not, in itself, one of our most important… |
Sequence 21I insisted that Baxter not be medicated as a condition of his entering our class. How could he slay his dragon if we tampered… |
Sequence 8Figure 4: Persons in Community We must make a plan of development with the guide that the child gives us through the powers… |
Sequence 23concrete example in a school environment that exemplifies a doing to approach or a working with approach. If it's one… |
Sequence 1London, England MONTESSORI AND THE DEEPER FREEDOM by Mario M. Montessori and Claude A. Claremont I am inclined to think that… |
Sequence 6These sudden outbursts, which Dr. Montessori aptly terms "explo- sions," are prepared not just by growing,… |
Sequence 18The true nature is like gold-waiting underground to be discovered and brought to light. After many episodes of normalization… |
Sequence 1!)~------------ THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD: KEEPING THE BALANCE by David Kahn Montessori learned from observed… |
Sequence 4center of our efforts to insure, in Gianna Gobbi's words, "healthy psychic life and [to pave] the way for human… |
Sequence 16The human is a great collaborator. And nature welcomes a gentle intervention. The trees' wounds will heal, and the maple… |
Sequence 19ANTI-CONSUMERISM RESOURCES Consumer Alert 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 1128 Washington DC 20036 202-467-5809 fax 202-… |
Sequence 10Other songs may be used in this same way. An example of a song typically found in a children's music book is "… |
Sequence 11which has the ability to think, i.e., they can order their thoughts into classes. There are no sharp boundaries in the natural… |
Sequence 19REFERENCES Anderson, Walter Truett. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion,… |
Sequence 9Some of you may remember those early days of WM! when the course and office were at 3000 Connecticut Avenue,opposite the Zoo… |
Sequence 184Some of you may remember those early days of WM! when the course and office were at 3000 Connecticut Avenue,opposite the Zoo… |
Sequence 194REFERENCES Anderson, Walter Truett. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion,… |
Sequence 202which has the ability to think, i.e., they can order their thoughts into classes. There are no sharp boundaries in the natural… |
Sequence 2POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: THE EMERGING PARADIGM by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Positive Psychology takes the focus off… |
Sequence 32• an anxious concern for life • love for people and things • emotional wellness • warm, expressive, outgoing, and optimistic… |
Sequence 3Presenters at the Innovation within Limits Seminar E. Thomas Casey, registered architect, came to the Taliesin Fellowship in… |
Sequence 11"Oh, well-you mean, don't give them any?" And I said, "Yes, don't give them any problems… |
Sequence 8Thanks to Charlene Trochta, Charlotte Kovach Shea, Carol Alver, Sanford Jones; thanks to David Kahn and everyone else who… |
Sequence 31everybody that all of the research on the advantages of babies signing has come from these two authors, so I'm just… |
Sequence 15TOWARD KEY EXPERIENCES FOR THE ADOLESCENT by John Long In the evolution of the urban Montessori adolescent programs, the… |
Sequence 3WHY NOT CONSIDER ERDKINDER? by Peter Gebhardt-Seele Dr. Peter Gebhardt Seele describes the Erdkinder ideal in relation to… |
Sequence 2Erikson, E. H. Young Man Luther. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1958. Gardner, H. Creating Minds. New York: Basic… |
Sequence 6The fundamental disagreement between attachment parenting and Montessori philosophy lies in the definition and importance of… |
Sequence 7Do they love them? Yes, they do. Do they want to do those little fasteners? Yes, they do. My granddaughter, at seventeen… |
Sequence 17At this same school, the children in the early school care program would come to one building to have their breakfast and do… |
Sequence 2PRENATAL INFLUENCES ON THE BRAIN by Lise Eliot Dr. Eliot' s clear scientific explanation of embryology and prenatal… |
Sequence 2THE Gooo WORK by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi INTRODUCTION Dr. Csikszentmihaly incisively defines soul "as a person… |
Sequence 11One at a time, children step up, quite literally, to adulthood. Yet there are other models of childhood that we can also draw… |
Sequence 11"This," she said, "is our hope-a hope in a new humanity that will come from this new education, an… |
Sequence 14pa per letters, and the words for the sensorial attributes. In spite of this, I started noticing how the children were… |
Sequence 2THE EVOLVING NATIJRE OF WORK by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Beginning with a definition of work built around a systems view of… |
Sequence 1THE Goon WORK by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Researching the working lives of geneticists and journalists, Dr. Csikszentmihalyi… |
Sequence 10REFERENCES Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. "Flow and Education." The NAMT A Journal 22.2 (1997, Spring): 3-35.… |
Sequence 4for The NAMT A Journal outlining three connections between Montessori education and optimal experience theory: (1) an… |
Sequence 11each of the sounds that we use when we speak has a picture of itself, just like the photograph we can have of ourselves. In so… |
Sequence 13adolescent to prick our consciences with old and new mysteries that allure us into deeper teachings and perhaps into a whole… |
Sequence 2Montessori speaks about to occur, we must take the next step. We must "give" this environment over to the… |
Sequence 9and two years and is tradition- ally referred to as the "opposi- tion crisis." The beginning of this… |
Sequence 6We could compare the place where the government is found, to a strong fortified castle. And the river that feeds the workers,… |
Sequence 9Let's go back to the castle. It seems isolated, but we can see five gateways which are connected with the department of… |
Sequence 16Action. Ed. K.H. Pribram. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1969. Gesell, Arnold, Frances L. Ilg, Janet L. Rodell, et al.… |
Sequence 10homes and health clinics, our early childhood centers and classrooms, America's schools and human service institu- tions… |
Sequence 9LS. Clasen,A.W. Toga,J.L.Rapoport,&P.M. Thompson. "Dynamic Mapping of Human Cortical Development during… |
Sequence 5And Dr. Claremont, quoting Maria Montessori in his Translator's Note to The Absorbent Mind, says, "We know how… |
Sequence 13• Allow your child to feel strong feelings; teach him or her acceptable ways of expressing them. • Expect error and cultivate… |
Sequence 13Thursday: yogurt, muffins, juice, milk Friday: eggs, toast, juice, milk Even the youngest children can crack and cook their… |
Sequence 17off the roof will be collected in large cisterns for watering the gardens and washing. We also chose to use straw bale… |
Sequence 24Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Trans. Claude A. Claremont. Thiruvanmiyur, Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1959… |
Sequence 4think about their long-term goals for their kids; looking backward means inviting them to reflect on what things were like… |
Sequence 15eh i ldren. You have to get some money if you work in an industrialized society. But there's nothing, including grades,… |
Sequence 3a question on something you sent out. So, we thought they really needed to experience it. The first time we did the Journey-… |
Sequence 37extent and use it in our dealings with children. For the children are the inheritors and passers-on of culture. They are… |
Sequence 15Montessori, Maria. Ed11catioJ1 and Pence. 1949. Trans. Helen R. Lane. Oxford: Clio, 1992. Montessori, Maria. Educazio11e e… |
Sequence 16Who then are this young chi.Id's teachers? Above all else he has an inner teacher, nature herself, who has determined… |
Sequence 7This sounds very much like a Montessori perspective, right? He also thought that this inner nature was vulnerable and could… |
Sequence 10intrinsic motivation and engagement? That's how you get a disembod- ied mind: You cut off the personality from a holistic… |
Sequence 24accepted their differences in their weak areas. Their concept of them- selves as a learner and a person remained intact.… |
Sequence 41I wnlked bnck to the gnte with !he four- n11d five-yenr-olds who hnd nrrived enrly, tnking them two nt n time. "I… |
Sequence 12We haveourworkcutoutforus. We have to keep our minds sharp. We have to keep our observations as free from personal agenda as… |
Sequence 12tive connotation when referring to children. Interesting! If we want an adult to have a strong will, i.e., not be misled by… |
Sequence 10allows us to operate in freedom. Children reveal their true selves to us through their work. Choice in work allows the child… |
Sequence 12Let's take another example from practical life that has even more connections to a particular path-geometry. We fold-we… |
Sequence 12Placed on a soft surface, they are comfortable and they can do their work and they always let me know when they are finished… |
Sequence 47Maybe he needs detailed, advanced planning, so you may draw a map of how the new room will be and show it to him and explain… |
Sequence 52cal processing and that it essentially bas nothing to do with ocular motor tracking. That's how we arrived at what we… |
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 3ln our classical elementary curriculum, there is a lot of biology, but of course, very Ii ttle of modern biology. Modern… |