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Sequence 17Houses. This is not a snobby attitude. If we take in too many children who cannot follow their healthy inner urges, then we… |
Sequence 44children we love and work with. Thank you for your attention. It has been an honor to share these thoughts with you.… |
Sequence 58operations and have begun rudimentary memorization. Everyone might not understand adverbs and prepositions, transitive and… |
Sequence 61THE WHOLE ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCE: AGES Six To TWELVE by Kay M. Baker Kay Baker delves into the theory of self-construction,… |
Sequence 75care about the development of the child. In a lecture given in 1939 in London, Dr. Montessori said: The child is not only the… |
Sequence 108out the process that there is really only one core objective that you should seek to realize: Incorporate as wide a variety as… |
Sequence 126• feeling of usefulness and an understanding of one's "many sided powers of adaptation" (Montessori,… |
Sequence 156A. I think it's a basic issue. The world is filled with people who care for their individual pets, care for their… |
Sequence 157Chawla, Louise. "Significant Life Experiences Revisited." Journal of Environmental Education 29.1 (1998,… |
Sequence 158Kirkby, Mary Ann. "Nature as Refuge in Children's Envi- ronments." Children's Environments… |
Sequence 197REFERENCES Ecoliteracy: Mapping the Terrain. Berkeley, CA: Learning in the Real World, 2000. The Edible Schoo/yard. Berkeley… |
Sequence 207cycles in nature through observation and experience, a child will have a base upon which to build more theoretical… |
Sequence 222action-are each represented at various levels of schooling in the United States today. So too each forwards a contrasting view… |
Sequence 243room to take the place of a retiring teacher. Our school is located in the southwestsuburban area of Reno on 3 acres,… |
Sequence 260Linda Davis is a freelance Montessori adolescent specialist who assists Montessori schools in their adolescent program… |
Sequence 13REFERENCES Deng Ming-Dao. 365 Tao: Daily Meditations. San Francisco: Harper, 1992. Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind.… |
Sequence 34Let us share the journey, smile together, perhaps even wipe aside one tear of love. I dedicate this weekend to all those who… |
Sequence 38the children and adolescents we serve on a daily basis. My belief is that they teach us, inform us, and pull us toward our own… |
Sequence 89environment. He is self-directed, self-disciplined, and ready for the larger world. But he is not alone. We look to the entire… |
Sequence 90Montessori, Maria. The Secret of Childhood. Trans. Barbara Barclay Carter. Calcutta: Orient Longmans, 1936. Montessori, Maria… |
Sequence 109never called work anything that they themselves originated. That is the typical way in which kids learn about what's work… |
Sequence 113have that prejudice. But I think so-called normal children, who, as you know, are not normal, don't know that. They think… |
Sequence 126You know, children who grew upon farms used to learn that. They knew that if they didn't get up at four or five in the… |
Sequence 173connection to a human group, the individual may eventually inflict harm on self or society. A child without feelings is a… |
Sequence 174Manrique, Beatriz. "Love Effaces Violence: Panel on Break- ing the Cycle of Violence." Pre-and Perinatal… |
Sequence 196Des Peres Montessori P.O. Box 31084 St. Louis, MO 63131 Montana Children's House Montessori School is now accepting… |
Sequence 14REFERENCES Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. "Flow and Education." The NAMT A Journal 22.2 (1997, Spring): 3-35.… |
Sequence 18(Rathunde & Csikszentmihalyi). 1 It will take some time before these articles are published. Therefore, the purpose of… |
Sequence 51REFERENCES Ames, C. "Classrooms: Goals, Structures, and Student Motivation." Journal of Educational… |
Sequence 52of Human Development. Ed. R.M. Lerner. New York: Wiley, 1998. Vol. 1 of Handbook of Child PsychologiJ, Wil- liam Damon, ed.-… |
Sequence 53Feldlaufer, H., C. Midgley, & J.S. Eccles. "Student, Teacher, and Observer Perceptions of the Classroom… |
Sequence 54Juvonen, J., & K. Wentzel, eds. Social Motivation: Under- standing Children's School Adjustment. New York: Cam-… |
Sequence 56Ryan, A., & H. Patrick. "The Classroom Environment and Changes in Adolescents' Motivation and Engagement… |
Sequence 65RESPONSE TO Two STUDIES BY KEVIN RATHUNDE AND MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI by Kay M. Baker The studies titled Middle School… |
Sequence 74REFERENCES Montessori, M. From Childhood to Adolescence. 1948. Rev. ed. Trans. AM. Joosten. Oxford, England: Clio, 1996.… |
Sequence 84REFERENCES Haines, A.M. Spontaneous Concentration in the Montessori Prepared Environment. Videocassette. NAMTA, 1997.… |
Sequence 23context provided by the psychological planes of development, it was easier to see the materials as part of a whole rather than… |
Sequence 26Over four consecutive years both a Casa Dei Bambini and four elementary classes were opened, and by 1952 the school was… |
Sequence 30ees need to understand fully the principles of geology, biology, and history. They need a good general background so that by… |
Sequence 66matter. One might almost say they represent a kind of distillation of her thinking, observation, and reflection over many,… |
Sequence 67Montessori, Maria. From Childhood to Adolescence. 1948. Trans. The Montessori Educational Research Center. New York: Schocken… |
Sequence 99other hand, why is it that a few prisms keep their original colors? • How should we set about representing (by means of loose… |
Sequence 111This clear separation would help communication both within the adult Montessori community and also with the world at large.… |
Sequence 116The Child, Society and the World: Unpublished Speeches and Writings This book (Clio Press) includes a lecture given by Maria… |
Sequence 119differences also by providing each elementary environment (be it six to nine or nine to twelve) with a full set of advanced… |
Sequence 140Foreword by Margaret Drummond. The Italian edition isComeconobbiMaria Montessori. Rome: Vita dell'infanzia, 1956.… |
Sequence 159environment. He is like the spider, whose web, whose field of action, is enormous in comparison to the animal itself (… |
Sequence 160Montessori, Maria. The Secret of Childhood. 1936. Trans. Barbara Barclay Carter. Calcutta: Orient Longmans, 1958. Montessori… |
Sequence 165shared direction and a common goal in our work. In stark contrast to this, there is cosmic education, which is for the second… |
Sequence 171Nature and, moreover, makes use of them, thus creating new possibilities. His technical skill has harnessed the forces of… |
Sequence 173context of a single force. With these kinds of discoveries, the children come to understand and appreciate the importance of… |
Sequence 177Lastly, in December, 1951, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, UNESCO invited… |
Sequence 178Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1949. Montessori, Maria. To… |
Sequence 209should ask ourselves whether it is up to us to give life to this great idea of the Erdkinder community, or whether it would be… |
Sequence 210is a translation by the Montessori Educational Research Center from the French De /'En/ant a I' Adolescent (Desclee… |
Sequence 226with his back to my table just where my lighted cigarette was protrud- ing beyond the edge and burned the elegant beige linen… |
Sequence 233AN EXAMPLE INVOLVING ALGEBRA: QUADRATIC EQUATIONS WITH ONE UNKNOWN Mario started with the square of a binomial in order… |
Sequence 247The very same Lusitania, on a similar return voyage from North America only sixteen months later (May 7th, 1915), would be… |
Sequence 255Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi jointly worked out a program that seemed to correspond to the needs of the various ages,… |
Sequence 291on 12 lovely acres with vegetable and flower gardens, fitness course, farm animals and a nature trail through our wooded… |
Sequence 26child who stands before us with his arms held open, beckoning humanity to follow. (118-119) Thank you. REFERENCES… |
Sequence 38Yet I come to London, and every blessed child speaks good English. Who taught them? Where were the professors, the books, the… |
Sequence 40are you going to prick my ears so that I can put my earrings like you have them?" And later on, "Mother,… |
Sequence 58be recognized for who they really are, for the power they possess. We will work on relationships, first with one another, for… |
Sequence 73But grammar is a natural and enjoyable exploration if given at the right age. Even if you have a barrier against grammar… |
Sequence 74Montessori, Maria. The Montessori Elementary Material. 1916. Trans. Florence Simmonds. Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1965. Vol… |
Sequence 109Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1992. Montessori, Maria. The Child in the Church.… |
Sequence 154Th is observation experiment, although traumatic for some, opens the door to self-observation and discovery. It allows us to… |
Sequence 155Friel, John C., & Linda D. Friel. Tile Seven Worst Things (Good) Parents Do. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Commu-… |
Sequence 156Montessori, Maria. The Discovery of the Child. 1948. Trans. M. Joseph Costelloe. New York: Ballantine, 1967. Montessori,… |
Sequence 171- How have your relationships with the students affected you personally? Have you opened yourself up to ongoing growth and… |
Sequence 172Eliot, T. S. "Little Gidding." Four Quartets. 1943. London: Faber & Faber, 1971. Fitzgerald,… |
Sequence 187sense, regardless of how it turns out" (Havel 181). Optimism cannot be commanded, as Frankl observes, but hope can be… |
Sequence 188Wells, H.G. Mi11d nt //,e End of Its Tether. New York: Didier Publishers, 1946. The NAMTA Joumal 183 |
Sequence 220Maryland Wanted Montessori teachers for toddler room (ages 2-3) and prepri- mary (3-6). Positions open now. Please send… |
Sequence 225dren ages 2 ½ to 6, guided for many years by an AMI-trained teacher. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with… |
Sequence 45REFERENCES Brazelton, T. Berry, & Stanley I. Greenspan. The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have… |
Sequence 63treat your souls. So I will leave you with this: Be strong and moral young men and women, and as you face the world before… |
Sequence 70In Montessori's original Children's House, there were no toys for pretend play. Instead of dressing and undressing… |
Sequence 79well together. Teachers and staff must refrain from being judgmental of parents who work long hours. The assistants must… |
Sequence 102MORAL FORMATION ON THE SECOND PLANE: NURTURING AND HINDERING by lta Williams !ta Williams asserts that moral development is… |
Sequence 117into these wild, outdoor spaces, where they will make their own discoveries. "When the child goes out,"… |
Sequence 118CorneJ1, Joseph Bharat. Sharing Nature with Children: The Classic Parents' and Teachers' Nature Awareness Guide-… |
Sequence 158Bruner, Jerome. "Man: A Course of Study." Toward a Theory of Instruction. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1966… |
Sequence 176ON BECOMING A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD: CAN MONTESSORI ACHIEVE ITS AIM? by Kay Baker The exploration of the meaning of "… |
Sequence 25We must be quick because our species, homo sapiens, having at- tained a certain level of intelligence, is now, in the words of… |
Sequence 26Action. Ed. K.H. Pribram. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1969. Gesell, Arnold, Frances L. Ilg, Janet L. Rodell, et al.… |
Sequence 27Schiamberg, Lawrence B. Child and Adolescent Development. New York: Macmillan, 1988. Sternberg, Robert J. Home page. March 14… |
Sequence 62ourselves when we make mistakes. We want our politicians and industrial leaders to learn from their mistakes. We all should do… |
Sequence 65THE RIGHT USE OF INTELLIGENCE IN THE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM by Kay Baker Kay Baker carefully summarizes Montessori… |
Sequence 74REFERENCES Bjorklw1d, David F. Children's Thinking: Developmental Function and Individual Differences. Pacific Grove, CA… |
Sequence 89test scores, went to college, and persuaded someone to give us teaching jobs. That puts us in a category toward the "… |
Sequence 101Shore, Rima. Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development. New York: Famrnes and Work lnstitute, 1997. Standing… |
Sequence 111LS. Clasen,A.W. Toga,J.L.Rapoport,&P.M. Thompson. "Dynamic Mapping of Human Cortical Development during… |
Sequence 132uniqueness into a richer idea of society and what we can achieve as humanity. REFERENCES The Adolescent Colloquium: Summary… |
Sequence 159the parish would have twelve Masses every weekend and they'd all be full." Why does this journey with the child… |
Sequence 177I take a great interest in the children's grandparents. Once asked, they love to talk or write about their grandparents… |
Sequence 178in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Rochester, NY: AMI/ USA, 2003. Edison, Charles. Edison Experiments You Can DO. New York:… |
Sequence 179Steele, Margaret Farley. "Worried Sick." Connecticut Maga- zine February 2005: 48+. Warner, Judith. Perfect… |
Sequence 196Montessori, Maria. The Child, Society and the World: Unpub- lished Speeches and Writings. 1979. Trans. Caroline Juler &… |