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Montessori Insights: October 2011
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Monday, October 10, 2011. The First Day of School in Russia. As six-year-olds are getting their little back packs, pencils, and lunch boxes ready for their first day of school here in the United States, I am reminded of the opening day of school for first graders that I witnessed in Russia in 1990. The next year when we visited Moscow and Rostov on Don they arranged for us to stay in hotels, because their tiny apartments, already housin...
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Montessori Insights: November 2011
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. This rainy pre-Thanksgiving day seems like the perfect time to post this reminiscent blog. As the mother of nine children and seven sinks, I am looking desperately for a correspondence course in “Plumbing for Housewives”. In this day and age there are aids for all other types of household emergencies. And I am quite capable of rushing an injured child to the nearest emergency room. Just imagine the luxury of ...
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Montessori Insights: February 2011
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Thursday, February 10, 2011. The Importance of Books in the Home. Recently I was excited to read new research showing that the number of books in a child's home is a strong influence on how far he or she goes in their educational pursuits. "Scholarly Culture and Educational Success in 27 Nations". This new study shows that a family in which each member has several shelves of favorite books has a better than average chance for each child...
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Montessori Insights: Our Best Home Videos (Part I)
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Our Best Home Videos (Part I). Some of these were one-liners, I admit. They would have to be spliced together to make any kind of impact. But other scenes, like Mr. Hitchcock’s visit or the night the bat got in, went on for hours. If our video camera had been running continuously, they would have to be shown on TV as a serial. And started reading an article in the medical section. After a few minutes his voic...
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Montessori Insights: Dealing with Drips
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. This rainy pre-Thanksgiving day seems like the perfect time to post this reminiscent blog. As the mother of nine children and seven sinks, I am looking desperately for a correspondence course in “Plumbing for Housewives”. In this day and age there are aids for all other types of household emergencies. And I am quite capable of rushing an injured child to the nearest emergency room. Just imagine the luxury of ...
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Montessori Insights: October 2010
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Friday, October 29, 2010. Check back on November 1st for my very first blog! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Aline D. Wolf. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Aline D. Wolf. Aline Wolf has long been regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of Maria Montessori's philosophy and methods. In 1961, with her husband Jerry, she founded Penn-Mont Academy. She narrowed her focus to the most important aspect of al...
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Montessori Insights: June 2011
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Wednesday, June 29, 2011. A Teacher Who Loved Her Students. I think many students can sense whether or not their teachers like them but they rarely put it into words. It is more likely that their behavior in that teacher's classroom will reflect what they sense; if they feel liked or loved they will respond to that teacher and have a more successful school year . This teacher had the gift of making each child feel that he or she was spe...
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Montessori Insights: June 2012
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Our Best Home Videos (Part I). Some of these were one-liners, I admit. They would have to be spliced together to make any kind of impact. But other scenes, like Mr. Hitchcock’s visit or the night the bat got in, went on for hours. If our video camera had been running continuously, they would have to be shown on TV as a serial. And started reading an article in the medical section. After a few minutes his voic...
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Montessori Insights: April 2011
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By Aline D. Wolf. An occasional soliloquy from author Aline D. Wolf. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. When Sir Ken Robinson. Gave the final keynote address at the 2011 National Conference of the American Montessori Society. A few days after I had heard these inspiring words, our son, Chris, sent me an article in a technology newsletter that confirmed many of Robinson's points. Written by Peter Sims. Author of the forthcoming book,. Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries. An extensive s...