Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful

by GOERTZ, DONNA BRYANT

• ISBN13: 9781583940327
• ISBN10: 1583940324
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-02-21
• Publisher: Frog Books

Summary

Charting the progress of twelve children in a real Texas classroom, educator Donna Goertz shows how positive change can occur given the proper environment. In each case she describes a child's transformation from destructive troublemaker to responsible citizen of the classroom community. Readers will learn how to apply Montessori methods to virtually any early elementary environment.

Author Biography

Donna Bryant Goertz teaches in the Austin Montessori School she founded 30 years ago. She lives in Austin, TX.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Thirty Years in the Montessori Classroom	1	(14)
Part One. The Keys to Our Community: Inviting the Outsider In
Guess Again	15	(10)
Argenta
The Web of a Magnificent Mess	25	(12)
Herzog
I Was Here Before This Universe	37	(14)
Lee
The Reluctant Leader	51	(6)
Casey
Battling Dragons	57	(8)
Baxter
Part Two. Inclusion: For the Good of All
Flexing Boundaries	65	(6)
Clarissa
Marge
Reaching Beyond the Classroom Community	71	(6)
Tara
Lessons from the Other	77	(12)
Eldon
Girls and Boys Can Too Be Best Friends	89	(8)
Quentin
The Expansive Community	97	(12)
Marcus
Part Three. Finding New Remedies
Transparent Child Abuse	109	(22)
Lisa
Sheila
Teague
Ten Tips for Supporting Your Child at Home	123	(8)
The Gift of Time	131	(8)
Edmund
Nadia
Tad
Could Even Be Cannibals	139	(16)
Peter
When Outside Help is Needed	155	(20)
Marnie
Raleigh
Ten Tips for Preparing an Early Elementary Classroom	162	(13)
Part Four. Every Child Has a Struggle
The Threatening Letter	175	(10)
Dagmar
Sun God to Mad Referee	185	(12)
Denzel
Deciding for Herself	197	(14)
Celia
Education for Life	211	(4)
Laila
A Clash of World Views	215	(8)
Perry
Conclusion: Rethinking Education	223	(10)
Notes	233	(4)
Bibliography	237	(4)
Resources	241