tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post5269412500852293754..comments2024-03-29T12:21:24.976+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Montessori Schools infiltrate Jewish educationDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-89439620480525035302014-05-22T16:19:41.531+03:002014-05-22T16:19:41.531+03:00Your web site is amazing and therefore the publish...Your web site is amazing and therefore the publish is<br />amazing and that i see that we will have additional of this type of content<br />within the coming returning periods, wish you'll but also analyze out this<br />site.<a href="http://kidspaceemontessori.org" rel="nofollow">Montessori schools in indiranagar</a>PraveenaMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-37367905852354438392014-05-16T20:49:54.053+03:002014-05-16T20:49:54.053+03:00I understand what Septimus said about going to an ...I understand what Septimus said about going to an orthodox school and the outside world being known but "scary". I went to a fairly strict Catholic school and had a good academic education, but when I went to college I found that I was lacking in some other areas. I think montesssori schools are wonderful for both a good academic base and for exposing children to cultures and people different from themselves better developing their critical thinking skills. <br /> <a href="http://www.nicholasmontessorischool.com" rel="nofollow"> http://www.nicholasmontessorischool.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617384934450335826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-73287164493393014702014-02-27T03:55:47.375+02:002014-02-27T03:55:47.375+02:00My wife once taught at a Montessori school in a la...My wife once taught at a Montessori school in a large Orthodox Shul. It was good for the student, overall and specifically for their Yiddishkeit.RAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-10114293249508888502014-02-25T10:28:10.665+02:002014-02-25T10:28:10.665+02:00I, too, am curious why you chose the word "in...I, too, am curious why you chose the word "infiltrate", which indicates something negative. Do you have an issue with this methodology? Do you feel it is against Torah in some way?jeffknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-91589035039332678062014-02-24T18:23:02.311+02:002014-02-24T18:23:02.311+02:00In fact, I don't know how unified those Montes...In fact, I don't know how unified those Montessori programs are. But in some Montessori schools and preschools, children learn one poem every week, so as to train their memory... because they believe that memory can and should be trained...Patiencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-40882691611054830112014-02-24T18:13:59.426+02:002014-02-24T18:13:59.426+02:00"Who is wise? He who learns from every person..."Who is wise? He who learns from every person." (Avos.) If Montessori works, it works, and we can replicate or otherwise learn from it. yeshayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-40048594168263191912014-02-24T15:11:22.758+02:002014-02-24T15:11:22.758+02:00Patience, I saw one reference to kids testing each...Patience, I saw one reference to kids testing each other memorized facts, when sometimes needed , but if Montessori is paired along with High Scope schools as being more constructivist rather than focusing on Direct Instruction , I am not sure that learning by heart forgettable facts is something that is emphasized. One can prove any educational method and philosophy from the Torah. I prefer the approach we learn from the seider night – stimulating the kid so that he asks the questions , the kid making meaning of the learning , we lighting the candle rather than seeing kids as just empty vessels , pales that have to be filled. The latter is typical of what happens here in Israel , so it is no wonder that I have difficulty finding a kid who enjoys beit seifer yesodi . In this sense maybe Montessori is infiltrating Jewish schools. It could be that there are individual teachers who know how to engage kids curiosity than just bribe them.AllanKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832588840708909428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-22523659389581973962014-02-24T14:07:50.121+02:002014-02-24T14:07:50.121+02:00I think that the real issue is that the Montessori...I think that the real issue is that the Montessori method teaches critical thinking, something that for some reason (that I can't fathom), the Torah world refuses to allow.Yehuda Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-19862183201164526652014-02-24T11:15:57.846+02:002014-02-24T11:15:57.846+02:00Why did you change the title of the article? Why &...Why did you change the title of the article? Why "infiltrate"? What's bad about Montessori. Actually Montessori puts quite some emphasis on learning things by heart, so it looks quite compatible with yeshiva curricula... It says that every child should learn at his pace... this also fits the learning style of yeshivot, where the fact of learning is more important than the pace of learning (basically)...<br /><br />So: what's your problem?<br /><br />partiencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-51188170668690895052014-02-24T00:01:31.150+02:002014-02-24T00:01:31.150+02:00Montessori is not a contradiction to Daas Torah.
T...Montessori is not a contradiction to Daas Torah.<br />The way schools teach nowadays has nothing to do with how they taught in Europe. Then they taught each individual child according to his level, modem teaching methods are more foreign than Montessori.<br /><br /><br />Rabbi Jonathan Rietti - a descendant of the Sephardic leader the Ben Ish Chai and son of the famous British actor Robert Rietti, known as ‘The Man of a Thousand Voices' and ‘King of the Dubbers' - received his rabbinical diploma from Gateshead Talmudical College, England, after which he helped establish the now flourishing Kollel in Gibraltar. Having received a master's in education, he practiced for eighteen years as an educational consultant to parents of gifted children and those with ADD. With Montessori training, he has developed a curriculum which dovetails a Torah education with Montessori methodology. Rabbi Rietti has authored over twenty five lecture albums on topics including inner growth, health, parenting and Jewish identity, and draws upon his background in the film and advertising industries to entertain the listener while sharing powerful insights on love, happiness and ‘emotional intelligence.' Rabbi Rietti currently lectures across the U.S. for the Gateways Seminar Program. For more about Rabbi Rietti please visit: Jewishinspiration.com Rabbi Rietti currently directs a teacher training program in Brooklyn, New York, under Mishkan Yecheskel. His model classroom with hundreds of educational materials is used for training teachers how to reach different children in the classroom. It is literally an 'Al Pi Darko' approach. He can be reached at 845-426-0609.avfnoreply@blogger.com