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Sequence 139Week Fi,ve: July 29 to August 2, 1991 THE AWAKENING OF A NEW PHIWSOPHICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: Education for the Individual This… |
Sequence 16Brown's search for the Holy Grail of thoughcfulness in school settings involved hours of interviews and detailed case… |
Sequence 39the prevention task to the schools. This is madness! What we need is a reform movement with a better sense of where we are… |
Sequence 92methods of such ingenuity to their offspring. Thinking began in earnest with the teaching of chinking. As a result, our… |
Sequence 171she and her students would look better. This has not achieved a meaningful improvement in instruction or achievement. Those… |
Sequence 13We could cooperatively establish a curriculum using as a guide the student's goals, interests, and needs. Coming out of a… |
Sequence 15prepare the adolescent by continuing the Montessori emphasis on the inte- grated process of personality and learning based in… |
Sequence 22"Man," said Maria Montessori, "is overcome with hatred and does not obey the laws of nature. Nobler… |
Sequence 28The biodynamic fann seeks to fanction as a self-sustaining, total organism comprising humans, plants, animals, water, and… |
Sequence 43Like the God of Genesis, creation theology looks at che whole of creation and sees chat it is good. Traditional Christianity,… |
Sequence 44A theology which makes redemption its primary theme will have a vested interest in man's sin and weakness, fur if these… |
Sequence 46MO~ORI AND THE BAHA'f FAITH* by Barbara Hacker The life and work of Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952), scientist and… |
Sequence 63References 'Abdu'l-Baha. (1982). The promul,gation of universal peace. Wilmette. Baha'{ Publishing Trust.… |
Sequence 86which we have now come in constructing our scale of character states is thus concerned with decision or choice respecting both… |
Sequence 54Another activity for writing practice is ro search through all the sand- paper lerrei:s co find those char start with the same… |
Sequence 62References Goffstein, M.B. (1979). Natural history. New York. Farrar, Straus, Giroux. Goffstein, M.B. (I 984). A little… |
Sequence 70books are not enough. Mario Montessori Sr. reminded us of this when he noted how difficult it is to help children understand… |
Sequence 85kitchen help, which makes che school a place where our children can grow spirirually. A loving atcicude must pervade the… |
Sequence 138Footnotes 1 • Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential. Madras, India. Kalakshetra Publications, 1973, p. 4. 2 •… |
Sequence 145occupation and Montessori refers to as work of the land. Dr. Montessori writes: ... therefore work on the land is an… |
Sequence 150viva] of the fittest demands, safeguarding tradition in order to under- stand how co achieve social and technical skills… |
Sequence 156invention, it also provides the holistic, integrated basis for clarifying complex tensions between human and natural systems.… |
Sequence 17Direct application of ideas conceived through observations and interpre- tation of the work of children is curriculum… |
Sequence 59see that I have a responsibility to the students to help them to be prepared for various weather forms particularly with a… |
Sequence 96"We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intel- lect; we apprehend it just as much by… |
Sequence 89Bruner, Jerome S. ( 1971 ). The relevance of education. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. Chadwick, Bruce A; Bahr… |
Sequence 122develop far-reaching programs of study for all who wish to participate. In the following four sections are described two real… |
Sequence 144have shown, for instance, that the gains recent Head Start graduates show in scores on intelligence and socio-emotional tests… |
Sequence 201MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM SELECTS NEW DIRECTOR Endorsed by both the Association Montessori Internationale and the… |
Sequence 204have three primary and one low elementary classes 10 feed our own high elementary class- room. Beautiful school, warm… |
Sequence 206three primary and two elementary classes (ages 6-12). The new Head of School will have the exciting opportunity to implement… |
Sequence 32Minsky, M. 0985). The Society of Mind. New York: Simon and Schuster. Montanero, S. Q. 0991). Understanding the Human Being:… |
Sequence 49References Egan, Kieran (1992). Imagination in Teaching and Learning. Chicago: U of Chicago. Montessori, Maria (1965; first… |
Sequence 39What are the new frameworks and Montessori telling us? Mathematical reasoning, problem solving, communication, and connections… |
Sequence 63that are real and necessary in order to take the path to maturity. Thus, for the purposes of introducing the Story of… |
Sequence 177years. Preferably small city mountain area. Please contact Lee Elion, 47 Beach Road, Tahvnanui, Nelson, NZ; phone (03) 348-… |
Sequence 72References Albe rich, E. 0972). Natura e compiU di u.rza catechesi modenza. Torino-Leumann: LDC. Aquinas, St. T. (tr. 1941… |
Sequence 52Many responses are broad or vague, and as such leave a ve1y wide range for interpretation. Some may well be developmental… |
Sequence 95multiplicity of forms (myths, legends, folklore, poems, nonfiction, short stories, novels) with self-confidence intact,… |
Sequence 98est power of the universe, with God. The word inspiration derives from the Latin spirare, "to breathe"; its… |
Sequence 125Hopkins, L.B. (1987). Pass the poetry, please. New York: Harper Collins Children's Books. Koch, K. (1970). Wishes, lies… |
Sequence 150aristocrat who, in an act of tremendous condescen- sion, offers himself to his social inferior. It is an in- credible… |
Sequence 182Haberman, M. (1991). The pedagogy of poverty versus good teaching. Phi Delta K.appan, 73(4). Hannaford, I. (1994, Spring).… |
Sequence 201References Montessori, M. (1962). The discoven; of the child. Madras, India: Kalakshetra. (Original work published 1948)… |
Sequence 50Life is a series of weanings-weaning from the womb, weaning from the breast, weaning from parents' bed or crib, weaning… |
Sequence 109Fun11ff C11,.1uL\'GE: PUBLIC SCHOOL MONTESSORI Montessori is still expanding in the public sector, with 10 to 15… |
Sequence 169REFERENCES Coles, G. (1987). The learning mystique: A critical look at learning disabilities. New York: Pantheon Books.… |
Sequence 205The North American Montessori Teachers' Association in cooperation with The Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative… |
Sequence 65COMMITMENT TO PEACE by Renilde Montessori In the coming weeks, Renilde Montessori will assume duties as head of the… |
Sequence 15unconscious, brings the reader to a full understanding of the power of the unconscious in learning, and of how emotional… |
Sequence 42NAMTANEWS FALL CONFERENCES SET RECORD Al;'TENDANCE This fall's conferences were the best ever with resounding suc… |
Sequence 19asked to play or sing the next line and create a variation based upon it. In both examples, the second "intelligence-… |
Sequence 20members of other societies, performances of the non-Western subjects improves dramatically. While being "culture-… |
Sequence 28mances on these two very different measures. The Stanford-Binet was administered by an independent psychometrician to 19 of… |
Sequence 55Praxis refers to the different uses of words. Praxis involves aware- ness of different parts of speech, for example,open the… |
Sequence 69CONCLUSION Thus far we have looked at two intelligences and their relation- ship to the Montessori materials. We have looked… |
Sequence 79Montessori insists on constructing an environment for the child in which the child can be active, a prepared environment with… |
Sequence 102Gordon, E. E. (1990). A music learning theory for newborn and young children. Chicago: GIA. Madaule, P. (1994). When… |
Sequence 164One other factor to mention briefly is the quality of parent- adolescent interaction that I saw and heard about after two… |
Sequence 201independence in the child's life. Dr. Sears states, "Independence is not, in itself, one of our most important… |
Sequence 215birth to 3 years of age, the child from 3 to 6 years, the child from 6 to 12, concerns a much more detailed look at individual… |
Sequence 219Nonetheless, the four triangles, and therefore the four planes, are distinguished two by two through the use of color. The… |
Sequence 225The "Blue Plane" of Maturity The plane of maturity, 18 to 24, corresponds more or less to university life,… |
Sequence 232incorporate are not mutually exclusive but mutually enriching. Conse- quently, our understanding of the four planes of… |
Sequence 35In substance, they reflect the general attitude of 19th-cen- tury science, which felt justi- fied in proclaiming, in all… |
Sequence 125element in playparks and adventure playgrounds. In new or redevel- oped school buildings, field facilities should be provided… |
Sequence 12something or get some assistance in a store, I am reminded of this. It seems that adults think that if teenagers are in a… |
Sequence 51For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown"… |
Sequence 60answers or ideological solutions to the problems facing humanity. Furthermore, on the personal level, Montessori had no reason… |
Sequence 62The first is like a river which carries substances to all parts of the body. But it acts also as a collector. In fact, the… |
Sequence 147chemicals is obviously an attempt to recapture some of the qualities of optimal experience by artificial means. Alcohol,… |
Sequence 160The great work for the child, as for all humans, is to become a conscious collabo- rator with the unfolding of the universe… |
Sequence 178REFERENCES Montessori, M. {1966). The secret of childhood. New Delhi: Orient Longmans. (Original work published 1936)… |
Sequence 188Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice. New York: Harper Collins. Healy, J.M. (1990). Endangered… |
Sequence 258Salary scale based on degrees and ex- perience. Excellent benefits. For an application call Brian Giersch, Supvr. of… |
Sequence 121of the intellect for its own sake. The reasoning mind has a much grander task: The work of humanity that always loves more,… |
Sequence 141REFERENCES Gebhardt-Seele, P. (1997). Evaluating experiences in adolescent programs. The NAMTA Journal, 22(1), 14-21.… |
Sequence 161It is possible to conceive a universal movement for human reconstruction which follows a single path. Its sole aim is to help… |
Sequence 175tion becomes possible if there are activities that are appropriate to the child. Activities need to catch interest, bring… |
Sequence 176As educators, we have several things to do: 1. Limit everything that is not "person." The right limits are… |
Sequence 179Figure 4: Persons in Community We must make a plan of development with the guide that the child gives us through the powers… |
Sequence 70It was also decided that the proceedings of the Colloquium would be transcribed, circulated to all the participants, and… |
Sequence 15about intellectual development at all, but deal more broadly with the kind of people we hope children will turn out to be,… |
Sequence 104Branden, N. (1997). The art of living consciously. New York: Simon & Schuster. Briggs, D.C. (1970). Your child's… |
Sequence 110principle is embodied in the Cyl- inder Block, where there are ten cylinders and ten holes into which they fit. The… |
Sequence 118another more spiritual realm. Maria Montessori said, "creative work ... lifts man up from earth and transports him… |
Sequence 122But the mind must have something to express. Imagination rests on facts and on information which have accumulated in some… |
Sequence 123many choices for self-expres- sion. Different children are attracted to different forms of art. How many of us engage the… |
Sequence 174Theologically, the responsibility of the human is to perceive the evolutionary universe as the primary revelatory experience… |
Sequence 181What, then, is the central human issue of culture, viewed scien- tifically, within the Epic of Evolution? It is the issue of… |
Sequence 215agency of genes, which contain the program for the development of structures and functions within the biological organism.… |
Sequence 218Now is there any kind of guidance among the various scenarios of the future that we may or may not endorse through our… |
Sequence 222transmitted and becomes more and more complex. We get mortars and pestles and then stone grinding mills and all of that-just… |
Sequence 326Grazzini, C. (1996). The four planes of development. The NAMTA Journal, 21(2), 208-241. Kahn, D. (1997a). Normalization and… |
Sequence 8universe; for one must encounter the facts of nature so that the imagination can build its vision of the whole based in the… |
Sequence 31Mario Montessori standing behind Maria Montessori at the Theosophical Society, 1947. Seated at right: Sir Archibald Nye,… |
Sequence 40Kodaikanal, India THE KooAIKANAL EXPERIENCE: KAHN-MONTESSORI INTERVIEW by David Kahn David Kahn: You once alluded to… |
Sequence 44that existed; nature's equilibrium would be maintained. The moun- tains, the rain, why didn't it rain here, and why… |
Sequence 106SPIRITUAL OUTLOOK AND THE CHILD by Mario M. Montessori edited by Renilde Montessori Last month, in Edinburgh, Professor A.J… |
Sequence 6/J~ ---------------------- MONTESSORI EDUCATION: p AST, PRESENT, AND POSSIBLE by David Kahn In 1998, Renilde Montessori… |