Japanese Butoh versus Western Modern Dance Ankoku Butoh –– or “Dance of Utter Darkness‚” is a Japanese dance form that emerged from a restless post-World War 2 Japanese society. The dance form is deeply influenced by Western thinkers‚ philosophers‚ and artists who adopts dark Gnostic principles‚ such as Georges Bataille and Antonin Artaud1. Butoh consistently focuses on themes considered taboo such as sexuality‚ eroticism‚ and other dark explorations of the dark soul. The art form surfaced because
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Assignment No: 1 Define the term Sensitive periods and explain how the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of these periods determines he’s/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment. According to Montessori that it is very easy for a child to acquire certain abilities such as language‚ discrimination of sensory stimuli‚ and mental modeling of the environment at certain periods this is what Dr. Montessori called Sensitive periods. (Montessori‚ 1966).
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inner urges and offers challenge. Normality depended on all the human powers working in unison and in collaboration. It means children can rectify any error and bring the child normality. Free activity is essential. Activities involving sensorial concepts ‚ language‚ arithmetic culture‚ art were considered necessary for the children’s education. The introduction of the exercises of practical life as development activities are also a great contribution of Dr. Maria to education. For total
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annotations on “ Without writing‚ knowledge of the diverse properties of particular animals‚ plants and places can be preserved only by being woven into stories...events and interactions.” (Abram‚ 47) and “For reading‚ as soon as we attend to its sensorial texture‚ discloses itself as a profoundly synesthetic encounter.” (51) First of all‚ the quote about a versatile writing system was interesting to me‚ because at first I did not agree on this idea. I thought taking picture could also preserve the
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NAME OF ACTIVITY: Binomial cube AREA: Sensorial MATERIALS: a wooden box with hinged sides and a top that lifts off. Inside the box are 8 pieces‚ 6 rectangular prisms and 2 cubes. When assembled‚ the pieces form one large cube in which each component represent a term in the (a + b)3 expansion AIMS: DEVELOPMENTAL: 1. To observe‚ compare‚ contrast‚ discriminate‚ reason‚ decide‚ solve problems‚ make judgments‚ create order and appreciate the world 2. Sequential quantity PRACTICAL:
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1. How do you explain that Dr. Montessori’s ideas are not mere arm chair philosophy? Ans: Arm chair philosophy refers to a sort of casual and untrained method. It is a philosophy of the person who has not necessarily had any formal education to back his own philosophy. Arm chair philosophy is one’s own philosophy‚ which is what we have come to know through our own experiences and background‚ be it social‚ cultural or educational. Arm chair philosophers do nothing to prove their statement. They always
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Define the term sensitive periods and link them appropriately to the child’s first stage of development. Explain how you would support these sensitive periods during this first crucial stage. In this essay I will define the term sensitive periods linking it with stage of development‚ I will also outline the importance of these periods ‚ the consequences of not recognising it‚ and finally how we can support children in this crucial time. "A sensitive periods refers to a special sensibility
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Observation Report for September 24th‚ 2014 It is about 9:30am‚ half an hour after the children have come inside and had a short circle time with a few songs and calendar. I enter the classroom‚ and am amazed as always by the atmosphere within. It is calm‚ but busy. There is a constant low level of noise– it is not absolutely quiet‚ nor is it loud‚ but there is simply a hum of low voices as they work and talk. I make my way to the observation chair and take it all in. There is something about
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develop their own powers for reacting to life. One of them is the absorbent mind and the second is sensitive period. Maria Montessori describes absorbent mind as a process in which child absorbs knowledge and impressions from his environment. The child undergoes transformation and impressions do not merely enter his mind; they form it; they incarnate themselves in him. In Montessori’s experience‚ the young child’s absorbent mind usually lasts till about six years‚ a period which she observed to the
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Maria Montessori was considered ahead of her time. She was born in Chiaravalle‚ in the province of Ancona‚ Italy in 1870 to an educated but not wealthy family. Despite her father’s wishes and society’s conservative ways at the time‚ she studied science. She was the first female physician in Italy when she graduated medical school in 1896. She worked mostly with the poor because she saw vast potential in them. She was an unselfish person and she traveled Italy speaking of women’s rights and child
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