…e, for example, via the following links. https://www.artsy.net/artist/frank-lloyd-wright https://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/paul-klee There are several sites that provide an in-depth exploration of Froebel’s work. One of most comprehensive is the Froebel Web – see link below. Froebel Web (The name Froebel is pronounced in many different ways by German speakers. English speakers usually say Frurbel – to rhyme with herbal or Froy-bel.) Philosophy… Read more
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…ges you visit and how long you spend on them. We send this information to Google’s “Google Analytics” service so that we can measure how effectively our website is at giving you the information you’re after. How we use cookies “Cookies” are small files which your web browser transfers to your computer when you visit a site. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as providing information to the ow… Read more …e enrolled at the Regio Istituto Tecnico Leonardo da Vinci, intending to become an engineer. Moving on, however, she decided to enter medical school and become a doctor. The Association Montessori Internationale web site set up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Montessori School says: “Upon graduation Montessori’s parents encouraged her to take up a career in teaching, one of the few occupations open to women at the time, but she was… Read more …John’s work. People can follow their vocation and develop the habit of life-long learning A person’s vocation is their calling: it is what they are here to do. They can follow their vocation, express it through various vehicles and do valuable work. Dewey railed against the concept of vocational training being used to serve industry. Students were being prepared for jobs in which they might be trapped for life. He had a very different view of what… Read more …environmental organisations would sponsor cheap translations and local non-commercial editions in different countries. Stubbornly, I refused all offers for commercial editions and so lost many possible translations, with all of their potential readers. After six years of working with the book in Sweden, demand abruptly died off in 1997 and I had to look for other work. That was OK, because it had done its job in Sweden and I was ready for a chang… Read more …anage. His work was curtailed in 1799, however, when the French military re-commandeered the building and turned it into a hospital. Despite this setback, the experience proved invaluable. The Heinrich Pestalozzi site explains: “The stay in Stans leads to the decisive change in Pestalozzi’s life. From now on he wants to become a teacher and soon he gets this possibility in Burgdorf. “A short time afterwards he is able to realise his idea of an app… Read more …discover more via the following link. http://elschools.org/ Expeditionary Learning is committed to creating classrooms where teachers can fulfill their highest aspirations and where students can achieve more than they think possible. With more than 20 years of experience helping new and veteran teachers in all settings, we build their capacity to ignite each student’s motivation, persistence, and compassion so they become active contributors to b… Read more …g these concepts into concrete actions. His books are full of hope and down-to-earth tips. They provide a vast repertoire of ideas for every parent, teacher, manager, leader and coach. You can discover more at his web site and blog listed below: http://institute4learning.com/index.php Philosophy and background Thomas believes that every child is gifted. He says: “Each child comes into the world with unique potentials that, if properly nourished, c… Read more …es, and each of them instils a hope in me about the future”, he shares. In true Gandhian spirit, Gupta signs off all his communication with the words ‘with love and peace’. He certainly lives by them. http://www.thebetterindia.com/2634/arvind-gupta-creating-treasures-from-trash/ You can discover more at the site about the toys. http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html There is also a YouTube site devoted to the work. http://www.youtube.com/user/ar… Read more …yed Jack and Jill illustrations to introduce the reading vocabulary to five-year-olds, says Sylvia, but it was a vocabulary chosen by educationalists in Auckland or London. Gay could only own those words that came from deep within herself. She was more likely to love these words and want to write them on paper. Shouldn’t these Māori children be learning Oxbridge English? Once they knew the joy of creating their own words, said Sylvia, they would r… Read more |
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