| Some teachers will be skeptical of the argument being presented
here. They will note a contradiction and ask, "If the… |
| about a boyfriend or girlfriend. Therefore, an overly cognitive and
rationalized curriculum can promote both a dullness of… |
| in the sequence of activities, stronger mentoring relationships and
community ties, and multifaceted tasks and problems that… |
| Kaplan, M., & E. Singer. "Dogmatism and Sensory Alien-
ation: An Empirical Investigation." Journal… |
| The NAMTA Joumal 515 |
| J!aurenceJfcJl{,-ffin:
THE INDIVIDUAL-MA
a mas/er leach.er an/~
lrans/ormaliona/ curriculum
by david shernoff
edited by… |
| TOWARDS A POSITIVE EDUCATION
FOR ADOLESCENTS:
AN EXAMPLE FROM THE HUMANITIES
by David J. Shernoff
Dr Shernoff s deep… |
| human physiology, one's skeletal and muscular makeup as structure,
and the air and food that run through the system as… |
| ualization of flow and Montessori's idea of normalization as a period
of deep absorption at the heart of normal… |
| bottom line pressures? From
journalistic sensationalism
or the patenting of genetic
breakthroughs, some prac-
tices that… |
| Identity. Fields are created partially from creative and productive
individuals who derive flow from particular activities;… |
| Montessori education was soon launched and later carried out by
subsequent generations.
This leads us to the second question… |
| contained and invited me to come talk about them at the October 2001
NAMTA conference in Columbia, MD.
McMillin realized that… |
| pable of handling the foundations of positive psychology as content
or curriculum, and to benefit directly from the teachings… |
| A few other of Einstein's ideas about individuality have proven
equally intriguing to the adolescent mind. Einstein held… |
| Csikszentmihalyi. Himself a student in a regimented German educa-
tional system, Einstein felt that the most counter-… |
| Another axiom declares, "The historical embodiment of human
culture takes precedence over dogmatic ideology and… |
| account of the significance of each work to the course, which empha-
sized the teachings of their protagonists in particular.… |
| Search for Meaning and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Elements of Enjoy-
ment, which describes the conditions of optimal… |
| AN EXAMPLE OF INDIVIDUAL HUMANITIES
IN ACTION
Individual Humanities is similar to other studies in the humani-
ties in that… |
| hood of Albert Einstein, he
recognizes some similari-
ties to his own. Einstein
was considered a slow stu-
dent in grade… |
| Many educators would fear that treating ado-
lescent students as adult equals might result in
subject matter flying over… |
| Service to the Community:
The Art of Living
Developing and using our individuality does not preclude serving
the community.… |
| Balancing Creativity and Service
Although creativity and social service may seem dichotomous
notions, it is the combination… |
| development: "Luther's emphasis on individual conscience prepared
the way for the series of concepts of equality… |
| Teachers like McMillin, who combine passion for
their work with genuine concern for their stu-
dents, possess the rare power… |
| compared Individual Humanities to a complete life philosophy. It also
explains why they have continued to admire and revere… |
| A CHALLENGE TO THE TEACHER
I have spent the majority of my life as a student or teacher in some
ea paci ty. Yet I have… |
| brings wholeness rather than fragmentation to one's life and requires
the courage to use life-affirming principles to… |
| Erikson, E. H. Young Man Luther. New York: W.W. Norton
& Company, 1958.
Gardner, H. Creating Minds. New York: Basic… |
| Palmer, Parker J. The Courage to Teach. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Rathunde, Kevin. "Adolescent Engagement… |
| 542 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 26, No. 3 • Summer 2001 |
| HERSHEY MONTESSORI FARM SCHOOL:
PLACE-BASED HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY
by Judy Venaleck and Pete McDonald
As farm school"… |
| 3. Laboratory Extensions (Indoor lab activities)
4. University Field Station-Land Applications at University
Farms (… |
| Contextual Studies
Contextual studies are formal learning tasks selected from a
variety of sources including the National… |
| bridgework for all studies. Once these place focuses were chosen, the
land-application studies, contextual studies, and… |
| Forest Contextual Studies
Forest biology calls for the contextual studies of botany, taxonomy,
and classification. The study… |
| Field Place Focus
Field Place Applications
Managing and working the farm is an integral part of the school's
overall… |
| University Farms Collaboration
The ideal area of content integration with this facility emphasizes
a study of genetics and… |
| V,
V,
0
Figure 1. The Hershey Montessori Farm School Ninth Grade Biology Curriculum Overview
J'ARMFOCUS
FOREST
FIELD… |
| predator/prey
simulations and investigations of food webs, and
analyzing amino-acid sequences to determine evolutionary… |
| the results from water analysis studies done on the existing ponds on
the property. The unit concludes with an investigation… |
| THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MONTESSORI
HIGH SCHOOL AS AN EXTENSION OF THE
FARM SCHOOL
by David Kahn and Ron Stewart
This very… |
| THE MONTESSORI
PAST AS PRELUDE TO A MONTESSORI
HIGH SCHOOL
Montessori adolescent education takes place squarely in the con… |
| Timeline: Montessori Secondary Development
1907-Rome: Opening of tht Ctlsa dri Biim&mi, the flm MonleSiori e,iperiment… |
| Hershey Montessori School, Coo:ord Twp., OH (Laurie Ewert-l<rockex)
Adolescent Program at Salila, SWedE!II 0enn y Marie… |
| (Bergamo, Italy), the Farm School provides the basis for continuing
authentic Montessori education through the end of high… |
| farm's natural and human-made environment asan optimal environ-
ment in which adolescents assume various roles that… |
| These "noble" or "true"
characteristics" have been en-
capsulated as character… |
| unfathomable and incommensurable reality. (Cavalletti
138-139)
There are two "faiths" that can uphold man:… |
| The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful,
how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with
noble… |
| The "supra-natural" man is the king of the earth, of all
things visible and invisible, he penetrates the… |
| • Understanding work as a product of commerce necessary to
community life, leading to a beginning view of economic… |
| • Accepting the needs of others through reciprocity, exchange,
service, and economic relationships through a set of workable… |
| resources through the use of ur-
ban educational, cultural, and
business institutions. At the same
time, The Montessori High… |
| Whereas the "occupations" of the Farm School were limited in
scope to roles on the farm and nearby small… |
| WHAT WILL A MONTESSORI
HIGH SCHOOL LOOK LIKE?
The high school must be seen as integral to the Erdkinder model.
At the high… |
| • Opportunities for social, athletic, and artistic participation
that are creative and individual; and
• Progressive opening… |
| cation in ways that are appropriate for the older adolescent, thus
completing the vision of Maria Montessori from birth to… |
| • Case Western Reserve University, which is currently prototyping
a Montessori high school biology course at its University… |
| The Montessori High School will be developed under the auspices
of Montessori Development Partnerships (MOP) for the planning… |
| The following timetable for implementation is suggested:
2001-2002 School Year:
• Consolidate and refine the content of the… |
| • Begin site and facilities development work
• Begin student recruitment
• Finalize staff, drawing in part from the advisory… |
| CONTRIBUTORS
Devan Barker was a founding faculty member of The Hershey
Montessori Farm School, having completed his doctoral… |
| Victor Davis Hanson is professor of Greek at California State
University (Fresno) and lives on his family's farm in the… |
| Jan Koning is Professor Emeritus of Pedagogics at the University
of Amsterdam. He was the first principal of a secondary… |
| land, OH). He also teachessports,music, and mathematics at the Farm
School.
John McNamara is teaching principal of Ruffing… |
| written a number of book chapters and articles onstudentengagement
in classrooms.
Margaret E. Stephenson is AMI Elementary… |
| The original Montessori
Material
Kaybee's Favorites Collection including:
Wooden Grammar Symbols
INFANT/TODDLER… |
| For All Your
Montessori
Materials ...
Nienhuis Montessori has been
working with Montessorians since
the1920's. We… |