| • Self-Perfection and its close allies Repetition and Exactness
(the tendency to become better human beings); and
• Creation… |
| Understanding and appreciating
the interdependence of all things
is the work of the children. It is to
this theme that the… |
| "The concept is that the total environment design conveys the
essential principles of all disciplines through… |
| The prepared environment
must allow for social interaction
and be multi-aged. Research sug-
gests that "the human… |
| Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice.
New York: Harper Collins.
Healy, J.M. (1990). Endangered… |
| PUBLIC MONTESSORI AND
STATE-MANDATED ASSESSMENT
by Keith Boehme and Elizabeth Wymer
Keith Boehme and Elizabeth Wymer make… |
| knowledge developed about how children learn. Paula Polk Lillard
notes the importance of observation:
The prepared adult acts… |
| In March, 1996, our school ad-
ministered the Ohio Proficiency Test
in grades 4 and 6. The staff wanted
to determine the… |
| learning approaches. This strong concern of the teachers points to the
test's lack of balance in supporting a wide… |
| The NAMTA Journal 189 |
| Rexford Brown
190 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 22, No. 1 • Winter 1997 |
| THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION: A MODEL
FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
by Rexford Brown
Dr. Brown first highlights the ways in which a… |
| will bring us to a brief description of how a learning organization can
provide a new prototype for educational reform.
THE… |
| designed to meet new needs, it becomes increasingly isolated from its
clients or customers. Broken into tiny subunits where… |
| Planning, of course, requires a grasp of the changes going on
around the organization and accurate predictions about the… |
| solutions. Quality of instruction declines accordingly, and with it
goes the quality of learning opportunities for students.… |
| thing coherent enough to be useful. Moreover, the proliferation of
specialists leads to departmental turf battles and… |
| alongside young people. But the organization described above does
not do this. It could even be argued that it is calculated… |
| 1. They would have to be open to the communities around them,
on the grounds that learning takes place 24 hours a day and… |
| Distinctions between school and neighborhood and community
would blur as well. Anyone can perform teaching tasks and… |
| ideas about how to get there, and processes for questioning and
changing those ideas when they do not seem to work or when… |
| for the needs of reading teachers, mathematics teachers are trying to
reform mathematics instruction independently of science… |
| radically different form of management. As Morgan says, it must
"root the process of organizing in a process of open-… |
| other workers with access
to the highest professional
standards known, the best
research, the most helpful
networks, and… |
| Donna Bryant Goertz
204 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 22, No. I • Winter 1997 |
| EMBRACING LEARNING DIVERSITY IN THE
MONTESSORI SCHOOL
by Donna Bryant Goertz
Donna Bryant Goertz writes this passionate… |
| spirit of collaboration with other Montessorians to seek solutions, in
the interest of gathering and disseminating information… |
| Understanding Diversity
Most children are not all children, however. Some children go
through aspects of their development in… |
| Once we had elaborated on our vision for embracing variety and
communicated it clearly to our parents, we began to see how… |
| medication for attention deficit disor-
der or hyperactivity. It is our thinking
that the pressure we Montessori guides
put… |
| ously in a free environment will likely develop it early in an environ-
ment of coercion, but it will be shadowed by the… |
| "Marcus, that sounds like a possibility. But, you know, Toby and
Bart, I think Marcus might not be at that stage yet… |
| "It's okay," Toby says.
"Could you bring over your phonogram list and let them dictate
words… |
| "Well, he did give us a good idea for the story, but ... "
"Let's tell the group. Children,… |
| "That angry! You are really furious, Meg." For weeks Lisa, new
to our school, has been bringing the wrath of… |
| think Lisa needs some really interesting and challenging work and
just the right work partner. Who will explore with Lisa for… |
| Meeting Individual Needs in the Elementary
Prepared Environment
Uses of the Materials
Another way we avoid labeling children… |
| Practical Life
One of the guide's greatest resources in offering the more restless
and less easily focused child deeply… |
| trays on the kitchen table and stack the placemats, corner upon
corner, upon them. Once the placemats are stored in the… |
| problems on a piece of note-
book paper by measuring,
marking, and lining, using
ruler • and pencil. Allotting
time and… |
| When a child seems not to have made his best effort, the stitches are
cheerfully removed and he is enthusiastically encouraged… |
| Children's House, except more loquaciously. Some children need
more repetition, and all the children seem to enjoy the… |
| Any rough moment in the day, be it for one child or the group at
large, is an opportunity to bring in the joy of sharing a… |
| Art and Nature, Gardening and Cooking, and Vigorous Exercise
Potter's clay, tempera paints, and oil pastels open the soul… |
| "What?" Lance whined, pretending reluctance.
Baxter blurted, "The beautiful language you made ...… |
| I insisted that Baxter not be medicated as a condition of his
entering our class. How could he slay his dragon if we tampered… |
| "Baxter, before any of us can sit down to lunch, the mid-day
cleanup must be completed. Help me figure out how we can… |
| back, he was so embarrassed that he would lurk about in misery in
our kitchen just outside the classroom. Ruthlessly, he began… |
| investment in the school culture. It is the relationship with the guide,
however, that ultimately determines whether the… |
| their children's behavior or learning will become possible in direct
relation to our ability to convey the scientific… |
| properly and the child
has been responsible--
we evaluate, label, and
medicate any who
seem to be progressing
too slowly… |
| WHAT'S
WRONG WITH TUTORING?
Life is a search for meaning. Meaning is the key to a satisfying life.
For us Montessorians… |
| Sending the child to a tutor is quite the opposite of this approach.
The tutor "treats" the child and… |
| inclusive community, not one that divides them in order to conquer,
but one that unifies them in order to set them free. I… |
| Healy, J. (1990). Endangered minds: Why children don't think and
what we can do about it. New York: Touchstone/Simon… |
| The NAMTA Journal 235 |
| Patricia Fay Hilson
236 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 22, No. 1 • Winter 1997 |
| A TRIBUTE TO
PATRICIA f AY HILSON
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of
Pat Hilson on July 25, 1996.
Pat… |
| NAMTA NEEDS YouR HELP
Your school can help NAMT A compile its updated
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| • balance sheet
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• salary scale
• scholarship application form
• tuition contract
•… |
| • reference form
• employment contract
• teacher training sponsorship contract
• personnel handbook
• code of professional… |
| • child's journal entry
• form, statement, or transcript sent to other schools
• classroom observation guidelines
•… |
| NAMTANEWS
NAMT A COMMITS TO NEW
ADMINISTRATOR'S HANDBOOK AND
TRUSTEE EDUCATION
NAMT A plans to release a new… |
| opening this year. The conference
emphasized implementation of
quality Montessori in the public
sector as magnet schools,… |
| Meanwhile, Professor Marcel
Capraru of the Casa Corpului Di-
dactic (Turnu-Severin, Romania),
with the assistance of the… |
| Adolescent Colloquium participants, front row, seated: John Long, Larry Schaefer,
Joen Bettmann, Pat Schaefer, Allyn Travis,… |
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| Supportive administration as well
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| Maryland
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| Salary scale based on degrees and ex-
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| Michigan
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| Ohio
Join our staff of professionals as we
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| We are purchasing 5 acres of property
with creeks, trees and a lovely view
and will soon start designing our own
facility.… |
| Infant/Toddler Community, 13 months
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Elementary, 6 to 9 years.
School year from… |
| (6-12) teacher for the 97 /98 school
year. Located in the Portland, OR
metropolitan area, the school has easy
access to the… |
| Phoenix Montessori School is accept-
ing applications for Primary, Elemen-
tary and Erdkinder Guides. Our school
has… |
| free housing, health insurance, bo-
nus, R/T tickets, vacation and sick
leave. Year round opening. Any inter-
ested party is… |
| ~ Authentic, complete, contemporary
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| At Home with Montessori
This booklet encourages rethinking the
home from the perspective of how adults
and children,… |
| ONTESSORI MATERIALS
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