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Sequence 210And the adult human, says Bronowski, in The Ascent of Man, is "a singular creature. He has a set of gifts that make… |
Sequence 228She "jumped off" into new territory without having a plan in place-and let her commitment to fighting for… |
Sequence 231In 1915, Dr. Montessori traveled to California to attend the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. She… |
Sequence 235This early discovery has continued to be a hallmark of the Montessori approach to child development. Dr. Montessori was… |
Sequence 6selected fifteen from those who were nominated, and we spent a week in Mexico, in Akumal, a small resort on the Caribbean… |
Sequence 12todo the activity to the point that you don't have to think about your skills anymore. There is an expression in… |
Sequence 7We must present the human story, and this goal is the central and overarching history theme of any Montessori adolescent… |
Sequence 8In October, 1939, Maria and Mario, her son, landed in Madras, south India, guests of George Arundale, President of the… |
Sequence 17But as well as this material territory to be exposed to the child, with the ways in which man has come into contact with other… |
Sequence 3then be false to any man." Shakespeare, that great player with words- and what a testimony that is to the spirit and… |
Sequence 3National Erdkinder Consortium, a clearing house for Erdkinder devel- opment founded by Gang. Three previously unpublished… |
Sequence 1Joosten: You say that the first-year children may not be able to manage more than four and a half days. You also are a mother… |
Sequence 18and Holland, where the interest was greatest, Montessori told her followers that she wasn't yet ready to discuss this… |
Sequence 20all contributed to a spirit of reevalua tion and reform in education that began in the last decades of the nineteenth century… |
Sequence 28techniques of gardening. These courses eventually developed into multi-week excursions to the country, where fire-building,… |
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 3In addition, diversified crops don't require the same soil and climatic conditions. With diversification, now farmers… |
Sequence 9you look at the long history of the West, that's the fight for the Western soul, and usually the period of the classical… |
Sequence 11was very well-meaning. But as soon as people got capital for them- selves, what did they do with it? Did they go out and buy… |
Sequence 12to follow an indigenous Aztec pattern of development. That's a very cruel thing to say, but it's absolutely true.… |
Sequence 13all of you as teachers should remember one thing: Your allegiance is not to make people feel good but it is to the truth.… |
Sequence 17And he said, "Well, you've got this Wal-Mart." Well, Wal-Mart in California-I suppose it's the… |
Sequence 20balance is the profile of the agrarian: The agrarian alone understands that proper balance. We go back to the image of… |
Sequence 26even made some money on it. Then one May, right before we were going to pick it-it was absolutely beautiful-the whole orchard… |
Sequence 2is true that if a person blows a cylinder in a tractor right during harvest, someone will step forward. Farmers are the most… |
Sequence 3become a mechanic. They become less connected with the land. They use capital from off the farm to subsidize losses on the… |
Sequence 3lives. This Duke was good at what he did. Very good. He was also my father. He had everything, except a wife. She died when I… |
Sequence 5king, and he needed a queen. He needed a good queen, a queen with experience. Louis and I were separated on the first day of… |
Sequence 24progression of mathematical concepts from Algebra I to Algebra II to Trigonometry, culminating in Calculus. Mr. Miller also… |
Sequence 4Montessori said in The Absorbent Mind: The child's adaptation to the world is thus favoured on natural lines, because… |
Sequence 29it to the fetus, it's another ten percent chance that the fetus will be permanently harmed as a result. So it's not… |
Sequence 1Goo WHo HAs No HANDS by Mario M. Montessori Sometimes referred to as the "Story of the Universe," "… |
Sequence 9trembled in the morning sun. They were golden, translu- cent, amazing sheaves of wheat. The light drove down the shafts of… |
Sequence 19Hoffman, E. Visions of Innocence. Boston: Shambhala Pub- lications, 1992. Huchingson, J. E. (Ed.) Religion and the Natural… |
Sequence 17I'm the international coordinator of a project for UNESCO called Growing Up in Cities, which has produced many examples… |
Sequence 21development in ecodesign. In this second part I shall discuss the implications of all these ideas for education. I should tell… |
Sequence 30voted to choose a small shrimp called the California freshwater shrimp, which occurred in the creeks surrounding the school in… |
Sequence 7teenagers-wake up, and they help out, and then the husband goes fishing or hunting for mushrooms, and then he comes back and… |
Sequence 1Baiba Krumins and Camillo Grazzini, 2002, Paris, France l06 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 29, No. 1 • Winter 2004 |
Sequence 13sense of personal responsibility." The very first experiment of this kind, however, was the Junior Republic, founded… |
Sequence 14Landerziehungsheime or "education homes in the country." For ex- ample, the one for youths from twelve to… |
Sequence 1STUDY-CONFERENCE IN STRASBOURG, AUGUST, 1962 by Vera Gander and Camillo Grazzini This year it has been the turn of eastern… |
Sequence 12STUDY-CONFERENCE IN STRASBOURG, AUGUST, 1962 by Vera Gander and Camillo Grazzini This year it has been the turn of eastern… |
Sequence 70Landerziehungsheime or "education homes in the country." For ex- ample, the one for youths from twelve to… |
Sequence 71sense of personal responsibility." The very first experiment of this kind, however, was the Junior Republic, founded… |
Sequence 149Baiba Krumins and Camillo Grazzini, 2002, Paris, France l06 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 29, No. 1 • Winter 2004 |
Sequence 3depressed, and one may feel the need of that solace for strength when depressed. But the wine itself does not feel the need… |
Sequence 19distinction, they feel the need of learning. Then you can teach them the Commandments, religion, and things like that. And… |
Sequence 2f ROM ECOLOGICAL LITERACY TO ECOLOGICAL DESIGN INTELLIGENCE by David W. Orr In the next two articles, David Orr addresses… |
Sequence 15us, it was a good decision, too. Now we're differentiated, and our customers are even more loyal to us. When you talk… |
Sequence 18a couple stores in that area, and we publicized the need to remove the dam, and we gathered money to try to get it taken down… |
Sequence 6In Montessori's original Children's House, there were no toys for pretend play. Instead of dressing and undressing… |
Sequence 15well together. Teachers and staff must refrain from being judgmental of parents who work long hours. The assistants must… |
Sequence 4Participants experience clarity and social cohesion around the Erdkinder farm school experience, which is, in some cases,… |
Sequence 4is the spirit within us all. From this we get that the ulterior goal of education is to help the spirit within each individual… |
Sequence 15Montessori, Maria. The California Lectures of Maria Montessori, 1915: Collected Speeches and Writings. Ed. Robert G.… |
Sequence 5pages. Uniquely, the main character describes the world completely through his olfactory experiences. Suskind is so skilled… |
Sequence 15We tell many stories of the great and famous inventions and discoverers of history from Archimedes to the present, and other… |
Sequence 4of Mexico and California, today we are exploring new ways to refine our understanding of organisms and molecules at the micro… |
Sequence 7... the most difficult thing is to walk keeping one's equilib- rium balanced in the most difficult position, as, for in… |
Sequence 14Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Trans. Claude Claremont. Thiruvanmiyur, Madras, India: Kalekshetra, 1959.… |
Sequence 17REFERENCES Carlyle, Thomas. 011 Heroes, Hero-Worship n11d the Heroic i11 History. 1865. Berkeley: U of California P, 1993.… |
Sequence 25there-and I didn't know it until I got there-were prospective par- ents. It was pretty difficult. They enjoyed it, but… |
Sequence 37extent and use it in our dealings with children. For the children are the inheritors and passers-on of culture. They are… |
Sequence 8Brain Gym, developed in the 1970s by Paul E. Dennison, PhD, an education specialist, is a series of twenty-six exercises using… |
Sequence 7Special Acknowledgements There would be no exhibit without the generous contribution and leadership of Thomas Mueller,… |
Sequence 20From Nova Scotia to San Francisco J Seated for lunch in the glass-walled classroom, Palace of Education and Social Economy,… |
Sequence 61i ~ "' 1 t:: f. i @ Antique Wooden Stamp Game This early stamp game box was manufaaured in The Hague by… |
Sequence 84A History of War and Peace "Enchance. Mademoiselle." An exercise in grace and courtesy, Paris, 1918… |
Sequence 86Factory where handicapped war veterans manufactured furniture and materials for Montessori classes, Paris, I 9 I 8 France,… |
Sequence 88Display Case Practical life and language materials from La Maison des Enfants, Sevres (Paris), France, I 930s This case… |
Sequence 90Practical Life and Language Materials, continued From 1933 to 1938, Margot Waltuch was a directress at La Maison des Enfants… |
Sequence 124Movement and Silence Walking on the line was a daily occurrence about midday-often out-oJ- doors .... The children [in Sevres… |
Sequence 126Movement and Silence, continued Children love silence and immobility and practice it spontaneously. One day [in Sevres,… |
Sequence 152Margot Waltuch and Amos, 1933 Peace and Education, continued A Time for Peace on Earth Sandwiched between two world wars,… |
Sequence 162Exploring Language, continued The alphabet in direct connection with spoken language-that is the way to achieve the art of… |
Sequence 166India, 1939 1928 The book Das Kind in der Familie, based on lectures she gave in 1923 in Vienna, is published in Germon. (… |
Sequence 1691946. Education for a New World. Adyar, Madras, India: Kalakshetra. 1948. De J'enfant a /'adolescent (From… |
Sequence 172Correspondence, continued - ...... .. ... //- -··- :;:~: ., -..:_ ::-:~··.:::~ -✓- .,; .,._,. 6 ..P… |
Sequence 184Notes and Sources, continued What They Showed Us (Italy) The photos of the first Casa dei Bambini and the Casa in Milan are… |
Sequence 188Notes and Sources, continued Montessori in England, Scotland, and Ireland Montessori teachers have been training in London… |
Sequence 5Dr. Maria Montessori's first work, Tlte Mo11/essori Method, was published in English in New York in 1912. It was an… |
Sequence 47The time in the past is gone when Rome and Greece were mixed with the memories, sometimes justly unsympathetic memories, of… |
Sequence 2OPTIMISM AND HOPE IN A HOTTER TIME by David W. Orr Dr. Orr draws a sharp distinctio11 between opti111is111 and hope i11 the/… |
Sequence 2COMMUNITY VISION OF THE SCHOOL by Maura C. Joyce Looking at Maria Mo11tessori's historical persona, Maura foyce focuses… |
Sequence 14or what we perceive something to be, we open the world of possibility with endless boundaries. ln a speech delivered in South… |
Sequence 16PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT THROUGH INCLUSION We have also to be aware that emotional problems can delay or damage the learning… |
Sequence 19FUNDING SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAMS MAURA JOYCE Paula, Jacquie, and l all work at schools that we would call large in the… |
Sequence 20school. The fact that you serve a population under the age of five puts you into this very popular area of early childhood… |
Sequence 21Then we started the writing process. We needed to tell them in a language that they could understand, and I say this with all… |
Sequence 29PAULA: 1 would add that I've been in your shoes twelve years ago. Stay the course. It'll be OK. r would suggest a… |
Sequence 19REFERENCES Brnudel, Fernand. A History of Civilizntio11s. Trans. Richard Mayne. New York: Penguin, 1993. Bruner, Jerome S.… |
Sequence 6is the culture they construct? How does a society begin? How are societies different, yet the same? The formative questions… |
Sequence 12problems are very, very treatable. If babies are squinting or if their eyes are misaligned, encourage the parents to get the… |
Sequence 5This is why the Montessori method, which was devised for a typical child, needs some adaptation for a child on the spectrum.… |
Sequence 17Student Success Teams Handbook Santa Cruz Montessori School Meeting Time and Day: ________ _ Adap1cd from: Radius. M… |
Sequence 14Pennsylvania and the Carolinas. More Dutch came, not to New York, but to Pennsylvania. The French came and settled in South… |
Sequence 14Books Celebrntio11 of the U11folding of the Cosmos. San Francisco: Harper, 1992. Darwin, Charles. The Formation of Vegetable… |
Sequence 15Atkins, Peter W. The Periodic Ki11gdo111. New York: Basic Books, 1995. Ball, Philip. The l11gredie11ts: A Guided Tour of the… |