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Sequence 9inventions of the scientific period, and culminated-not openly, but there was never any doubt-in the United States of America… |
Sequence 7What, then, is the central human issue of culture, viewed scien- tifically, within the Epic of Evolution? It is the issue of… |
Sequence 3Just so that you know why my name is so long, let me explain it and parse it to make it easier to remember. It is made up of… |
Sequence 7agency of genes, which contain the program for the development of structures and functions within the biological organism.… |
Sequence 10Now is there any kind of guidance among the various scenarios of the future that we may or may not endorse through our… |
Sequence 14transmitted and becomes more and more complex. We get mortars and pestles and then stone grinding mills and all of that-just… |
Sequence 15great co-ops: Sun-Maid raisin growers is a good example, though it is a cooperative that I think many years ago sold out its… |
Sequence 1SPIRITUAL OUTLOOK AND THE CHILD by Mario M. Montessori edited by Renilde Montessori Last month, in Edinburgh, Professor A.J… |
Sequence 1/J~ ---------------------- MONTESSORI EDUCATION: p AST, PRESENT, AND POSSIBLE by David Kahn In 1998, Renilde Montessori… |
Sequence 11• Children as young as ten or eleven being involved in rape • Ten-or eleven-year-olds taking heroin and other drugs. Another… |
Sequence 7understanding of the Child and promoting a new concept of education. This she did consistently and tirelessly for fifty years… |
Sequence 13Froebel, it was in the concept of "play" that he recognized human activity which brought the outer world in… |
Sequence 2THE MONTESSORI FAMILY AND ME by Margot W altuch This beautiful vignette of Margot Waltuch' s connection to the… |
Sequence 7ing fourteen leaf-shaped insets with wooden frames. The study of leaves launched the children into a detailed and particular… |
Sequence 9It was a delight to watch Mario with children of any age, in any country, immersed in any situation. Mario could speak with… |
Sequence 13REFERENCES Aries, P. Centuries of Childhood. New York: Vintage, 1962. Csikszentmihalyi, M. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal… |
Sequence 11Certainly more than twenty years of the" urban compromise" in the United States represents a noteworthy… |
Sequence 13community, since the former and the latter are quite distinct in terms of the community members, the aims, and therefore the… |
Sequence 24United States), a few of the more significant ones could be selected. On the basis of this documentation, it would be possible… |
Sequence 9reflection on this issue, and the CRC is a superb base document for this reflection. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S… |
Sequence 19nity for maintaining cultural continuity while working for economic development (Boulding). Some environmental educators… |
Sequence 3in an experience of religious education known as the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd… |
Sequence 10AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT Evidence of the suitability of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children of diverse cultures… |
Sequence 7nation, she rejects Froebel's way of doing so on the basis of fantasy because, as she says, it forces the child to &… |
Sequence 7"Let us give the child a vi- sion of the whole uni verse. The universe is an imposing real- ity, and an answer to… |
Sequence 25qualitative enhancement? In that case, death would be a personal movement toward deeper participation in God's own… |
Sequence 1t ~ ----------------------- FINDING THE ARTIST WITHIN: A CHALLENGE FOR MONTESSORIANS by David Kahn In March, 1998, NAMTA… |
Sequence 16It is true that when the art- ist is in action, he may function in three ways simultaneously. In teaching, however, we… |
Sequence 12something about the life and times of the people. Two examples from the United States: "Old Texas." This… |
Sequence 2THE CASADEI BAMBINI: A CENTURY CONCEPT by Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth Hall walks readers through early Montessori history, from… |
Sequence 3The newspapers criticized; Dr. Maria Montessori was asked what she meant by her speech, and she writes that she scarcely knew… |
Sequence 8cooked supper for all seven of us. The others washed up so the cook could retreat to her album work. By the time we arrived,… |
Sequence 10something like $3,000 between them that year. Later, in her own center in California, Stela helped to train as trainers such… |
Sequence 4The implications are these: l. respect for the child's capacity and abilities; 2. change in attitude about Practical… |
Sequence 3In The Secret of Childhood, Dr. Montessori said, "The adult's envi- ronment is not a life-giving environment for… |
Sequence 8The child by nature loves the environment. By helping the child forge an emotional bond with nature, we help guarantee… |
Sequence 23with the students excerpts of Maria Montessori' s To Educate the Human Potential.) This is not to make the Erdkinder… |
Sequence 3Creative expression-what's that? I propose this definition: generating a product that is valued in a cultural context (… |
Sequence 2MONTESSORI AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE by Annette Haines A survey of constructivism and… |
Sequence 4HISTORY Of course, Maria Montessori' s work encountered detractors from the beginning 1 . Close on the heels of her… |
Sequence 23HISTORY Of course, Maria Montessori' s work encountered detractors from the beginning 1 . Close on the heels of her… |
Sequence 25MONTESSORI AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE by Annette Haines A survey of constructivism and… |
Sequence 46Creative expression-what's that? I propose this definition: generating a product that is valued in a cultural context (… |
Sequence 76with the students excerpts of Maria Montessori' s To Educate the Human Potential.) This is not to make the Erdkinder… |
Sequence 116The child by nature loves the environment. By helping the child forge an emotional bond with nature, we help guarantee… |
Sequence 121In The Secret of Childhood, Dr. Montessori said, "The adult's envi- ronment is not a life-giving environment for… |
Sequence 138The implications are these: l. respect for the child's capacity and abilities; 2. change in attitude about Practical… |
Sequence 183something like $3,000 between them that year. Later, in her own center in California, Stela helped to train as trainers such… |
Sequence 185cooked supper for all seven of us. The others washed up so the cook could retreat to her album work. By the time we arrived,… |
Sequence 224The newspapers criticized; Dr. Maria Montessori was asked what she meant by her speech, and she writes that she scarcely knew… |
Sequence 237THE CASADEI BAMBINI: A CENTURY CONCEPT by Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth Hall walks readers through early Montessori history, from… |
Sequence 10ognize each other as individuals and "have a reciprocal feeling for each other's worth" (Montessori,… |
Sequence 14If the environment is warm and safe, however, and if adults deal "sweetly and kindly" with them (Montessori… |
Sequence 3If the seeds are sown in the elementary years, they take root in the place of the adolescent years. The important… |
Sequence 12Erica: I am so lucky to be living, and living in such a great place. Studying the Hubbell Telescope though has made me think… |
Sequence 16gain a certain wisdom. Larry refers to it as human-heartedness (the Chinese concept). So while the elementary child thinks,… |
Sequence 13The opportunity to learn and play cooperatively appears to be beneficial even for those raised in Western-style households.… |
Sequence 23reality directly without assuming that all truth lies with their founders. They need to take responsibility for the… |
Sequence 1MARGARET E. STEPHENSON: FOLLOWING THE CHILD ACROSS THE PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT by David Kahn Margaret E. Stephenson's… |
Sequence 11the mind, incarnated in a way which would allow man to go out and come back without getting lost in the process. The tendency… |
Sequence 3Montessori continues in To Educate the Human Potential: The child of six who has been in a Montessori school has the… |
Sequence 2THE ADOLESCENT AND THE FUTURE by Margaret E. Stephenson I have read just recently in a London newspaper the obituary of… |
Sequence 12The four planes of development, as recognized by Dr. Montessori, are four stages, relatively equal in length, in the formation… |
Sequence 6Finally, these youngsters would emerge with a sense of mission. They would understand the connection between personal vocation… |
Sequence 8Thanks to Charlene Trochta, Charlotte Kovach Shea, Carol Alver, Sanford Jones; thanks to David Kahn and everyone else who… |
Sequence 19layers with the powers of observation and the proximity of the farm, it was our hope that these areas would seek their own… |
Sequence 10Despite the hardships, Elena's engagement and self-direction were also evident five years later, although life events had… |
Sequence 11one or both arms onto something so they can use their hands to manipulate. Once they are standing, they do not want to sit… |
Sequence 4scheduling practice, and assessing levels of achievement, as a teacher usually does, the guide, based on his or her knowledge… |
Sequence 16that-all in one word, which we don't do in English. We tend to depend much more on syntax or word order or stringing… |
Sequence 33have seen it in my own children. My third child is actually probably the slowest with language of any of them, but he's… |
Sequence 6sentence, or a short paragraph that describes, defines, or highlights an experience in the environment.Descriptive labels for… |
Sequence 1HOMO LOQUENS: LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF COSMIC EDUCATION by Margaret E. Stephenson Placing language in the context of human… |
Sequence 9something that's a sign that's inevitably linked to a particular occa- sion, like traffic lights at intersections,… |
Sequence 13The trees The ancient guards The silent watchers They follow me with eyes unseen And that silence That terrible silence,… |
Sequence 1PROCESS WRITING: FINDING FLOW IN ADOLESCENT SELF-EXPRESSION by Kim Kinzer-Brackbill Process writing has been a mainstay for… |
Sequence 1THE UNFOLDING DRAMA OF THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT IN AMERICA by David Kahn ACT ONE: IN THE BEGINNING Since the late 1970s,… |
Sequence 15PaAJ 1: 1/ie, ttf~ e~ AN OVERVIEW OF ADOLESCENCE by Phil Gang Dr. Gang's overview of adolescence provides a backdrop… |
Sequence 1to be more realistic and open with close friends, and this helps them develop a clearer sense of themselves. At the onset of… |
Sequence 16THE CULTURE OF CIVILITY: THE COHESION OF THE SOCIAL COMMUNITY by Pat Ludick Comparing the common characteristics between… |
Sequence 8I am reminded of the truth of these comments every year. The fact is that adults, in general, don't like this age. Many… |
Sequence 2And adolescents need to engage in real work that they see as important to others, to their community of peers or to the larger… |
Sequence 6toward that. It's also important for Montessori children to understand their Montessori heritage, to understand in a… |
Sequence 13• Values and Attitudes Having worked with all of the above models that explore Place as Pedagogy, it is easy to applaud the… |
Sequence 1exercise his mental powers. Instruction is considered the on! y goal in secondary school, but what sort of instruction? What… |
Sequence 18Joosten: It is a kind of in-service training for a regular institution, so not like we have the pre-primary and primary people… |
Sequence 6Insofar as the Montessori Erdkinder is in loco parentis, we must provide common moral aims for the community. And although… |
Sequence 2After the Second World War, several secondary Montessori schools were founded in Germany. In general, they followed the same… |
Sequence 3WHY NOT CONSIDER ERDKINDER? by Peter Gebhardt-Seele Dr. Peter Gebhardt Seele describes the Erdkinder ideal in relation to… |
Sequence 8A difficulty, certainly felt in Europe-but in this country too-is the anxiety related to curriculum: that students might not… |
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 7microcosm. They re- semble a child's aquarium. In his au- tobiography, Loren Eiseley writes that his most important… |
Sequence 182. The development of practical skills and knowledge related to geometry through applications on the land. 3. The ability to… |
Sequence 19and basic algebra. Therefore, the next stage of mathematics must use and develop this power of abstraction. The second… |
Sequence 23the first principles-definitions, postulates, and common notions. Thus, although the language can be archaic and the… |
Sequence 12. Lay down a baseline and measure it as accurately as possible and precisely as necessary. This is the most important stage… |
Sequence 19bottom line pressures? From journalistic sensationalism or the patenting of genetic breakthroughs, some prac- tices that… |
Sequence 1brings wholeness rather than fragmentation to one's life and requires the courage to use life-affirming principles to… |
Sequence 15THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOL AS AN EXTENSION OF THE FARM SCHOOL by David Kahn and Ron Stewart This very… |
Sequence 4to work. Also with these expanded career opportunities, we experi- enced, in the United States, a great mobility of families.… |