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Cosmic Education at the Elementary Level and the Role of the Materials

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COSMIC EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF A CONCRETE IMAGE I think that everyone, during the course of their lives, has experienced at…
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istry or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…

La Dottoressa Montessori at Durham

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COSMIC EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF A CONCRETE IMAGE I think that everyone, during the course of their lives, has experienced at…
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istry or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…

NAMTA Journal 12/1 02 The Farm Experience: Its Importance in a Child's Life

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THE FARM EXPERIENCE: ITS IMPORTANCE IN A CHILD'S LIFE by Richard Barker Richard Barker's perceptive correlations…
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In our household, each member of the family had certain responsibilities. We were each a part of the establishment. Our work…

NAMTA Journal 12/1 03 An Overview of Adolescence

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Erikson, E. Identity. Youth and Crisis. (New York: Norton Press, 1968). Erikson, E. The Problem of Ego Identity, Journal of…

NAMTA Journal 12/2 01 Montessori, Poverty and the Special Child

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Orthodox: A Study to Determine the Relative Improvement of the Preschool Child with Brain Damage Trained By One of Two Meth-…

NAMTA Journal 12/2 10 Research: The Montessori Research: A Review of the Literature

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mathematical achievement on the Standard school tests. Kimmins asked that he be allowed to administer a series of individual…
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acquire more "school-type" behaviors. Most of these studies were done in the 1960's and were in Head…

NAMTA Journal 12/2 11 Research: Child-Initiated Activity: How Important is it in Early Childhood Education?

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research on teaching and childrearing has pointed to the superiority of an "authoritative" or "…
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8. For example, Diana Baumrind, "Current Patterns of Parental Authority:' Developmental Psychology Monograph,…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 10 A Selection of Children's Books for Montessorians

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A SELECTION OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR MONTESSORIANS By Charlene S. Trochta Twenty-Five Favorites: Some New, Some Old…
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Pwn7>kin Moonshine. Tudor, Tasha. Henry Z. Walck, David McKay, New York, 1938. Scmu, 's Favo1·ite Story. Aoki,…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 08 Cosmic Education: Sowing Life, Not Theories

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stresses the same idea in her writing: "the child must learn by his own individual activity, being given a mental…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 03 Longitudinal Studies

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essential principles, and which he believed were an improvement over her materials. These materials are not described, however…
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This study is interesting because it is the only research in the liter- ature which specifies Montessori materials by age-…
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Earlier research had shown that economically disadvantaged children came to school lacking readiness to learn and profit from…
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Kohlberg then studied a group of children who attended an extended follow-through program in the Ancona Montessori School and…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 08 Conclusions and Needs

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the monster and how another child would feel. No significant differ- ences were found on this measure between Montessori and…

NAMTA Journal 14/1 05 The Elementary Curriculum Dialectic: Essentialist vs. Structuralist

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Footnotes l Sofia Cavalletti, "The Spiritual Development of the Child," Montessori Thlks to Par- ents,…

NAMTA Journal 14/1 08 The Activity and Art of Reading

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THE ACTIVITY AND ART OF READING by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren Dr. Adler's cw.ssicrendering of the thinking…

NAMTA Journal 14/1 09 The Acquisition of Spoken Language, The Nebula Hypothesis

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Lieberman, Philip. (1984). The Biology and Evolution of Language. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Moerk,…

NAMTA Journal 14/2 03 Learning by Class Discussion

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LEARNING BY CLASS DISCUSSION 1 by J ournet Kahn The following transcript of Dr. Kahn's presentation in Minneapolis…

NAMTA Journal 14/2 04 Teaching, Learning, and Their Counterfeits (1976; 1987)

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Teaching, Learning, and Their Counterfeits (1976; 1987) by Mortimer Adler In "Teaching, Learning, and Their…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 05 Evolution and the Pre-College Curriculum, Part I—The Human Place in Nature

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9. Ehrlich, Paul R. The Mcu;kin.ery of Nature: The Living World Around Us - And How It Works (New York: Simon and Schuster,…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 07 Whole Books and Beginning Reading

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language approach in which all aspects of language study support the acquisition of meaning from print and from oral…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 02 Normalization

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Do not focus on specific, individual deviations. Do not label the child. Do not overemphasize. Deviations are like a sickness…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 03 Movement

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intellect. Junes believed that all consciousness is motor. Whatever holds the attention determines action. Interest in an…
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Dewey, John. (1956). The ch:ild and the curriculum: the sclwol and soci.ety. Chicago: Univer- sity of Chicago Press. Hunt,…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 10 Montessori Education and Children Placed at Risk of School Failure

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Staff Development Montessorians should provide assistance to schools and districts in the effort to improve staff development…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 14 Evolution and the Pre-College Curriculum, Part II: Human Nature and Human Culture Hunter-Gatherers Past…

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12. Wilson, Edward 0. Biaphilia (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). 13. Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker: Why…

NAMTA Journal 15/3 01 The Assistant to Infancy: A Special Educator (Includes Overview of History of Assistants to Infancy)

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THE ASSISTANT TO INFANCY: A SPECIAL EDUCATOR by Dr. Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro Dr. Mont.am.aro introduces the arigins of…
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Assistants to Infancy can provide parents, who are the "natural special educators," with information about…
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First A.M.I. Assistants to Infancy Course - Rome Assistants to Infancy staff: Silvana Montanaro, Director of Training, Gianna…

NAMTA Journal 15/3 06 The Meaning of "Maternal Care"

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THE MEANING OF "MATERNAL CARE" by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro The role of the faJJier and rrwtlier in…

NAMTA Journal 15/3 07 The Father's Presence

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THE FATHER'S PRESENCE by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro WHAT IS A "FATHER"? , Every child has a…

NAMTA Journal 15/3 09 The Value of Separation

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THE VALUE OF SEPARATION by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro Dr. Mon:tanaros philosophicaJ, outlook on separation as 'f)Q,rt…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 02 Albert M. Joosten—A Biography

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ALBER!' M. JOOSTEN - A BIOGRAPHY Albert M. Joosten was born in the Nether lands on November 21, 1914. His formal…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 07 Mahatma Gandhi and Maria Montessori (1969)

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MAHATMA GANDHI AND MARIA MONTESSORI (1969) by A.M. Joosten Mr. Joosten offers an interesting comparison of two important 2oth…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 02 Educational Reform: The Sixties and the Nineties

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the young in the way they should go, on rearing them to meet the demands of industry, there were always adversary voices -…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 03 The Meaning of Educational Reform

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realized that this was like those rabbit-pirate pictures or the vase-profile pic- tures where you have a reversible…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 04 The Objectives of the Paideia Proposal

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THE OB)ECl1VFS OF THE PAIDEIA PROPOSAL* by Mortimer J. Adler "Piecemeal refonn measures beget piecemeal results, if…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 10 Coalition of Essential Schools

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COAUTION OF ~ENTIAL SCHOOLS by Michael Goldman In straight-forward language, Michael Goldman challenges the conference to…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 18 Multi-Cultural Perspectives and School Reform

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we can teach them something. The whole parent issue is tied up because if we really care about parents, then we're going…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 02 The Idea of the Erdkinder

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Footnotes 1. Thomas Berry. (1988). The dream of the earth. Sierra Club, p. 206. See also: (a) Thomas Berry, "Coming…
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The biodynamic fann seeks to fanction as a self-sustaining, total organism comprising humans, plants, animals, water, and…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 04 The Case for Creation Theology

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THE CAsE FOR CREATION THEOLOGY by Peggy Stern Peggy Stern believes that today more than ever we need to re/,ate our…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 05 Montessori and the Bahá'í Faith

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conuibuted to her being somewhat ostracized by the scientific and educational establishment and her being labeled as &quot…
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References 'Abdu'l-Baha. (1982). The promul,gation of universal peace. Wilmette. Baha'{ Publishing Trust.…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 07 Happiness Revisited

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Optimal experience is thus something that we make happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the lase…
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In the beginning our data consisted of interviews and questionnaires. To achieve greater precision we developed with time a…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 01 The Contribution of Maria Montessori

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le is clear from an analysis of human development that education is an indispensable function in che formation of man.…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 03 Language Unfolding In the Child

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LANGUAGE UNFOLDING IN THE CHILD by Joen Beermann Despite pressure ftom parents who are concerned about their child's…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 04 The Child and the World of Nature

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In a 1.946 lecture in London Montessori said, "Education today needs one reform. If it is to prepare man for the…
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References Eisley, Loren. (1964). The unexpected universe. New York. Harcou re, Brace, and World, Inc. Lorenz, Konrad. (1990…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 07 Needs of the Elementary-Age Child: Montessori Principles, Strategies, and their Practical Implementations

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NEEDS OF THE ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILD MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES, AND THEIR PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS by Rajendra K.…
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The lesson table should be placed ar a spot where the director can view rhe whole class. A chalkboard ac least 3 feet by 6…

NAMTA Journal 17/2 07 Production and Management

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Participating Schools Phase 2 and Phase 3 Public Montessori Schools Carson Montessori School Brenda K. White Clissold…

NAMTA Journal 17/2 08 Selected Appendices (introduction)

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Participating Schools Phase 2 and Phase 3 Public Montessori Schools Carson Montessori School Brenda K. White Clissold…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 03 Literacy and the Oral Foundations of Education

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features of orality that are bon a penser. Their ability to think and learn is, in general, sophisticated, but structured…
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its implications for cross-cultural studies. In S. Modgil & C. Modgil (Eds.), .lean Piaget: Consensus and controversy…
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Goody, J. (1977). The domestica1ion of the savage mind. New York: Cambridge University Press. Goody, J. ( I 987). The…
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Levi-Strauss, C. (1966). The savage mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Levi-Strauss, C. ( 1969). The raw and the…
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ground. New York: Oxford University Press. Opie, I., & Opie, P. (1985). The singing game. New York: Oxford University…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 07 Some Thoughts about the Spiritual Development of the Teacher

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SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHER by Kay Baker Kay Baker's succinct speech (presented at the…
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a prepared environment to act freely, Montessori came to a fundamental realization: "The child works for his own…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 11 Ruffing Montessori School Peace Curriculum: An Informal Narrative

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Personal Conflict Narratives Let me read to you some of the beginnings of these stories so that you can get an idea of some…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 01 Absorbent Mind Update: Research Sheds New Light on Montessori Theory

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Minsky, M. 0985). The Society of Mind. New York: Simon and Schuster. Montanero, S. Q. 0991). Understanding the Human Being:…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 02 The Fertile Field of Imagination

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References Egan, Kieran (1992). Imagination in Teaching and Learning. Chicago: U of Chicago. Montessori, Maria (1965; first…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 05 Whole Language in the Montessori Classroom: Continuing the Story

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would be supportive of the contemporary whole language approach. The use of oral grammar games also would assist children in…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 06 Literature and Grammar

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LITERATURE AND GRAMMAR by Mrs. Francesca Claremont Transcribed and Edited by Jim and Frances Fitzpatrick Here follow two…
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of my ·career was washing dishes with Bernard Shaw after a very large social gathering. Bernard Shaw's share of the…
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my school like the plague one year. Do you know it? There was a youth and a well-beloved youth And he was a squire's son…
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the t i n ings ngl o- fY, au & f>eau ng is po- ttry, tincf:'from the p f other na- tions, f…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 07 Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and History: Uses and Classification

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exciting, I hearli/y recommend the following books to aid you in your studies: Baughman, Emest(1966). A TypeandMotif-Jnde.…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 08 What Are the Language Arts For?

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creation of a public space; Dewey talked consistently about an "articulate public" bringing a public sphere…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 10 Old Truths, New Children

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as "the first child porno" (The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition, p. 92). While we walk through…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 01 The Adolescent and the Future

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THE AooLESCENT AND THE FUit.JRE by Margaret E. Stephenson Miss Stephenson presents adolescence in a definitive theorectl…
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achieving the development of the human personality, rather than the narrower one of providing culture only, then a close…

NAMTA Journal 19/1 07 Characteristics of Students' Imaginative Lives, Ages Eight to Fifteen

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References Egan, K. (1986). Teaching as story telling: An alternative ap- proach to teaching and curriculum in the elementary…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 03 Mother-Child Bonding

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Maclean, P. D. 0985b). The triune brain in conflict. Fam.if;y, Play, and the Separation Call, 12. Maturana, H. R., &…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 04 The Developmental Crises of the First Three Years

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THE DEVELOPMENTAL CRISES OF THE FIRST THREE YEARS by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, M.D. Introduction In our growth…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 05 Dr. Maria Montessori and the Child

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DR. MAruA. MONTESSORI AND THE CHILO by Dr. Mario Montessori I hope that you are not going to be disillusioned by what I say.…
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We give far too much attention to the conscious, and hardly any to the unconscious. And yet, it is the unconscious which…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 06 The Child and the Adult

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References Albe rich, E. 0972). Natura e compiU di u.rza catechesi modenza. Torino-Leumann: LDC. Aquinas, St. T. (tr. 1941…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 10 The Natural Institution of the Family (An Abridgement)

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Talalay, P. (Ed.). (1964). Dmgs in society. Bahimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Taylor, J. (1865). The duty of nursing…

NAMTA Journal 19/3 01 Survey of Montessori Adolescent Programs: Interpretive Commentary

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Timeline of Montessori Adolescent Programs 1900 1910 1907: Casadei Bambini founded In Rome 1920 1930 early 1930s: first…
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Where are they located? One school is in Canada, one in Mexico, and 31 in the United States. Nine schools are east of the…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 04 Montessori as an Aid to Life

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MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 05 Nurturing the Growing Brain

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him get control over his own brain, his behavior-and his world. I am willing to bet this child will do well in school, not…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 11 Equal Opportunity and the Montessori Magnet School

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Navarra, J. G. (1955). The development of scientific concepts in a young child. New York: Columbia University Bureau of…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 12 In Memoriam: Elise Braun Barnett 1904-1994

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IN MEMORIAM ELISE BRAUN BARNETT 1904-1994 On November 20, 1994, the Montessori community lost a tireless lover of children…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 14 In Memoriam: Nancy McCormick Rambusch 1927-1994

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IN MEMORIAM ELISE BRAUN BARNETT 1904-1994 On November 20, 1994, the Montessori community lost a tireless lover of children…
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Haberman, M. (1991). The pedagogy of poverty versus good teaching. Phi Delta K.appan, 73(4). Hannaford, I. (1994, Spring).…
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Navarra, J. G. (1955). The development of scientific concepts in a young child. New York: Columbia University Bureau of…
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References Abelson, R., et al. (1968). Theories of cognitive consistency: A sourcebook. Chicago: Rand McNally. Bandura, A…
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him get control over his own brain, his behavior-and his world. I am willing to bet this child will do well in school, not…
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MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 07 Dare to Do Erdkinder: Report from Chicago

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DARE TO Do ERDKINDER: REPORT FROM CHICAGO by John Long "What type of adult does civilization need?" This…

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