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The Kodaikanal Experience: Chapter I. Kahn-Wikramaratne Interview
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 1
Date: 2013
Pages: 83-91
Asia, David Kahn - Interviews, India, Lena Wikramaratne - Biographic sources, Lena Wikramaratne - Interviews, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, South Asia
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Abstract/Notes: The Kodaikanal years were from late 1942 to March, 1944, a period of internment for Maria Montessori against her will in India. Yet in these remote hills, a fanfare and training course emerged, and so did the inspiration for an in-depth unification principle for the elementary program which we now loosely call Cosmic Education. These two interviews with Lena Wikramaratne and Mario Montessori Sr. [see EJ1078110 for the interview with Mario Montessori Sr.] capture a period of new thinking about Montessori education that personifies the interdependent components of land and water, air and energy, animals and plants, alongside the human-made world. Both Mario and Maria Montessori lived near a complex that housed families with children from infancy to age eighteen, and this location is considered to be the inspiration for their emerging insights around childhood and adolescence. [This article was reprinted from "The NAMTA Quarterly" 5,1 (1979, Fall): 44-54.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Kodaikanal Experience: Chapter II. Kahn-Montessori Interview
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 1
Date: 2013
Pages: 93-96
Asia, David Kahn - Interviews, India, Lena Wikramaratne - Biographic sources, Lena Wikramaratne - Interviews, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, South Asia
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Abstract/Notes: This article provides an interview transcript between David Kahn and Mario Montessori (1898-1982), son of Dr. Maria Montessori. Mario Montessori dedicated his life to the preservation, dissemination and application of Montessori's works. Herein Kahn asks Montessori about his time living in the hills of Kodaikanal, India. Montessori touches upon the elementary class he taught there, the influence of Cosmic Education on his lessons, and his exploration of the sciences with the children. [This article was reprinted from "The NAMTA Quarterly" 5,1 (1979, Fall): 56-59. For "Chapter I," see EJ1078126.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Parent Involvement in a Montessori Program: The Denver Public School Experience
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 13, no. 1
Date: 1987
Pages: 13–24
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Supporting Students Who Have Experienced Trauma
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 42, no. 2
Date: 2017
Pages: 141-152
Classroom environments, Early childhood education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Psychic trauma in children, Resilience (Psychology), Teacher-student relationships
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Abstract/Notes: Travis Wright presents an important understanding of trauma that leads to a new perspective of "challenging" behaviors in the classroom. "Trauma is not an event in itself, but is instead the reaction to extremely stressful life circumstances... When children operate in overwhelming states of stress, the stress response system may become the normal mode of functioning." Offering symptoms of trauma and practical tips for use in the classroom, Wright turns the understanding of trauma upside down. He guides the reader to an appreciation for the ways children adapt to their circumstances, until it is understood that children are "fighting to live" as opposed to "failing to thrive." While focusing on the traumatized child, Wright's approach offers the opportunity to rethink the behavior of all students. While it is particularly important with children who have experienced trauma, the foundation of the work with any child is a positive, respectful relationship. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Children on the Edge: Creating a Path for Happy, Healthy Development," January 12-15, 2017 in New Orleans, LA.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Kodaikanal Experience: Kahn-Wikramaratne Interview
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1
Date: 1979
Pages: 46-59
Asia, David Kahn - Interviews, India, Lena Wikramaratne - Biographic sources, Lena Wikramaratne - Interviews, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, South Asia
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Language: English
Article
A Teacher's Reflection of the Montessori Model United Nations Experience
Publication: M: The Magazine for Montessori Families
Date: 2007
Pages: 29
Montessori Model United Nations
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Language: English
Book
Science Experiences for Montessori Children, Part 1
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Language: English
Published: Minnesota, United States: Montessori Research and Development Center, 1986
Volume: 1 of 5
Book
Science Experiences for Montessori Children, Part 4
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Language: English
Published: Minnesota, United States: Montessori Research and Development Center, 1986
Volume: 4 of 5
Article
Evaluating Experiences in Adolescent Programs
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: 1997
Pages: 14-20
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Asserts that in developing Erdkinder, Montessori programs for adolescents, practitioners should use Montessori's principles of scientific pedagogy to establish methods for evaluating existing adolescent experiments. Suggests ways to apply criterion of normalization, and that "healing of deviations" comes from observing aspects like inner harmony and happiness, engaged work, ability to take care of oneself, love of work, and cooperation. (KDFB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Digging Down Deep: Educational Experiences with the Earth in a Gardening/Farming Context
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 23, no. 1
Date: 1998
Pages: 322-32
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Chronicles a teacher's experiences and impressions of a tour of six farm schools visited in New England. Integrates these experiences within a perspective of research and history. Concludes that the possibilities for a variety of experiences and intellectual, social, and spiritual growth abound on the farm, particularly a fully integrated farm curriculum. (Author/SD)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734