| THE
Vol. 18, No. 1 Winter 1993
Reinventing Montessori
Edilorial Reinventing Montessori:
Perils and Possibilities
by David… |
| EDITORIAL
REINVENTING MONTESSORI:
PERILS AND POSSIBILITIES
by David Kahn
To what degree is the fundamental test of… |
| and refinement of the Montessori materials over time and in the persona
implicit in the sentiment of Montessori's writing… |
| educationalese all have a purpose. But in my estimation they represent
exercises in minutiae-the kind of minutiae that… |
| elementary and adolescent planes. The reflective discussions about the
human faculties of abstraction and imagination-all this… |
| approach? Look at the history of the psychoanalytic movement as an analogy
to that of the Montessori movement.
Sigmund Freud… |
| THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMY IN
CHILDREN: AN EXAMINATION OF THE
MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL MODEL
by Sharon Dubble Kendall, Ph.D… |
| Montessori views personal
autonomy as intercon-
nected with social respon-
sibility and the evolution of
human societies.… |
| theories of Erikson, Piaget, and other constructivists, the central theme of this
new paradigm is the assumption that the… |
| elucidate those factors of the Montessori model which may affect the devel-
opment of autonomy among students.
Methods
The… |
| sample included only those third-year students who had a minimum of four
years' experience in a Montessori program. To… |
| elementary schools within the same geographic location to serve as a compari-
son group. This group was composed of third-… |
| Each observation period required approximately two hours; at the comple-
tion of each session the observer tallied the checks… |
| Among Montessori
students, problem
solving behavior
was recorded a to-
tal of 111 times,
whereas among tra-
d i tiona I… |
| The same relationship held true when percentages were computed across
both samples for each activity subgroup. Jn examining… |
| groups based upon the total number of observations recorded for each group
(see Table 3).
By looking at the combined… |
| Figure 2
Comparison of Problem Solving Behavior Within Samples
73.3%
43.2%
24.3%
I
I 20.7%
18.8%
11.7%
■
13.3%
Ill… |
| categories of behavior observed, the Montessori students showed a signifi-
cantly higher degree of those behaviors indicating… |
| personal autonomy. For example, the greater incidence of independent activ-
ity becomes a more significant indicator of… |
| The study supports
the findings of
Bruner, DeCharms,
and others that self-
motivation is part of
a complex process
In… |
| The analysis of behaviors characterizing autonomy in this study implies
the cyclical nature of its development, involving the… |
| Bruner, Jerome S. ( 1971 ). The relevance of education. New York,
NY: W.W. Norton & Company.
Chadwick, Bruce A; Bahr… |
| to examine, I will have fulfilled my purpose tonight. Appreciation of oneself
and commitment to continue the process of one… |
| the analogy of "dropped stitches" for potentialities that are missed. We could
say that human identity is a… |
| dependent. We depend on what other people think and on "looking good." We
sometimes feel used or possessed… |
| sensitive periods. These givens are powered by a kind of life force energy that
she called horme. With the powers infants and… |
| ness. I suggest that one way to practice this art of living is to make this personal
identity a teacher identity.
What Does… |
| that." The child creates another spark of identity in that moment. It is not
imitation. It is creation.
Dr.… |
| movements at all times, not just at school. We learned to notice small details,
and we learned to give great lessons. We… |
| Dr. Montessori spoke about the child's relationship to the guide. The child
seems to realize that the guide can do things… |
| When she agreed to take responsibility for these children, however, it was
not in order to police their actions or treat them… |
| a prepared environment to act freely, Montessori
came to a fundamental realization: "The child works
for his own… |
| The Prepared Environment:
Building a Way of Life, Not Just a Curriculum
To retain the emotional vigor which underlies… |
| through the total prepared environment. And this, I hasten to add, is real work,
the work of transforming the self, the work… |
| are lo be transformed; instead of frustrating the learner's eager
desire for work, as they so often do today, they are to… |
| THE INTELLECTUAL LIVES
OF TEACHERS
by Edwin J. Delattre
Edwin Delattre recommends 1hat professional in-service challenge the… |
| teachers to work with administrators on a plan for released time distribution
and an in-service schedule for the system.… |
| EXPAND THE HEAD START PROGRAM-BY
REVAMPING CHAPTER 1
by Edward Zigler and Susan Muenchow
Head Start using Montessori methods… |
| Montessori Provides an Answer
It is in fact Montessori's uniqueness that makes it a strong answer to the critics
of Head… |
| have shown, for instance, that the gains recent Head Start graduates show in scores
on intelligence and socio-emotional tests… |
| AUTISM AND MONTESSORI:
OLD WISDOM, NEW IDEAS
by Toni Flowers
Toni Flowers' personal account of her program for autistic… |
| Maps of the world and of the United States are of special interest to Arron.
One day I gave him a blank paper map of the… |
| RUFFING MONTESSORI SCHOOL PEACE
CURRICULUM: AN INFORMAL NARRATIVE
by John Long
In these excerpts from a talk presented at… |
| At the same time, there's an emphasis on the children understanding their
relationship to society. There is a respect for… |
| The ways in which conflicts are resolved within a classroom are impor-
tant, too; invariably conflicts come up. It's… |
| I remember Margaret Stephenson talking in training about the idea of
total reading. She defined it as understanding the… |
| work first used this resource to record wars fought during the 1980s on a large world
map (3' x 6') which had been… |
| "Christmas in the Trenches" (Si Kahn): Students listened to and discussed this
folksong which tells of an… |
| THE MONTESSORI ERDKINDER:
THREE ABSTRACTS
The inventive, pioneering spirit of the Montessori movement advances toward
an… |
| but also because it listed Maria Montessori as one of the four visionary educators of
the century whose work was instrumental… |
| children from their earliest entrance into the educational community will be accli-
mated to the developmental possibilities… |
| NAMTA NEWS
NAMTA CONFERENCES DEVELOP SPECIALIZATION AND
GREATER ExPERTlSE
This year's NAMTA workshops have helped… |
| MONTESSORI 2000 MARCHES ON
Projected as an integral part of America 2000 (New American School
Development Corporation),… |
| Seattle (Washington) Montessori 2000 entails a conversion of a private
Montessori institution to a public school spanning the… |
| tram mg centers and from national projects organized by NAMT A, the
Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative, and the… |
| pants who seek graduate credit will have an opportunity upon their arrival in
Baltimore to complete Loyola application forms.… |
| Sharon Dubble Kendall, Montessori-trained at both preschool and
elementary levels, currently administers Northwoods Montessori… |
| study on language development. She includes preliminary language games,
question games, sound games, sound analysis for adults… |
| Registration-Montessori Academy
Summer, 1993
Name
Home Streel Address
Cily/State/Zlp
Phone
Social Secutiry Number
School… |
| MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM
SELECTS NEW DIRECTOR
Endorsed by both the Association Montessori Internationale and the… |
| POSITIONS
ALASKA
THE ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT has
an established Montessori Program which needs
ccnified elementary… |
| have three primary and one low elementary
classes 10 feed our own high elementary class-
room. Beautiful school, warm… |
| plicant must have AMI or AMS certification,
minimum 3 years experience, strong interper-
sonal, communications, and community… |