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Montessori Middle School: The Erdkinder, Luz M. Casquejo Johnston
Montessori Middle School: The Erdkinder, Luz M. Casquejo Johnston
Middle Grades Review
Montessori Education is over a century old. Since its inception, Montessori schools have been opened worldwide. While most are pre-schools serving three to six-year-old children, many people aren’t aware that Montessori spoke and wrote about middle level education before her death in 1952. Her concept for the Erdkinder, an intentionally designed learning environment for the adolescent ages twelve to fifteen, is described in this essay.
“Wonder” Through The Eyes Of Empathy: A Middle Grades Teacher’S Guide, Bobette Bouton
“Wonder” Through The Eyes Of Empathy: A Middle Grades Teacher’S Guide, Bobette Bouton
Middle Grades Review
This Practitioner Perspective provides brief definitions to the three main components of empathy (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) and outline the importance of incorporating empathy education into the classroom, specifically looking at the areas of diversity, social skills, and moral development. In addition, the paper provides teachers with discussion questions, prompts, and a “how to” guide to assist students in exploring each character through the eyes of that individual, while also helping to build empathy as they read and discuss the book. The objective of this paper is to help teachers think more deeply about how to use literature to encourage …