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Sequence 254Supportive administration as well as primary and lower elementary staff. Small class size, beautiful cam- pus setting,… |
Sequence 215agency of genes, which contain the program for the development of structures and functions within the biological organism.… |
Sequence 225Q: How do we make what we have to offer as teachers or as parents valued? As Montessori teachers or as Montessorians, how do… |
Sequence 154formidable rival nominations backed by the Anglo-Saxon world: the International Red Cross and the Bernadotte Foundation.… |
Sequence 175The adolescent is a social embryo, so your prepared environ• ment must be what society is all about, in the context of the… |
Sequence 207Anyone planning to involve children in a community participation project should be prepared to answer such questions as… |
Sequence 249MARIA MONTESSORI: A LEARNER TAUGHT BY CHILDREN by Robert G. Buckenmeyer In 1915, Maria Montessori traveled to San Francisco… |
Sequence 47Listening to poetry is art unto itself. Like listening to jazz or opera, it involves both a disciplined listening and a deep… |
Sequence 110Though the discovery of cosmic and terrestrial evolution has involved humans from a diversity of cultural backgrounds and can… |
Sequence 39It was Maria Montessori' s insight that the child had within an "inner teacher" that dictated a &… |
Sequence 71First a little political and geographical orientation: Romania is an Eastern European country. It is surrounded by the Black… |
Sequence 85In October, 1939, Maria and Mario, her son, landed in Madras, south India, guests of George Arundale, President of the… |
Sequence 201Documenting Montessori expansion in North America, NAMTA has suggested since 1992 that further program design needs to be… |
Sequence 114Near the end of the war I leaned toward the Japanese side. And when the war ended I was sad. I was sad and relieved. I was… |
Sequence 153written material, discussion, and a variety of field experi- ences. Each student will: • Read Travels with Charley, by John… |
Sequence 239Joosten: 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 310all contributed to a spirit of reevalua tion and reform in education that began in the last decades of the nineteenth century… |
Sequence 331Marchetti, Maria Teresa. "La scuola per gli adolescenti- IJI." Vita del/'lnfanzia 2.3 (1953) 7+.… |
Sequence 531that assessed the ability to discriminate various tastes, smells, sounds, and textures, the study found that these individuals… |
Sequence 190to a philosophy class about Thoreau. Now I don't know about you but when I was sixteen or seventeen years old I wasn… |
Sequence 218holistic, or even naturalistic values that fly in the face of disciplinary thinking. Science, geography, history, and other… |
Sequence 49foJlowed by the genius. His characteristics are absorbed attention, a profound concentration which isolates him from all the… |
Sequence 71ill fi9. • equilottrol 1rian9I< fig. 2 acutt•a09ltJ iSO<tel,s 1rion9le \ \ \ \ \ \ f,9.3 OCUl<… |
Sequence 195Therefore, from this point of view, the Erdkinder community is Montessori's instrument, an original and innovative… |
Sequence 196midway between the two positions. It provided remedial measures and brought hope for the future. 9 Also for the Erdkinder… |
Sequence 246invisible causes of a mysterious kind of communication, that nonetheless transport the actual voice of Man and the thoughts… |
Sequence 149capabilities and keeping children in an unnecessary state of depen- dency. He points out that until recently "people… |
Sequence 180HOPE IN HARD TIMES by David W. Orr Here we stand at midnight, all six billion of us huddled together upon our small bank and… |
Sequence 181scientists, at the center of the vortex, ought to be "mindful of how their work might be applied, and do all they can… |
Sequence 179Because of our human tendency to perfection, we adults struggle to find the perfect solution, the perfect time, the perfect… |
Sequence 217With their boundless energy they questioned, explored and experimented in all areas of culture. The small botani- cal garden… |
Sequence 428subplanes of parent-infant class, infant, and toddler (ages birth to three), preschool (ages three to six); lower elementary… |
Sequence 76courageous, generous habit of existence, free from the pull of fashion, money, and power, driven by a relentless curiosity in… |
Sequence 77In Montessori's time also stood a major figure in European and British intellectual life: W. Somerset Maugham. He was… |
Sequence 15Sometimes very tiny children show a precocious skill and accuracy of movement that must arouse our wonder. If an environment… |
Sequence 35education of children. She prepared a children's chapel, called an Atrium, so children could have a living experience… |
Sequence 30of life on the planet was near its all-time high. We arrived equipped with the capacity to devastate that diversity wherever… |
Sequence 76The specifics, however, depend greatly on the values of the child's parents and society. If a family and culture,… |
Sequence 180Latin or Greek, a sort of formal stream-of-consciousness prose with little punctuation-in written manuscript form, not even… |
Sequence 339Here's the kick ending. "To ensure moral salvation, it is primariJ y necessary to depend on oneself, because in… |
Sequence 10This is why an integration of the special needs child in a class of normal children is possible. Montessori tells us that It… |
Sequence 114practice tl1e skills site was /eami11g, and to 111ake a real co11trib11tio11 to her co11111111nity me111bers. Iliad allowed… |
Sequence 260K\.1', is a , ibrant learning l'm·iron- ment and weltomes ;ipplication-, from qualif1l'CI \.1onte--"… |
Sequence 91cycle. This is so vitally important because this experience is the most direct way for a child to access the laws of nature,… |
Sequence 94These words are simple and deep, but clear enough for an older elementary child to grasp. Other areas of creative endeavor in… |
Sequence 214plines. We need to con- centrate on the per- sonal story as it relates to the adolescent, by including subjective The plan… |
Sequence 66I think the best example is language. Yes, as Judi mentioned, children can become bilingual or trilingual, but there is a… |
Sequence 52John Dewey, the American philosopher, has a very interesting idea. He says, if you want to know what is going on, one way to… |
Sequence 601 understand in the U.S. a lot more than elsewhere. A late discov- ery is that children's attention span is getting… |
Sequence 108Therefore, this idea of language as being something that divides as well as something that unites is very important and very… |
Sequence 112Only if the child can fulfil] his task of adaptation in relation to all aspects of the surrounding environment, including the… |
Sequence 164Now, if we solve for II and v in terms of p, then we know what y is.* Let us now solve this system of equations. Solve (1)… |
Sequence 260The Aquinas Montessori School is seeking an AMI certified primary directress to lead one of three pri- mary classes at our… |
Sequence 112Culturally, Kerala had some interesting quirks as well. The Nair caste (the second highest) accorded women a lot of power. A… |
Sequence 123participation in actions meant to bring social justice to people in the classroom, in the community, all over the world. We… |
Sequence 266disparate writers, one the sixth century BC Greek philosopher Hera- clitus who said, "You can't step in the same… |
Sequence 178are prepared for in a sense but we can't use our abilities, courage, determination, choice, and decision-making powers… |
Sequence 341APPENDIX 1: COLONIAL AMERICA PROJECT DIRECTIONS, SPRING 2010 Colonial America Project As we are changing perspectives from an… |
Sequence 349our lead teachers have AMI diplomas and we plan on seeking AMI accreditation during the 2012-2013 school year. Email resume… |
Sequence 35the environment in which I was born (India) several decades ago. In those first years of my life, I absorbed the ways of my… |
Sequence 39The Role of the Mneme Dr. Montessori uses the word 11111eme when talking about the special kind of memory of the young child… |
Sequence 188 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 38, No. 1 • Winter 2013 “The race down the broad walk after a busy morning,” description by… |
Sequence 9484 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 38, No. 1 • Winter 2013 have to put them in these sand boxes? The American professor was telling… |
Sequence 167157 Leonard and Allen • Experiences in Nature: Resolute Second-Plane Directions Toward Erdkinder work” (Montessori, The… |
Sequence 168158 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 38, No. 1 • Winter 2013 critical first- and second-plane years? If the answer is yes, one can… |
Sequence 197187 Orr • Place and Pedagogy nurturing relationship with a place.5 Good inhab- itance is an art requiring detailed knowledge… |
Sequence 205195 Hutchison • Teaching Nature: From Philosophy to Practice aim is to help children go confidently into the real world,… |
Sequence 216210 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 1 • Winter 2014 Friends who do not go to a Montessori school are always asking me what… |
Sequence 7872 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 3 • Summer 2014 tion. I was greeted with respect by the office staff and the Mitchell… |
Sequence 9791 O’Toole • Following the Child for Real folloWing The chilD for real by Jennifer O’Toole Jennifer O’Toole has an… |
Sequence 9892 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 39, No. 3 • Summer 2014 working for the abolition of slavery and the universal application of… |
Sequence 148142 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 40, No. 1 • Winter 2015 The Cobb School has a sister school in Bhutan, which is a small kingdom… |
Sequence 237229 Kripalani • Observation ObservaTiOn by Lakshmi A. Kripalani The adult who is inexperienced in the art of observation… |
Sequence 256250 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 42, No. 2 • Spring 2017 Child study is an old-fashioned term. Interestingly, it originated at… |
Sequence 9Glossary of Montessori Terms Any science has it own vocabulary and terminology and the Montessori method is no exception.… |
Sequence 52AMI Journal 2017 - 2018 page 51 references Bowles, S. & Gintis, H. Schooling in Capitalist America. New York: Basic… |
Sequence 60AMI Journal 2017 - 2018 page 59 Thus the primary quality of early development which sets it apart from later learning is “… |
Sequence 83The Formation of Mind: Language, Learning and Logic in Early Childhood page 82 prime example. Positron Emissions Tomography (… |
Sequence 102AMI Journal 2017 - 2018 page 101 only enjoy what she described as “the privilege and good fortune of becoming its assistants… |
Sequence 117A Science of Peace page 116 A Science of Peace introduction ‘To ask anyone to speak on peace would appear quite foreign to… |
Sequence 5754 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 43, No. 3 • Summer 2018 Emilie’s best known contribution to knowledge is her translation of Isaac… |
Sequence 5855 Allen • Of Natural Science million years a mere episode of world-history. Such studies as geology and astronomy help us… |
Sequence 5956 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 43, No. 3 • Summer 2018 any kind of symbol, from words to musical notes. Ada imagined the… |
Sequence 6057 Allen • Of Natural Science a gathering of the most illustrious figures in physics and chemistry. Marie Curie is the only… |
Sequence 1818 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 44, No. 2 • Spring 2021 Rooted in the word revolution is the word evolution. Evolution is… |
Sequence 3030 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 44, No. 2 • Spring 2021 Leadership: A Cornerstone Montessori School Cornerstone Montessori… |
Sequence 95Leonard & Allen • Experiences In Nature 95 Courtesy of Mr. Katsuhiko Yorita, Information Center, Okinawa, Japan,… |
Sequence 9898 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 44, No. 2 • Spring 2021 These words are simple and deep, but clear enough for an older elementary… |
Sequence 132132 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 44, No. 2 • Spring 2021 listen to the opinions of others and there is the silence of withdrawal… |
Sequence 167Kahn • NAMTA - AMI Legacy 167 szentmihalyi, and Maria Montessori integrated an important installation for deep devel-… |
Sequence 6RECOMMENDATIONS: Over the past few years, in an attempt to share their independent curriculum development, Montessori… |
Sequence 21aquarium and a pair of rodents. Our goal should be to have in the class- room a representative of each of the vertebrate… |
Sequence 28Joosten: 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 5Editorial Report: On the Significance of Personality Substitution by Jon R. Osterkorn, ACSW, Ph.D. With literary allusion… |
Sequence 33economies as well as that of Japan are now structural problems, with inflation as a permanent factor which simply cannot be… |
Sequence 47the right side is a neutral object, one which is indifferent (not cathected, i.e., not covered by the child's interests… |
Sequence 21care situations. Is it a danger to prescribe a nursery school situation for unenlightened parents? What becomes of a child who… |
Sequence 49The Kodaikanal Experience - Chapter I Kahn-Wikramaratne Interview David Kahn: The KodaikanaJ experience was instrumental to… |
Sequence 35How We Came To The Advanced Montessori Course at Kodaikanal by Mr. Yaidheeswaran One of the great achie11eme111s of Mario… |
Sequence 3632 The very heights of the hills, the tall pines and blue gum trees (Eucalyptus), the meandering lake - an artificial… |