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Sequence 2With the move into the low income populations Montesserians will be able to address an oft voiced criticism of our work. Many… |
Sequence 1THE NATURE AND THEORY OF SILENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE by Mary Black Verschuur Ph.D With the incisiveness… |
Sequence 2third of all American children. Several states already have school populations where minority children are in the majority.… |
Sequence 1THE IDFA OF THE ERDKINDER by Gerry Leonard Today, more than ever before, there is a tremendous need for the Erdkinder. We… |
Sequence 1AN INTERvIEwWTIH TuoMAS BERRY In an interview with Gerry Leonard in November 1990, Thomas Berry discussed his views about the… |
Sequence 6which is trying to become a self-sustaining community in relationship with the plants, the animals, the landscape, the humans… |
Sequence 1DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD by HiJdegard Solzbacher D,: Montessori, who was a scientist and physician and not a trained educa-… |
Sequence 2Don't call it Montessori. If it works along Montessori lines, that is good. But there is no Montessori method for the… |
Sequence 1THE IMPORTANCE OF MONTESSORI 2000 New American Schools Development Corporation (NASDC) was founded in 199 l by Lamar… |
Sequence 2MONTESSORI 2000 MISSION T he United States of America is thirsting for bold, new education designs. The exponential knowledge… |
Sequence 89MONTESSORI 2000 MISSION T he United States of America is thirsting for bold, new education designs. The exponential knowledge… |
Sequence 93THE IMPORTANCE OF MONTESSORI 2000 New American Schools Development Corporation (NASDC) was founded in 199 l by Lamar… |
Sequence 21by the husband. This cycle is found among the Native Americans of the eastern United States and Canada as well as among the… |
Sequence 22Ireland which still believes it has descended from a seal. The people of this clan never kill a seal because they would be… |
Sequence 3Montessori talked a good deal about the "spiritual preparation" of the teacher(1936, pp. 115-123), and it… |
Sequence 2concrete, real, and relevant to the lives of young children; (5) provid- ing experiences for children that are outside of the… |
Sequence 184concrete, real, and relevant to the lives of young children; (5) provid- ing experiences for children that are outside of the… |
Sequence 9the abilities of children throughout the world. As early as 1910, she resigned her lectureship at the University of Rome,… |
Sequence 1SLIDE SHOW TO INTRODUCE WHAT Is MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL? Maria Montessori was, in many ways, ahead of her time. Born in Italy… |
Sequence 2We might now continue our conversation with Montessori: "Now that you have returned to your studies, what are you… |
Sequence 9each plane, is where children have opportunities to engage in and implement their expanding humanness, this hierarchical… |
Sequence 3THE NORMALIZED SCHOOL: MONTESSORI AS A WAY OF LIFE by Mary Zeman Mary Zeman offers a definition of the "nonnalized… |
Sequence 1ALL-DAY MONTESSORI: NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF THE EXPERIMENT by David Kahn The catch phrase "all-day Montessori&… |
Sequence 11matters like eating and resting during the course of the day must be addressed. Should lunch be prepared by the children on… |
Sequence 2When Maria Montessori set up her first class environment in San Lorenzo in 1907, there were many educational scholars who… |
Sequence 1FOREWORD: FINDING FLOW IN MONTESSORI Imagine a river in time, a time span of one hundred years. On the one side there is… |
Sequence 1MOTIVATION: THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESSFUL LEARNING by Mary B. Verschuur Like Alfie Kohn, Mary Verschuur emphasizes that… |
Sequence 5when the teacher observes the child's adaptation to the modern world, the educator becomes educated by just how the… |
Sequence 7discoveries of Maria Montessori, which are set forth in this book, special assistants were trained to guide the mothers in the… |
Sequence 7Prepare teachers through prolonged practice with observation of nature .... (Discovery 66-77) And when I talk about freedom… |
Sequence 2Why is that? Why is that-especially in the face of the importance that Dr. Montessori gave to normalization? Is it that we… |
Sequence 3NORMALIZATION AS OUR PRIMARY WORK Perhaps this conference marks the next step in our development of Montessori's ideas.… |
Sequence 1COSMOS, HISTORY, AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT by Gerard Leonard A rare weave of classroom examples, literary allusions, and… |
Sequence 21The Last Bargain "Come and hire me," I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road.… |
Sequence 1THE CASADEI BAMBINI: PRIMARY PERSPECTIVES THROUGH TIME AND SPACE by David Kahn The vision of San Lorenzo, the Casadei… |
Sequence 1Casa dei Bambini, San Lorenzo, Rome 4 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 25, No. 1 • Winter 2000 |
Sequence 2THE CASADEI BAMBINI: A CENTURY CONCEPT by Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth Hall walks readers through early Montessori history, from… |
Sequence 7essence of Montessori, who in a variety of ways contributed to make Montessori a dynamic force in education here and around… |
Sequence 186essence of Montessori, who in a variety of ways contributed to make Montessori a dynamic force in education here and around… |
Sequence 237THE CASADEI BAMBINI: A CENTURY CONCEPT by Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth Hall walks readers through early Montessori history, from… |
Sequence 238Casa dei Bambini, San Lorenzo, Rome 4 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 25, No. 1 • Winter 2000 |
Sequence 241THE CASADEI BAMBINI: PRIMARY PERSPECTIVES THROUGH TIME AND SPACE by David Kahn The vision of San Lorenzo, the Casadei… |
Sequence 13REVIEW OF THE GREAT WoRK BY THOMAS BERRY by Gerard Leonard Thomas Berry's latest book, The Great Work, is a very… |
Sequence 10Renilde Montessori then presented her vision of origins and innovation. Inspired by the Taliesin community, she began with a… |
Sequence 1INNOVATION WITHIN LIMITS: How Is IT PossIBLE? A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE by Mary B. Verschuur Mary Verschuur, a… |
Sequence 6A man whose mind is stored with the knowledge of the great and fundamental truths of nature and of the laws of her operations… |
Sequence 7varies from stage to stage because of the way a child learns at each period of his growth and development. The adult, instead… |
Sequence 3his time, place and culture." 1 Within all life the germinal cell is endowed with a plan to bring the particular life… |
Sequence 3impulse towards work." 1 She had noticed that impulse in the work of that first group of children she was asked to… |
Sequence 3You will notice that I talk about contents. Cosmic education, among other things, is about what to put before the children.… |
Sequence 2How SENSITIVELY TIMED ARE SENSITIVE PERIODS? by Rita Schaefer Zener Rita Schaefer Zener's theory base for sensitive… |
Sequence 14as a model for the "Children's House" of San Lorenzo. Montessori gave the name "Erdkinder,… |
Sequence 11The fundamentals of freedom and responsibility are paramount in the healthy functioning of such a class. The two must be kept… |
Sequence 2ECOSYSTEMS IN THE BACKYARD PREPARING A DIVERSE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT FOR PRIMARY (AGES THREE To Six) CHILDREN by Mary B.… |
Sequence 4of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering!" Once this… |
Sequence 10The very same Lusitania, on a similar return voyage from North America only sixteen months later (May 7th, 1915), would be… |
Sequence 14The very same Lusitania, on a similar return voyage from North America only sixteen months later (May 7th, 1915), would be… |
Sequence 12The second consideration is one that is connected with the spiri- tual journey. There is a Celtic tale that I love, for it… |
Sequence 143. with large amounts of open, uninterrupted time for free choice. So even in the face of changing times we must hold to… |
Sequence 2MORAL FORMATION ON THE SECOND PLANE: NURTURING AND HINDERING by lta Williams !ta Williams asserts that moral development is… |
Sequence 3Moral formation is not kick-started by the adult. Neither is it merely the responsibility of spiritual repairers. The growth… |
Sequence 4Another of the miracles of Montessori is the fact that, on whatever plane you're talking about, moral formation is not… |
Sequence 12CULTIVATING THE MONTESSORI SPIRIT THROUGH f AMILY LIFE by Gerard Leonard Looking back at his own childhood, Gerard Leonard… |
Sequence 3life, and I have had several opportunities throughout these years to work in this area. In one occasion, during the time that… |
Sequence 16The piece of metal that holds the eraser is caUed the ferrule and is made of brass (a combination of zinc and copper). Zinc is… |
Sequence 12declared that she would dedicate herself to pedagogy. Then she began her studies of the learning problems of normal children… |
Sequence 1THE LIGHT OF THE CHILD by Dr. Maria Montessori First published in 1957 by AMT inn special booklet com111e111orating fifty… |
Sequence 9contacted Dr. Montessori to help with an urban renewal project in the San Lorenzo District of Rome. The press referred to… |
Sequence 10What They Showed Us One day, in great emotion, I took my heart in my two hands as though to encourage it to rise to the… |
Sequence 78Bringing Montessori to Children in Special Need Some of the children [ tubercular patients] were mobile, others were n!… |
Sequence 80Display Case Historic Montessori items from England, Ireland, and Scotland On display are documents from the Seventh… |
Sequence 134Religious Education, continued > • ' • ' • ~ n 1:i t.) 14 • l:,,. a • • • 11 nn'&l 11 i… |
Sequence 136Display Case fo Religious education and the Montessori method This display case contains early editions of Montessori's… |
Sequence 138Religious Education, continued Pope John Paul II visiting on atrium in Rome, /983 The atrium is in Nostro Signora de Lourdes… |
Sequence 139• ;t,r,,',,•:,I.; • 1r1'111 ~-- ,. I I o , .,l1L i II " , Thus it will be seen that the work of… |
Sequence 164Rome, 1886 Los Angeles. I 915 United States, 19 I 7 United Kingdom, 1929 1870 Maria Montessori born on August 3 I in… |
Sequence 165/915 Second trip to the United States, accompanied by her son. Mario. Addresses International Kindergarten Union and… |
Sequence 180Welcome to the Children's Mural This portion of the exhibit was created from over 800 pieces of work submitted by 35… |
Sequence 188Notes and Sources, continued Montessori in England, Scotland, and Ireland Montessori teachers have been training in London… |
Sequence 3ACT I. THE DRAMA OF SAN LORENZO: LINKING SOCIAL ANO EDUCATIONAL REFORM-1907 Montessori con temporaries travel to Rome in… |
Sequence 4When curriculum is designed for the inner development of the child, when materials are developed for the unity of the hand… |
Sequence 15The EsF initiative cycle comes back to Montessori's double con- sciousness of social and educational reform at San… |
Sequence 2WHOLE-SCHOOL APPROACHES TO MONTESSORI SPECIAL EDUCATION by Paula Leigh-Doyle, Jacquie Maughan, and Maura Joyce… |
Sequence 13Looking at science in this way reframes the way you think of it. You begin to look at some of these big questions now instead… |
Sequence 2ply never heard about Maria Montessori and her little school in San Lorenzo? It's far more likely that we shouldn't… |
Sequence 14Romans, and if we are, how? Or, how are we the same? This will be our topic for discussion one night. Our work will also at… |
Sequence 2XII Bambini (The Method of Scient(fic Pedagogy as applied lo child education in the Children's Houses) is explained by… |
Sequence 13 Chapter I From Childhood to Youth 1.1 Before// Metodo de/la Pedagogia Scientijica "The time in which woman was… |
Sequence 10Science and Socie~y: The Woman Question 35 new moral and educational principles. In her speech, she related sex education… |
Sequence 145 Chapter V Proposal for a Scientific Pedagogy V.1 Where children "do not see the light, but see the darkness&… |
Sequence 246 Part One - Toward the Children ·s House: The Formation Years What was meant to be a great investment and profitable… |
Sequence 448 Part One - To11•ard the Children ·.1· House: The For111alio11 Years With regard to social policy, 1902 saw the approval of… |
Sequence 650 Part One - Toward the Children's I louse: The Formation Years House, and others followed in Via dei Campani and in… |
Sequence 7Proposal for a Scientific Pedagogy 51 Parents did not pay anything to send their children to the "House",… |
Sequence 852 Part One - Toward the Children's House: The Formation Years Montessori accepted the job also because she had a… |
Sequence 1054 Part One - Toward the Children ·s House: The FonnaIio11 Years These observations made her change the furniture: low… |
Sequence 13Proposal.for a Scientific Pedagogy 57 Houses - and visiting and admiring them is all one and the same. I saw ladies who… |
Sequence 4106 Part Two - For a Science o.fthe Formation of Man teaching setting and care for physical life, while criticism focused on… |
Sequence 8110 Part Two - For a Science of the Formation of Man character-building. [ ... ] And this must be developed in our country,… |
Sequence 12114 Part Two - For a Science of !he Formal ion of Man child is the man that is not yet agile in movement and language - and… |