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Sequence 3scale, another time computing the relative distances between the plan- ets to a scale that would fit in the classroom. The… |
Sequence 6The Greek Educational Analogue We look to the classics at this point, not to suggest that a study of the ancient culture… |
Sequence 1CLASS DISCUSSION A Scenario For The Trivium by Journet Kahn Dr. Kahn looks at the liberal arts of logic, grammm; and… |
Sequence 1OFT-TOLD TALES by David H. Millstone With Homer as thefr guide, Vermont elementary students spend six months in a voyage to… |
Sequence 2Today, with mothers spending less time at home, with families falling apart and being reshaped in new combinations, and with… |
Sequence 12The connection with Bowlby had grown thin, but when he visited her in 1960, just as her marriage was dissolving, she presented… |
Sequence 13maybe giving her a smile, but focusing most of his attention on the environment. And just as soon as the mother got up to… |
Sequence 14"The thing that blew my mind was the avoidant response." The avoidant children, who seemed indifferent to… |
Sequence 15into the three volumes of his Attachment and Loss, which made their way into publication from 1969 to 1982. Years passed,… |
Sequence 28what makes the most sense. A lot also depends on how much faith you have in Ainsworth's seminal study of a quarter… |
Sequence 10viva] of the fittest demands, safeguarding tradition in order to under- stand how co achieve social and technical skills… |
Sequence 7achievements. Educated Victorians were more familiar with long-ago battles on the windy plains of Troy, the wooden horse, and… |
Sequence 9awful. I hated it," I answered firmly. I had a feeling that she would not appreciate that response. It turns out I… |
Sequence 3it a little, thus relieving them of responsibility for engaging in such a childish activity. Besides, they still enjoy being… |
Sequence 11have been traced, and seventeen Robin Hoods. This snowballing happens because there are so few names. Even in England-… |
Sequence 9caretaker's) own subtle-sphere for a sufficient amount of time. Within that sphere the infant is fully functional and… |
Sequence 19NJCLD Cl 988). Position paper on definition of learning disabili- ties. Baltimore: The Orton Dyslexia Society. Orton, J.L. (… |
Sequence 1MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and… |
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 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 167MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and… |
Sequence 18Donaldson, M. (1978). Children's minds. New York: W. W. Norton. Feuerstein, R. (1980). The dynamic assessment of… |
Sequence 14the modes of self-expression. For example, John McNamara's inte- grated use of the computer for science, writing, and… |
Sequence 11Once, long ago, more than 3,000 years before our time, on the island of Ithaca off the west coast of Greece, lived a king… |
Sequence 1GROWING SCHOOLS FOR HUMAN GROWTH by Sharon Dubble Sharon Dubble' s philosophy of developing schools incorporates a… |
Sequence 4tion of agrarianism, I will try to suggest to you, is tied to Western culture. In other words, Western culture would not have… |
Sequence 5culture, not because it failed, but because it succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. In other words, using the old Platonic… |
Sequence 7What happened? What made this unique culture? I've argued, and I think I can make the argument very briefly this morning… |
Sequence 8corporate agriculture-farm owners don't want to live where they farm because it's boring, it's dirty; they… |
Sequence 10want to use that word superiority, but Greek military prowess surely is a sign of cultural dynamism. In addition, diversified… |
Sequence 11them first to get the tangent taste out, and then you press them into olive oil. As for barley or wheat, you have to cut it… |
Sequence 14wore-that they would be absolutely formidable and terrifying against foreigners. Herodotus says that when the Persians met… |
Sequence 16digms of exclusion-not unlike modern America. The Hellenistic period is a wide-open period similar to our own, where money… |
Sequence 24related but are slightly different, which we might term survival or entrepre- neurial. A: Absolutely. As I said I've… |
Sequence 1WORLD ODYSSEY: REVELATIONS OF THE POSSIBLE by Renilde Montessori In eloquent style, RenildeMontessori speaks of restoring… |
Sequence 5So let us tum to our second cause for celebration: the coming of the third millennium. Maybe we should first listen to just a… |
Sequence 2THE MONTESSORI FAMILY AND ME by Margot W altuch This beautiful vignette of Margot Waltuch' s connection to the… |
Sequence 2CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION: INVOLVING YOUNG CITIZENS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CARE by Roger A. Hart As… |
Sequence 1STORY UPON STORY by Kathleen Allen Kathleen Allen demonstrates what it means to be a II storyteller of the truth."… |
Sequence 21Richardson, Sylvia 0. "Curricular Considerations in Pro- grams for the Retarded: Application of the Montessori Model… |
Sequence 144Richardson, Sylvia 0. "Curricular Considerations in Pro- grams for the Retarded: Application of the Montessori Model… |
Sequence 10understanding, the power, the aesthetic grandeur, and the emotional fulfillment needed to heal the damage that has already… |
Sequence 5record of the life of the child in societies without writing. But we know that some must have grown to maturity; otherwise we… |
Sequence 2THE FIRST PLANE OF DEVELOPMENT by Margaret E. Stephenson One of the more significant principles of Dr. Montessori was her… |
Sequence 2A NEW LIFE, A NEW BRAIN by Lise Eliot Lise Eliot connects brain development with human educational needs from the… |
Sequence 2FOLLOWING THE HAND: THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE by Judi Orion Delineating the steps of development of the human hand from… |
Sequence 1During the ride back from the hunger center, I reflected upon my encounter with poverty. When I arrived home my mother stood… |
Sequence 10Attention Grabber The Butter Battle Book, by Dr. Seuss (New York: Random House, 1984), was read to the students. Yes, middle… |
Sequence 10I repeat the same thing about money in order that the immorality and error bound up with it may be destroyed, and we must… |
Sequence 17exist in other cultures. We're not supposed to speak of Western chauvinism now, but I think that I can prove to you that… |
Sequence 18ence, and material overabundance. The nature of human nature being what it is, we would quickly, as Nietzsche said, sink into… |
Sequence 19critics. I think in this case the Right was right, that eventually our capitalist system would create so many goods and… |
Sequence 20What happened? What made this unique culture? I've argued, and I think I can make the argument very briefly this morning… |
Sequence 1or Los Angeles. But the Greeks who began to live on the farm created a chauvinism about what they did and who they were.… |
Sequence 3In addition, diversified crops don't require the same soil and climatic conditions. With diversification, now farmers… |
Sequence 4started to have threshing floors, presses, small little agricultural production centers right on their farms or shared by a… |
Sequence 7We have that legacy of dynamism in the West, for good or for evil. The danger for a Western army is always another Western… |
Sequence 8In the Hellenistic period we will see farms of 5,000, 10,000, 15,000- the largest I know of was over 70,000 acres in Egypt.… |
Sequence 10happen. But the reality is that probably a.ll of the schools in this room, or the majority of them, are in urban environments… |
Sequence 8HUMANITIES PROJECTS 2000-2001 Study of the Maya I. Study of Living Things II. Technology and the Building Up of Civilization… |
Sequence 15HERSHEY MONTESSORI FARM SCHOOL, 2001: UNMASKING INDIVIDUAL TRUTH by David Kahn After one year of farm school operation, Mr.… |
Sequence 20students be able to choose to study any period, any person, any technological achievement at any time? There are good reasons… |
Sequence 30In some ways, it started with our election study, when two people were invited to each represent the views of Gore and Bush on… |
Sequence 4~- q~ j')14ecU<utA, ADOLESCENT ENGAGEMENT AND ALIENATION by Kevin Rathunde Dr. Rathunde's article… |
Sequence 6Balancing Creativity and Service Although creativity and social service may seem dichotomous notions, it is the combination… |
Sequence 7on earth. Over 3.5 billion years there have been five of these events. Isn't it amazing that humans have reached the… |
Sequence 2How SENSITIVELY TIMED ARE SENSITIVE PERIODS? by Rita Schaefer Zener Rita Schaefer Zener's theory base for sensitive… |
Sequence 2READING, WRITING, AND MATHEMATICS: EXPLORED AND DISCOVERED RATHER THAN TAUGHT by Annette M. Haines Annette Haines… |
Sequence 2THE WHOLE ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCE: AGES Six To TWELVE by Kay M. Baker Kay Baker delves into the theory of self-construction,… |
Sequence 2THE Six-To-TWELVE WORKING MooEL by Suzanne A. Damadio Suzanne Damadio gives a practical profile of a working model of a six-… |
Sequence 1ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION by Greg MacDonald Looking at the Montessori perspective including the psychological charac-… |
Sequence 2PSYCHO-GRAMMAR: MONTESSORI'S REFLECTIONS ON GRAMMAR AND PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT by Annette M. Haines Dr. Haines' rich… |
Sequence 2A PATH FOR THE EXPLORATION OF WRITING AND READING by Muriel Dwyer Connecting the Montessori idea of exploration and… |
Sequence 1MONTESSORI UNDER THREE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PERSONALITY by Judi Orion Looking at the roots of human personality, Ms.… |
Sequence 2MORAL FORMATION ON THE SECOND PLANE: NURTURING AND HINDERING by lta Williams !ta Williams asserts that moral development is… |
Sequence 2ON BECOMING A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD: CAN MONTESSORI ACHIEVE ITS AIM? by Kay Baker The exploration of the meaning of "… |
Sequence 2EDUCATEURS SANS FRONTIERES: LIVING OUT THE VISION by Charlene S. Trochta Charlene Trochta's review of her experience of… |
Sequence 3The first gathering ofEsF took place in Italy during the summer of 1999. At the end of the six-week convocation, the… |
Sequence 12• an international network of training and study centres dedicated to the propagation of Montessori's teachings and the… |
Sequence 2MORE PARENT INVOLVEMENT: REFINING p ARENT EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ASSISTANTS TO INFANCY by Judi Orion Starting from… |
Sequence 2DEEPENING COSMIC EDUCATION by Gerard Leonard This article is a special blend of research, theory, and practice, with clear… |
Sequence 2EMBODYING THE MONTESSORI CHALLENGE AS A TOTALITY: UNDERSTANDING REFINEMENT ACROSS THE PLANES OF EDUCATION by Annette M.… |
Sequence 2TEACHER STAGES OF REFINEMENT by Carol Alver Carol Alver traces the development of the Montessori teacher as a three- period… |
Sequence 22--- ------------------------------ seeming independence from nature and our bodily existence. The first Semitic aleph-beth… |
Sequence 2THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE: HELPING PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION by Alfie Kohn A/fie… |
Sequence 1THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPLES OF THE SILENT JOURNEY by Barbara Gordon Bnrbnrn Gordon recounts tlie evol11 tio11 of The Si lent… |
Sequence 3If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of… |
Sequence 47The time in the past is gone when Rome and Greece were mixed with the memories, sometimes justly unsympathetic memories, of… |
Sequence 48past, condemning one to waste time on issues that already have been solved or, at least, issues that have been put in some… |
Sequence 49young man is supposed to wear to the chariot races as well as what exercises will mold attractive feet and biceps to excite… |
Sequence 70REFERENCES Arendt, Hannah. Tire H11111a11 Condition. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1998. Aelian. Historical Miscella11y. Loeb… |
Sequence 2COMMUNITY VISION OF THE SCHOOL by Maura C. Joyce Looking at Maria Mo11tessori's historical persona, Maura foyce focuses… |
Sequence 4fn this paper, I will summarize the fundamentals of current re- search-basedK-12 social, emotional, ethical, and aca-… |
Sequence 2FROM CARE OF OTHERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOCIAL AND… |
Sequence 5books, television, and computers. As these technologies have grown, so has the potential risk of disembodiment. Abram's… |
Sequence 2THE MONTESSORI INFANT AND THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENTAL CONTINUUM by Judi Orion Ms. Orion explicates the concept of the spiritual… |
Sequence 2THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE ABSORBENT MIND: NEUROBIOLOGY FOR MONTESSORIANS by Lise Eliot Drawing on her extensive experience in… |
Sequence 1NORMALIZATION UNDER THREE by Judi Orion Montessori speaks of normalization as ti,e single 111ost important aspect of the… |
Sequence 2BIRTH AND REBIRTH: PARALLEL DEVELOPMENTAL PASSAGES IN INFANCY AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE by Louise J. Kaplan This article looks… |
Sequence 1MONTESSORI FROM THE START: FOUNDATIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE by Lynn Lillard Jessen and Paula Polk Lillard Ms. Jessen and Ms.… |