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Books on: montessori schools

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Montessori: The Science behind the Genius

Book by Angeline Stoll Lillard, An Vu; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Montessori Method Of Education--United States, Montessori, Maria--1870-1952

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...could find one. (Not all Montessori schools would qualify, for reasons...would look a lot more like Montessori schools. Yet Montessori schooling can...changes, making them more like Montessori schools-eliminating grades, combining...
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Montessori for the New Millennium: Practical Guidance on the Teaching and Education of Children of All Ages, Based on a Rediscovery of the True Principles and Vision of Maria Montessori

Book by Roland A. Lubienski Wentworth; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999

Subjects:

Montessori Method Of Education, Montessori, Maria--1870-1952

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...despite this indifference, Montessori schools and training colleges have...some extent been recognized by Montessori schools in the United States and...and principles, that give Montessori schools their particular character...
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Maria Montessori: A Biography

Book by Rita Kramer; Perseus Books, 1988

Subjects:

Educators--Italy--Biography, Montessori, Maria--1870-1952

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Maria Montessori (1870-1952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life ...
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Maria Montessori (1870-1952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life, illuminating not only her lasting contributions to child development and social reform, but also the controversies surrounding her training methods and private life.
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Defending Public Schools - Vol. 3

Book by Kevin D. Vinson, E. Wayne Ross; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

Education And State--United States, Public Schools--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Defending Public Schools addresses the historical, current, and future context of public schools in the United States. While the essays provide an overview of education and schooling issues, the overarching concern is that public schools are under attack and deserve to be defended.
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Charter Schools: Creating Hope and Opportunity for American Education

Book by Joe Nathan; Jossey-Bass, 1999

Subjects:

Charter Schools--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...better in a very traditional school. Others flourish in a Montessori program, or a more innovative school, or in a school which...and a central figure in the case that desegregated Boston schools, describe himself as a convert to choice. He has acknowledged...

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Journal Articles on: montessori schools

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High School Outcomes for Students in a Public Montessori Program

Journal article by Kathryn Rindskopf Dohrmann, Tracy K. Nishida, Alan Gartner, Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky, Kevin J. Grimm; Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Vol. 22, 2007

Subjects:

Academic achievement--Research, High school students--Testing, Montessori method of education--Research, Montessori method--Research

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...United States, more than 5,000 Montessori schools are affiliated with national...others operate independently. Montessori schools are typically characterized...Montessori Education Studies of Montessori schools span nearly a century and cover...
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Examining the Impact of Charter Schools on Performance in Traditional Public Schools

Journal article by John Bohte; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 32, 2004

Subjects:

Charter schools--Analysis, Charter schools--Research, Charter schools--Standards

Collections: Entire Library

...for instance, increased in-service teacher training programs and added Montessori and back-to-basics education programs when faced with competition from charter schools (Sack, 2002, 1). Other curriculum-related responses to charter competition...
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Beyond the Schoolhouse Door - How Charter Schools Are Transforming U.S. Public Education

Journal article by Bruno V. Manno, Chester E. Finn Jr., Gregg Vanourek; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 81, 2000

Subjects:

Charter schools--Analysis, Public schools--Analysis

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...their own purposes with the help of charter schools, creating schools not possible under the usual ground rules, using them as labs...employing them as part of a broader reform strategy. The new Montessori school in Mesa was proving difficult to staff because of state...
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Waging Peace in Our Schools: Beginning with the Children

Journal article by Linda Lantieri; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 76, 1995

Subjects:

Public schools--Management, School violence--Prevention, Students--Crimes against

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...preschooler. Papert writes: A modern-day Montessori might propose, if convinced by my story...alumnae, especially those who had attended schools with rigorous standards. Bridgets story...happen when "good girls" go to "good schools." Like many middle-class American girls...
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Charting the Course of Special Education in Texas' Charter Schools

Journal article by Mary Bailey Estes; Education & Treatment of Children, Vol. 26, 2003

Subjects:

Charter schools, National Education Association

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...special education director for a nonprofit corporation of 14 charter schools was the last to be interviewed. Her schools included Montessori preschools, hospital schools, schools affiliated with churches, and secondary dropout recovery schools that...

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Magazine Articles on: montessori schools

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Death of Maria Montessori: May 6th, 1952

Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 52, May 2002

Subjects:

Italy--Personalities, Montessori, Maria--Conduct of life, Women psychiatrists--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Montessori system was based on the principle of children learning for themselves, with the teacher in the background. Montessori schools sprang up in numbers, while La Dottoressa herself travelled and lectured extensively in Europe, the United States...
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The New British Schools in Beijing

Magazine article by Michael Collins; Contemporary Review, Vol. 287, October 2005

Subjects:

Elementary school students--Education, Elementary schools--China, Elementary schools--Curricula, Elementary schools--United Kingdom

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...2009. Although all of the schools are committed to academic...incorporates the International Montessori School of Beijing, which has...and hence Dulwich offers a Montessori curriculum for children up...achieved by Beijings British schools. Of the 72 children that took...
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Model Schools

Magazine article by Martin Wooster, Eli Lehrer, Naomi Schaefer, Evan Gahr, Scott Walter, Andy Thomas, Bob Sale; The American Enterprise, Vol. 12, January 2001

Subjects:

Education--Planning, Private schools--Services, Public schools--Services, School facilities--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Education; Distance Learning; Unschooling; Montessori (yes, its available for home); and many...we can do a better job than the public schools of helping them acquire knowledge, understanding...Jim Crow South started private boarding schools that focused on literacy, trades, and...
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Free the Schools

Magazine article by Alan Bonsteel; National Review, Vol. 45, September 20, 1993

Subjects:

School choice--International aspects, School, Choice of--International aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Hitler outlawed altogether the "nonconformist" Waldorf schools developed by Rudolf Steiner, which share with the Montessori schools a philosophy of experiential learning. The Nazis also closed all Jewish private schools and cracked down with an...
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Charter Schools: A Legitimate Choice

Magazine article by Laura Koerner; Church & State, Vol. 56, September 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...has no place in our public schools. For this reason, as well...was delighted to find Maria Montessori Charter Academy (MMCA) for...your article. The beauty of a Montessori education is that this year...varying philosophies into schools ..." I guarantee there is...

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Newspaper Articles on: montessori schools

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Beaten, Stabbed and Left to Die in a Backstreet ... the Tragic End of the Montessori Heiress

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 25, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...for Hanna was heiress to the Montessori Schools fortune, the great-great-granddaughter...wont happen to others. The Montessori Schools were the brainchild of Hannas...today there are more than 4,000 Montessori schools worldwide with scores in Britain...
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State's Only Montessori High School Grad Truly in a Class by Himself

Newspaper article by Jake Griffin; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 7, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...is the only Montessori program in the state that teaches from preschool through 12th grade. Its among about 100 Montessori schools nationally with a high school program, according to the American Montessori Society. "There have been a few other...
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Springfield Montessori School Applies as Charter

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), March 16, 2007

Subjects:

School districts

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...price lunch, a schools best gauge of poverty...make sure that Montessori is a good fit...Maria Montessori, Montessori schools emphasize self...groups. Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter...popular elementary schools in the district...
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Second Primary Opts for Montessori Method

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 8, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...parents a choice of schools for their child...emerged as the Montessori movement celebrated...there are 22,000 Montessori schools. Last week, a report...own education and schools should act on feedback...a entury of the Montessori teaching method
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Montessori School Could Offer Classes at Long Grove Church Site

Newspaper article by Steve Zalusky; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 27, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...be operated by Mina Dadrass, who operates the Lincolnshire Montessori School, 1970 Riverwoods Road, which has been in business for...school will be a second location for her. According to the schools Web site, the mission of the school is to help children reach...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: montessori schools

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Montessori, Maria

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...opposition from those who felt that the method was destructive of school discipline. The Montessori method experienced a renaissance in many American schools during the late 1950s, and in 1960 the American Montessori Society was formed. The Montessori...
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Education

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...education ; bilingual education ; kindergarten ; nursery schools ; school ; vocational education . Theories of Education...Rousseau , Johann Pestalozzi , Friedrich Froebel , Maria Montessori , and Horace Mann were outstanding figures in this development...
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Progressive Education

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...education , the Summerhill school, and the reforms of Maria Montessori . Bibliography See J. Dewey, The School and Society (1899, rev. ed. 1943, repr. 1961), Schools of To-morrow (1915, repr. 1962), and Democracy and Education...

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