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Sequence 15isolation that nearly always eventually leads to existential despair. These people have not lost but have never learned the… |
Sequence 16likelihood would be true for one's children helped create a strong feeling of belonging to a particular place, if not… |
Sequence 17disturbing the other's sleep and, more importanl, how to comfort each other when one awoke in the middle of the night out… |
Sequence 18Private space used not to be available to most people; today, in reaction to this, we aspire to give each child his own be.… |
Sequence 1INmooucnoN THE NATURAL INSTITUTION OF THE FAMILY Herbert Ratner's unique portrayal of nature's design of the fami~y… |
Sequence 2Herbert Ratner, M.D. 120 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 19, No. 2 • Spring 1994 |
Sequence 3THE NATURAL INSTITUfION OF TIIE FAMILY (AN ABRIDGEMENT) by Herbert Ratner, M.D. Introduction Plants automatically lead good… |
Sequence 4to rise above his animality and his mammalian nature (but he doesn't escape from it) or drop below his animality and his… |
Sequence 5norms which supply the script for nature's prescription to the wholesome life. There is a tendency for those who have… |
Sequence 6and female; the secondary diversification would be achieved by one's position in the family constellation and by other… |
Sequence 7Nature has a vested interest in the traditional or monogamous family: the reproductive mode of her highest creature, man.… |
Sequence 8some other factors, and taken alroged1er, mey may seem like some wrathful deity is exacting revenge for our decade-long orgy… |
Sequence 9These differences set the female apart to be the primary caretaker of the newborn. Since nature fashioned the mammalian… |
Sequence 10If these philosophers are correct, and much modern thinking is supportive, the intelligence of each member of the nursing… |
Sequence 11state. Research shows that the newborn is responsive to the face from birth. The response is initially elicited by the eyes… |
Sequence 12womb with a view. If it can be said nature abhors a vacuum, it probably can equally be said that nature abhors a unisex.… |
Sequence 13mother to her child fortifies the child's natural inclinations to the fidelity he possesses as a social animal. In its… |
Sequence 14[n the face of preoccupation with the alleged "population explosion," where social engineers are urging… |
Sequence 15sex and postponed marriage age into the late twenties, it opted for the one- child family. Had China consulted me on its… |
Sequence 16Chfoa's society! Does this foretell a move to a state-ruled animal colony? And there is a further point to be made.… |
Sequence 17been viewed as a hardship. In countries with sharply reduced birth rates, we are now hearing of the sufferings of a… |
Sequence 18If the ecologic era bears any message it is this: When nature is treated well she reciprocates. A persuasive case can be… |
Sequence 19Hellbrugge, T. 0979, Spring). Early social development and proficiency in later life. Tbe NAMTA Q11arter(y, 4<.2), 6-14… |
Sequence 20Talalay, P. (Ed.). (1964). Dmgs in society. Bahimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Taylor, J. (1865). The duty of nursing… |
Sequence 1REvlsITING THE NATIJRAL INSTITUTION OF THE FAMILY FOR THE NINETIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. HERBERT RATNER by David Kahn Kahn… |
Sequence 2only achieve the "eternal" through reproduction. This powerful inner drive is found in all living things… |
Sequence 3came from healthy animals and plants. Appetite is a great guide to good health unless perverted. Cuisines vary, but the basic… |
Sequence 4Ratner: These are aberrations, not nature's norms. Nature, because of the intersection of causes, only works for the most… |
Sequence 5Clinton, "If you promote breastfeeding you'll promote good health and also save a lot of money in health care.… |
Sequence 6for their young than the mother who may be inadequate. But they are still basically the second team. Many times the mother is… |
Sequence 7Ratner: The family is nor- mally based on the parents' decision to have a baby in terms of their desire, their wants,… |
Sequence 8we hope, wean the husband away from his mother's cooking. When one goes from the single state to the married state one… |
Sequence 9travels. And society prefers you to be together! You are not serving society well fooling around and breaking into other… |
Sequence 10ignorance," not different from the simple pure ignorance which nature endows us with at the beginning, is derived… |
Sequence 1F~----------------- MONTESSORI AND LEARNING DISABIUTIES by Sylvia 0. Richardson American education is currently under attack… |
Sequence 2Learning Disabilities All children with learning problems do not necessarily have specific learning disabilities. Diagnostic… |
Sequence 3symptom that can be devastating for a child. This is the youngster who bumps into everything, spills the milk, trips over a… |
Sequence 4phonology, the sound structure of our language, which includes syl- lables as well as phonemes; syn- tax, the rules that… |
Sequence 5and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many children called hyperactive are attentive when their activities are of interest to… |
Sequence 6A great deal of learning is dependent upon early sensorimotor integration and perceptual maturation. Children learn first… |
Sequence 7teaching, which are now standard fixtures in the early education scene in America. Dr. Montessori was strongly influenced by… |
Sequence 8the teacher must awaken the spirit of the child. They considered the moral preparation of the teacher to be the key to… |
Sequence 9and she stressed that every unnecessary aid to a child is an impediment. Thus, the "prepared environment"… |
Sequence 10as walking, rising, sitting, handling objects; care of the person; manage- ment of the household; gardening; manual work;… |
Sequence 11impressions and the qualities perceived, the children gradually build up abstract concepts-first the general category of color… |
Sequence 12mention reading; there is one section on the material for the preparation for writing and another on exercises for writing… |
Sequence 13analysis of sounds relative to speech is essentially auditory-visual-tactile- kinesthetic exercises connected with the… |
Sequence 14have difficulty learning to read may reflect a more general deficiency in the biological specialization that may process… |
Sequence 15Children who can compose a word with the letters of the movable alphabet are not writing, but they are ready to write-they are… |
Sequence 16Next, phonogram cards and "puzzle words" (nonphonetic words) are introduced and later, the roots of words… |
Sequence 17Crete exercises in practical life to the final abstract acts of interpretive reading and writing. A multisensory approach is a… |
Sequence 18behavior and learning such as posture and coordination, the development of directionality and laterality, and the development… |
Sequence 19NJCLD Cl 988). Position paper on definition of learning disabili- ties. Baltimore: The Orton Dyslexia Society. Orton, J.L. (… |
Sequence 1Timeline of Montessori Adolescent Programs 1900 1910 1907: Casadei Bambini founded In Rome 1920 1930 early 1930s: first… |
Sequence 2SURVEY OF MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT PROGRAMS: INTERPRETIVE COMMENTARY by John Long Introduction Let me Lell a personal story… |
Sequence 3of life when young people lhrive on real life experience and active involvement. And lhe adults seemed to the adolescent… |
Sequence 4II little real knowledge of it. Instead, it is lo those three essays, and in particular Lo "The Erdkinder,"… |
Sequence 5Where are they located? One school is in Canada, one in Mexico, and 31 in the United States. Nine schools are east of the… |
Sequence 6How did programs begin? A slight majority of programs (55%) reported beginning as an extension of the upper elementary. The… |
Sequence 7Adults in the Beginning Adulcs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Raw number of schools 20 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 34 Percent… |
Sequence 8were simply nsked what they call their adolescent program within the context of their school. The answers :ire below. What… |
Sequence 9Primary and Elementary Enrollment Enrollmcm up to 49 50-99 100-149 l 50-199 200-249 250-299 300-:H9 350-400 Total… |
Sequence 10ment, parents often feel differently about continuing if it is an option to go directly into high school after finishing… |
Sequence 11by a slight margin. The survey did not ask for a rationale, so it is not clear whelher schools chose their model to (a) match… |
Sequence 12old were eliminated from the.sample. With this correction, the median size is 25 students (n=19). In other words, eliminating… |
Sequence 13RETENTION OF UPPER ELEMENT ARY STUDENTS n = 33 r 100 ........ ------.,-,........----,.-----. 90~-------i-----1------..1- e… |
Sequence 14- in the adolescent program depart before graduating, as a function of program age. Attrition Rate from Adolescent Programs… |
Sequence 15students but also have enrolled in college, they are more accepting of an alternative program's qualities. The attrition… |
Sequence 16Do you accept students 11'110 bai•e no pre11io11s Montesson background" When Lhen: is allrilion, or if iL is… |
Sequence 17• choose well; need normalized core group • limited to 15% of class • limited to 20% of class • only after extensive… |
Sequence 18particularly in maLh, science, and writing, but also of note were history, foreign languages, geography, and grammar. Thinking… |
Sequence 19schools. Maybe not in our schools, but perhaps in open schools, etc. They should also be academically competent in the… |
Sequence 20Of those teachers who are Montessori-trained, a slight majority (51%) has elementary training only. Slightly more than one… |
Sequence 21O so f COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BACKGROUND OF TEACHERS 40 .............................. __ _ t e 30… |
Sequence 22barely 3% of the entire group of teachers. Most of the "other" group were students or studem teachers, for… |
Sequence 23Job Descriptions of Teachers Job desc,iption Raw number of teachers Percent Generalist: all subjects 16 36 15 19 5… |
Sequence 24art ................... . music ............... . reading ........... . French ............... . Spanish ............. .… |
Sequence 25How many square feet is your indoor environment? Environments ranged in size from 280 square feet to 9,000 square feet. The… |
Sequence 26School B occupies a single room of 1,500 square feet. With an enrollment of 12 students, there are 125 square feet per student… |
Sequence 27figures rounded to nearest percent question elicited a tremendous range of responses, from 30 square feet to 200 acres (8,712… |
Sequence 28.. I LAND USE ON CAMPUS I othe firm Ian l u 1cultiv, ted fields i:ond woodlands n:35 gardE ns ! spo 1s fieldf !… |
Sequence 29d e s n ~ a I 0 n s 0 Days Off Campus Days 0 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 more than 25 Total 5 I COMMUNITY… |
Sequence 30I TRANSPORTATION UTILIZED I 22-.------------ # 20 4------------ 0 18 f 16 14 .. s 12 C 10 h 8 0 6 .. O 4 I 2 s 0… |
Sequence 31I How many overnight trips? I 22~-------------------- 20-+------- # 18 -+------- 16-1------- s 14 -+------- c 12… |
Sequence 32I NIGHTS AWAY: Schools reporting a range I 36… |
Sequence 33lt may be noted that 10 schools listed "farm" as a destination for off- campus outings earlier in this… |
Sequence 34Section Five: Program Montessori begins Appendix B (Study and Work Plans) of From Childhood to Adolescence as follows: ll is… |
Sequence 35courses, the range was 15% to 50%. For interdisciplinary mini-courses, the range was 5% to 1000/4. For independent, programmed… |
Sequence 36category is indicated by n =. For example, 27 respondents identified student interest as one of the sources for their academic… |
Sequence 37by convenience (1), by choice (1), and by random drawing every four weeks (1). The other 21 respondents marked some… |
Sequence 38texts, math was the O\ erwhclnung leader. :'\lincteen schools use at least one math text, and many ol these indicate they… |
Sequence 39Science Texts • I le:11h Science Sencs Cl) • b1olo1n, chcm1sLI), physics • 810/0,1?._r, tbe l.1nng World (PrentiCl· I !all… |
Sequence 40Is this the students 'primary library or is there a centralized media center? Of 33 responses, 52% indicated Lhat the… |
Sequence 41boyfriends, staff with a flair for teaching), teacher presentations, intan- gibles (psychology, self awareness, assessment… |
Sequence 42Fine Arts Media (7) • art material, art media, arl studio, p!ascicene, watercolors • musical instruments • raw materials,… |
Sequence 43Fine Mb Media (7) • .lit ma1u ,al, ari media, ari s1ud10, plasticcne, wa1crcolors • musical mstrumems • raw 111llt·11als,… |
Sequence 44Many responses are broad or vague, and as such leave a ve1y wide range for interpretation. Some may well be developmental… |
Sequence 45Relating to Adults • maintaining and/or developing positive relationships with adults, respectful engagement with adults,… |
Sequence 46example, 15 respondents (47%) mentioned a specific academic curriculum necessary to prepare students for high school. The most… |
Sequence 47concept, independence (3), high self efficacy, adapcabilicy, self disci- pline (3), and initiative • developed interests and… |