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Sequence 19The Erdkinder community team of adults or experts is made up of teachers, both living in and also coming in from outside, and… |
Sequence 20. . . what needs to be set up is not an Erdkinder teacher training center, but a single permanent organizing committee for… |
Sequence 22Then, as Montessori informs us: "Study need not be restricted by the curricula of existing secondary schools and… |
Sequence 23does not hinder study, but even makes it possible to study better" (Adolescence, Schocken 104). The research into… |
Sequence 24United States), a few of the more significant ones could be selected. On the basis of this documentation, it would be possible… |
Sequence 26What guarantee, after all, can the Erdkinder community offer parents? There are no existing Erdkinder com- munities (in the… |
Sequence 27tradition of sending adolescents to boarding school. Therefore parents might well ask why they should send their sons and… |
Sequence 29(b) An outline of a plan for setting up the boarding/residential school, including the student hostel, the farm, the… |
Sequence 30In other words, what is needed now is a single integrated plan, both for each component aspect of the Erdkinder community and… |
Sequence 31REFERENCES Buys Town. Dir. Norman Taurog. Perf. Spencer Tracy. MGM, 1938. Carroll-Abbing, John Patrick. A Chance to Live:… |
Sequence 2THE ERDKINDER STORY: IN THE BEGINNING by Laurie Ewert-Kroeker and David Kahn This informal paper summarizes the recent work… |
Sequence 3story, is clearly touched by the Montessori ideas-whether they have ever heard ofMaria"Montessori or not, whether or… |
Sequence 7• Do people in our society give adolescents the respect Maria suggested? • Does anyone outside of the Montessori teaching… |
Sequence 11is necessary to consider not only the active occupations but the need for solitude and quiet, which are essential for the… |
Sequence 13history flow chart touching classical civilizations, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and the Industrial… |
Sequence 16Pendleton, Renee, comp. & ed. The Adolescent Colloquium: Summary of the Proceedings. Cleveland, OH: Montessori Teacher… |
Sequence 2CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION: INVOLVING YOUNG CITIZENS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CARE by Roger A. Hart As… |
Sequence 7These philosophers believed that symbols, not simply nature or nur- ture, were the sine qua non of how we come to know in this… |
Sequence 1STORY UPON STORY by Kathleen Allen Kathleen Allen demonstrates what it means to be a II storyteller of the truth."… |
Sequence 4follow the interests of the children and our own interests, too. We must be readers, scholars, "storytellers of the… |
Sequence 19Hakim, Joy. "Reading, Writing, and ... History." History Mat- ters! (May 1996): 19 pars. 1 Dec. 1998 <… |
Sequence 1MARIA MONTESSORI: A LEARNER TAUGHT BY CHILDREN by Robert G. Buckenmeyer In 1915, Maria Montessori traveled to San Francisco… |
Sequence 2phenomenon have more disas- trous effects than in education. Teachers have the best inten- tions, but best intentions kill… |
Sequence 3The attitude of the regular teacher is entirely different. She teaches something. The results she wishes to obtain are results… |
Sequence 4She characterizes the "old- fashioned type of professor" as having a "high desk upon a plat- form… |
Sequence 5Montessori provides her audience with the example of Koch, "the discoverer of the bacterium of tuberculosis,"… |
Sequence 6Montessori provides her audience with a character sketch of this 11 new teacher": The more such a teacher "… |
Sequence 7After all, when adults become accus- tomed to control the learning envi- ronment through word means, whether verbal or… |
Sequence 8through verbal presentation, so they presumed that learning occurred through external verbal transfer to the child as learner… |
Sequence 9Montessori limits the "new" teacher to telling the child" only that which is necessary and the… |
Sequence 10birth of new life. "The personality of the mother," she observes, "is characterized by this: with… |
Sequence 1!)~------------ THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD: KEEPING THE BALANCE by David Kahn Montessori learned from observed… |
Sequence 2It is no doubt that Maria Montessori saw a divine presence in young children which made them" all-powerful,"… |
Sequence 3dimension: Will Montessori graduates be focused on making the world a better place or on making money? The differences… |
Sequence 4center of our efforts to insure, in Gianna Gobbi's words, "healthy psychic life and [to pave] the way for human… |
Sequence 1DISCOVERING THE REAL SPIRITUAL CHILD (PART 2) by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro Dr. Montanaro presents an intellectual view… |
Sequence 2Human beings became really human when reflexive thinking and spirituality could develop from their inner potential. We have… |
Sequence 4order to make it possible for me to do my journey with the support of an unconditional love." Montessori wrote,… |
Sequence 6The current spiritual renaissance, even outside traditional reli- gious institutions, shows the necessity and the desire of… |
Sequence 10AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT Evidence of the suitability of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children of diverse cultures… |
Sequence 2Psychologists, on the other hand, were traditionally foot-bound, over- burdened with statistical evidence, viewing "… |
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 7nation, she rejects Froebel's way of doing so on the basis of fantasy because, as she says, it forces the child to &… |
Sequence 9made possession with which he can do as he wishes. Rather he will be keenly aware that the child belongs to God much more… |
Sequence 11Kingdom of Heaven." Now let us picture among those to whom these words were spoken, an ardent, worshipping soul, who… |
Sequence 12Likewise, in The Montessori Method, she emphasizes that the "sec- ond form of preparation, that of the spirit&… |
Sequence 13the teacher and the scientist an Apostolic spirit. This Apostolic spirit sees not only the spirit of study about the child but… |
Sequence 14life, the first flowers of affection, of gentleness, of spontaneous love for righteousness which perfume the souls of such… |
Sequence 15in the child an epiphany of human nature, a Jerusalem as a city of God, as she states in the introduction to Education for a… |
Sequence 16this Ezekielian, Christlike, and" Apostolic" spirit while teaching chil- dren. 4 This, of course, means that… |
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 1THE RELATION BETWEEN THE CHILD'S WORK AND COSMIC WORK by Gianna Gobbi Gianna Gobbi' s essay speaks to the &… |
Sequence 3Theseplantsnourish us, heal us, and delight us. What's more, their work of respiration, in which they absorb carbon… |
Sequence 4spider web is the product of the adult. What interests us is the silk, the work of the child; thus, we want to observe the… |
Sequence 6• Adjusting ourselves to the child's rhythm of work; • Proposing appropriate and intelligent projects and activi- ties… |
Sequence 1COSMOS, HISTORY, AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT by Gerard Leonard A rare weave of classroom examples, literary allusions, and… |
Sequence 2I long to be in the heart of an island, on a rocky peak, to look out often upon the smooth surface of the sea. To see the… |
Sequence 3must be aroused in the coming generations," she said (The Child, Society and the World 113). The Montessori approach… |
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 5Montessori was deeply interested in serving the child's religious needs and creating an environment that would foster the… |
Sequence 13so beautiful. Thank you for being with us this evening as we sit here on the ground together." And it's about… |
Sequence 15grateful have apparently been also self-serving, a strange and intrigu- ing paradox! To begin to see that "an… |
Sequence 16A marvelous way of helping children to understand the cosmic task of the human being is to take advantage of our deep human… |
Sequence 17wants the children to see the grandeur of human achievements, how human modifications have improved human life and often… |
Sequence 18Listen to this poem by twelve-year-old Matthew: Plants Making animal life possible, The gracefully growing plants are near… |
Sequence 19through the labyrinth. This was Maria Montessori's conviction and great insight. And so we come to our awesome task as… |
Sequence 22Tire Earthworm. Haughley, Suffolk: The Soil Association, n.d. Fil kin, David. Stephen Hawking's Universe. New York: Basic… |
Sequence 1THE SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE OF ERDKINDER PART 1: THE p ASSA GE FROM IMAGINATIVE VISION TO CONCRETE EXPERIENCE by David Kahn In… |
Sequence 2The motivational underpinning to learning the facts is that they are woven into a relationship between facts and concrete… |
Sequence 5ocean is like me," empathy becomes a learned concept. Every fact learned in geography or history is a moral lesson… |
Sequence 9perfection. Adolescents share deci- sions with adults. Human tenden- cies become away of relating, seeing the value in how… |
Sequence 11goods from all over the world. When the trade is local, the direct relationships between earth and product are very real.… |
Sequence 12-------------------------------- --~ we are attempting to do with the Erdkinder project in Cleveland is to bring farm and… |
Sequence 15The seminar is a practical way to share knowledge. It has its own rules, etiquette, and linguistic conventions to get at the… |
Sequence 16The human is a great collaborator. And nature welcomes a gentle intervention. The trees' wounds will heal, and the maple… |
Sequence 2ARE WE SUCCEEDING IN NURTURING THE SPIRIT? by Aline D. Wolf Aline Wolfs challenge to Montessorians to look seriously at our… |
Sequence 4In a. very real sense the spiritual dimension permeated all of Montessori's work. I think that she never wrote a book… |
Sequence 5the child to put objects in a specific order-again order is calling the child from chaos to calmness and giving a sense of… |
Sequence 6her respect for nature, her knowledge of nature, and her urging us to put children into a relationship with the natural… |
Sequence 7The sixth area that I want to mention is how Montessori's concern for peace is rooted in spirituality. After living… |
Sequence 8use real dishes and cloth towels rather than plastic and Styrofoam; we implement Cosmic Education in the elementary years; we… |
Sequence 9When they are in high school, are former Montessori students reaching out to others? Are they volunteer tutors? Are they… |
Sequence 12consider that many of our teacher training centers have not given enough time and emphasis to nurturing the spirit of future… |
Sequence 3The artistic indeed has a developmental perspective.Jean Miller's and Elise Braun Barnett's music articles relate to… |
Sequence 7value personal responsibility (ability to respond) in the context of a community. Montessori education is a part of this… |
Sequence 8in the tropical forest. Everyone who shares with an open mind the traditions of another culture will be contributing to world… |
Sequence 1POETRY AND THE EARLY ADOLESCENT by Mary Jo Moore The concept of teacher as coach is demonstrated by Ms. Moore'… |
Sequence 2MONTESSORI AND Music by Elise Braun Barnett With the sense of discovery characteristic of a first-generation Mon tessorian,… |
Sequence 3Children do not listen in the so-called "grown-up manner," sitting quietly. They like to move with music.… |
Sequence 4own creative way, with love for the child as her guiding principle. It was this that led the first woman medical doctor in… |
Sequence 6is the necessary preparation for making music, and therefore daily "concerts" are an integral part of the… |
Sequence 1SINGING by Jean K. Miller Dr. Miller's article combines curriculum breadth and philosophical context with a series of… |
Sequence 2form composition playing instruments music history musicliterature different literary forms writing performing (skits,… |
Sequence 4strikes the same bell every time to get the beginning pitch of a song, some children will take notice and try to play the song… |
Sequence 13Whenever possible, music and poetry may be related to things children say. For example, once at the beginning of June, three… |
Sequence 14jZr JIJ II e r ~ J ~ ~ J =i Hu - mu - hu - mu - nu - cu - nu - cu - a - pu - a. This, in turn, attracted the attention of… |
Sequence 2today, came to you through your own energy, through your own activity as a baby and as a child. The activity of the young… |
Sequence 5Research on animals indicates that when an animal is quiet after a period of exploration, many cells in the critical region… |
Sequence 7this afternoon. Montessori suggested that children concentrate when they focus their attention, their energies, on a single… |