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ERIC Number: EJ676613
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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Schools Discovering Their Cosmic Task.
Ford, Terry N.
NAMTA Journal, v28 n2 p123-35 Spr 2003
Gives a personalized account of the individual development of one school administrator/founder in relation to a Montessori school's evolution. Suggests that the school must consider stages of development in teachers and parents. Discusses the expansion of services to a second charter school, identifying how failures can lead to success. Suggests that remaining in contact with the children of the school is the surest way to an enlightened path. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Children, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration, Elementary Education, Individual Development, Montessori Schools, Parent School Relationship, Parents, Personal Narratives, Preschool Teachers, School Role, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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