The Romance of Teaching: Montessori in the Elementary School
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1627871527 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 174 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This charming book provides valuable insights into the day to day classroom activities of the teachers and students." according to Daniel Sinclair Pearson. A copy of The Romance of Teaching should be provided to all new parents. I would also highly recommend this book to all new teachers but most especially to the few individuals in this modern world who are genuinely interested in becoming thoughtful mentors and compassionate guides to the beautiful young minds of the future generations. I wish that when I was young my parents had sent me to a Montessori school and that my teachers had been as dedicated as Professor Ann Angell and her colleagues.. Daniel Sinclair Pearson said This charming book provides valuable insights into the day to day classroom activities of the teachers and students.. A copy of The Romance of Teaching should be provided to all new parents. I would also highly recommend this book to all new teachers but most especially to the few individuals in this modern world who are genuinely interested in becoming thoughtful mentors and compassionate guides to the beautiful young minds of the future generations. I wish that when I was young my parents had sent me to a Montessori school and that my teachers had been as dedicated as Professor Ann Angell and her colleagues.. "would help me understand the Montessori method a bit better. The book is good" according to Yolanda N.. I was looking for a book that would help me understand the Montessori method a bit better. The book is good, but it's definitely not for those novice to the method. I was able to follow along, but it doesn't provide foundation information, or practical suggestions for the home, if that is what you are looking for.
The Romance of Teaching: Montessori in the Elementary School chronicles a school year filled with growth and joyful learning. Her mission was to guide and encourage her students -- second, third, and fourth graders with a wide variety of strengths and weaknesses -- as they pursued their own paths of self-directed learning. How would she inspire Maya, obsessed with multiplication tables, to get excited about fractions and decimals? How would she help Blake become interested in something other than reading, and was that even a good idea? How could she persuade Hayden, a gifted artist, to interact more peacefully with his classmates? The Colorado Student Assessment Program, which originated from No Child Left Behind legislation, presented further challenges. A year before she was to retire, Dr. Ann would have to prepare her students for standardized testing while at the same time nurturing a mind-set that doesn't assume there's only one way to absorb information, only