| operation of the program. Finally, family services coordinators will work
to assure that each child's family receives the… |
| process of public education, dovetailed services would continue from
kindergarten through grade three. Each phase of the… |
| Robert Peterkin
120 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 19, No. 1 • Winter 1994 |
| PROGRESSIVE VISION, LEAoERSIDP, AND
SYSTEM CHANGE
by Robert Peterkin, EdD
Jn this presentation given at the November public… |
| But I do think that I can help us develop a dialogue about the kind
of visionary leadership required in this moment in the… |
| they are systems of excellence. The challenge before us in the nation's urban
schools is to successfully educate all… |
| Out of this effort came such innovations as Afro-centric and multicultural
schools and the incorporation of models with proven… |
| •
Only 135 (2%) had a cumulative grade point average between 3.0
and 4.0.
• Slightly more than 1,000 (17%) had cumulative… |
| unafraid to take bold initiatives with new partners so that all of America's
children would be part of the success story… |
| Yet even this reform rhetoric reverses back on itself and lowers expecta-
tions for some of our children. The limited vision… |
| skills required in a world class economy, skills such as the ability to solve
complex problems, analyze abstract knowledge,… |
| humanistic manner. Although using a perhaps unfortunate set of meta-
phors in his title, Jerry does posit that leaders in… |
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4. Political astuteness---to be aware of and master the political
environment but not… |
| leadership. Montessori teachers, parents, and students are already prepared to
enter into dialogue with visionary and… |
| international in scope. Montessori has a proven track record in over one
hundred school systems.
Montessori education also… |
| rightful place in a reform agenda, perhaps a leadership role in helping
others articulate their visions for schools that are… |
| We need to examine the work of the National Urban Alliance for
Effective Education, a consortium of twenty-eight school… |
| We must have a conversation that stretches out across this nation and
creates an advocacy for children that rejects all nay-… |
| SCIENTIFIC PEDAGOGY REvlsITED
by Margaret Loeffler, PhD
From her perspective as coordinator of the Teachers' Research… |
| and must be carried out by teachers in their own classrooms. Although
much verbal agreement has been given to this original… |
| The time seems to be right to suggest a new view of teachers as
scientific pedagogues who study children in a classroom… |
| and writing. Teachers have written about their experiences, anecdotaJly
and informally, through diaries, logs, and narratives… |
| a plan for carrying out a specific project in their own school or classroom
during the next school year. Also, during the… |
| A Montessori teacher who is willing to
learn and change based upon his or
her own ob!3etvations and careful
record keeping… |
| In assuming the role of a scientific pedagogue, one of the first
problems that a teacher/researcher needs to confront is the… |
| Idaho, who had introduced a physically handicapped child into her
classroom, did a study using sociograms to show the… |
| children with a group of non-Montessori third graders in schools in the
same school system enrolling children of comparable… |
| References
Hubbard, R.S., & B.M. Power 0993). 7be art of classroom
inquiry. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational… |
| F~I'--------------------
BREAKTHROUGH IN EvoLunoN:
TowARD A
PARTNERSIDP FUITJRE
by Riane Eisler
Jn The Chalice and… |
| which it is based. We have also seen that a gylanic 2 or partnership society,
symbolized by life-sustaining and enhancing… |
| example is the cross. The original meaning of the crosses incised on
prehistoric figurines of the Goddess and other religious… |
| the transformation of androcratic to gylanic consciousness. An important
index of this transformation is that, for the first… |
| as "an impediment" or "a danger" (p. 87). Thus, they can perceive service
to others not as… |
| Freud's observations bear out that the androcratic psyche is indeed a
mass of inner conflicts, tensions, and fears. But… |
| Evelyn Fox Keller (1985), Carol Christ (1987), Rita Arditti (1979), and
other scholars point out how, under the protective… |
| A central motif of twentieth-century feminist literature has been the
probing not only of existing power relations but also of… |
| from "first wave," or agrarian, to "second wave," or industrial, and now to
"… |
| of resources, including our advanced
technological know-how, to higher
ends.
A striking aspect of these projec-
tions is… |
| unpaid, or at best low paid, productive activities are systematically exploited.
As the United Nations State of the World… |
| hearts have been numbed. And yet our striving for truth, beauty, and jus~ce
has never been extinguished. As we break out of… |
| children-the growing consciousness of our linking with all other mem-
bers of our species should gradually also narrow the… |
| Since technologies of destruction would no longer consume and
destroy such a vast portion of our natural and human resources,… |
| The life-formative years of childhood will be the active concern of both
women and men. Not just biological parents, but many… |
| Ardini, R. 0979). Feminism and science. In R. Arditti, P. Brennan,
& S. Cavrak (Eds.), Science and liberation. Boston… |
| Miller, J. B. 0 976). Toward a new psychology of women. Boston:
Beacon.
Montagu, A. (1986, August 7). Qtd. in Woodstock Times… |
| NAMTANEWS
NAMTA Fall Conferences in Review:
Linking Montessori to the Educational Mainstream
Theory into Practice
SanJose… |
| imagination, and John Wyatt of
Beloit College introduced his model
curriculum centered around the
ancient city of Alexandria… |
| POSITIONS
Arizona
Elementary AMI (6-9) qualified teacher
for a small AMI recognized school in
sunny Mesa, Arizona. We are… |
| Colorado
COME TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS--
AMI/ AMS-primary, elementary and
middle school Montessori teachers
needed for Fall,… |
| current resume a.s.a.p. to: Andrew K.
Wagner, Wagner Montessori School,
6330 S.W. 40 Street, Miami, FL, 33155-
4826. Hiring… |
| Massachusetts
The Eliot Montessori School, South
Natick, MA, founded in 1971, serves
130+ students in grades 1-8. Our pro-… |
| children ages 3-6. Full day. Sal. open.
Priv. owner. Founded in 1968. Jersey
shore Joe. w/in commuting dist. of
NYC. 2 hr.… |
| Oklahoma
Undercroft Montessori School is ac-
cepting applications from AMI or AMS
Elementary guides. Experience is pre-… |
| proximity to Rice University, a world
renowned Medical Center, and a thriv-
ing, vibrant cultural artS community.
The School… |
| U.S. Virgin Islands
VIRGIN ISLANDS MONTESSORI
SCHOOL seeks applications for MON-
TESSORI JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER for
September… |
| years. Preferably small city mountain
area. Please contact Lee Elion, 47 Beach
Road, Tahvnanui, Nelson, NZ; phone
(03) 348-… |
| A.M.I. MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING
THE MONTESSORI
INSTITUTE
Denver, Colorado
1994 SUMMER COURSE OFFERINGS:
ASSISTANTS TO… |
| "The most important book since Darwin's
Origin of the Species." -Ashley Montagu
"Some books… |
| Montessori
Teacher
Education
Collaborative
Forthcoming Courses
mer:Prl
Commencl
level
Three Consecutive Summers
June… |
| -
Man: A Course of Study
Cleveland, OH
February I 0-12, 1994: Begins Feb. I 0, 7:00 pm • Ends Feb. 12, 4:00 pm
Featuring:… |
| Nienhuis Montessori ...
on the cutting edge of Educational Reform.
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