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primroseburrowsYou know what's insane? The fact that I, of all people, got in the mail today a catalogue called The Joyful Child: Essential Montessori for Birth to Three.
My question is WHY? Maybe it's because of the fact that Montessori Education is frequently and quite erroneously associated with Waldorf Education. They're so different it's like night and day, really. So hmm.
So, I'm looking through this catalogue, and find out that Montessori seems to be big on child-led weaning. Well, this sounds like a great idea, until you look at it closer. Here's the blurb for a booklet called How I Weaned Myself:
"Intelligent preparation for weaning begins very early in the first year of life because it is the child who knows when best to be weaned and we must be prepared to follow his lead. If we provide all the elements--chair, table, spoon, glass--he will make this important step of independence at the right (italics theirs) time. We asked a couple who followed this path to weaning to write this up to share with other parents and they recommended reading it early."
I dunno. This sounds waay too regimented for me, and I read on a Montessouri website that someone was using the traditional "weaning chair and table" (small table-and-chair set) when the child was eight months old. Bleh. Yeah, I know that Waldorf encourages weaning at a year, and I don't agree with that either, but. This sounds almost, I dunno, Mao-esque or something. This Is The Way Things Are and all.
*sigh* I know. The sound I hear is all those people mass-defriending me out of boredom (except![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
patchfire, who will actually read this). I know if I asked "what are your five favourite songs", I'd get lots of comments. *g*
So...what ARE your five favourite songs, guys, and why?
My question is WHY? Maybe it's because of the fact that Montessori Education is frequently and quite erroneously associated with Waldorf Education. They're so different it's like night and day, really. So hmm.
So, I'm looking through this catalogue, and find out that Montessori seems to be big on child-led weaning. Well, this sounds like a great idea, until you look at it closer. Here's the blurb for a booklet called How I Weaned Myself:
"Intelligent preparation for weaning begins very early in the first year of life because it is the child who knows when best to be weaned and we must be prepared to follow his lead. If we provide all the elements--chair, table, spoon, glass--he will make this important step of independence at the right (italics theirs) time. We asked a couple who followed this path to weaning to write this up to share with other parents and they recommended reading it early."
I dunno. This sounds waay too regimented for me, and I read on a Montessouri website that someone was using the traditional "weaning chair and table" (small table-and-chair set) when the child was eight months old. Bleh. Yeah, I know that Waldorf encourages weaning at a year, and I don't agree with that either, but. This sounds almost, I dunno, Mao-esque or something. This Is The Way Things Are and all.
*sigh* I know. The sound I hear is all those people mass-defriending me out of boredom (except
patchfire, who will actually read this). I know if I asked "what are your five favourite songs", I'd get lots of comments. *g*So...what ARE your five favourite songs, guys, and why?
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Date: 2004-04-06 07:16 pm (UTC)Ten (because I can't chose five) favorite songs (in random order)
The main theme to "Star Wars" because it never fails to send chills up my spine and instantly I am a child in awe again.
"Somebody to Love" by Queen because it highlights the absolutely amazing voice of Freddie Mercury. Without any doubt, he had the best voice *ever* in rock & roll.
"Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2 because they opened their Joshua Tree tour concert with it and I remember that, upon hearing the first few bars of it, my adrenaline that had been held back for weeks leading up to the show burst out of me like a rocket. Also because it brings about in me such a burst of optimism and possibility. Just their best song ever.
"Cold Shot" by Stevie Ray Vaughn. Just the sweetest blues song I've ever heard by the best blues guitarist in history. A riff that will stay in your head for days.
"Amazing Grace" as performed by LeAnn Rhimes (sp?. An acapella version that will bring tears to your eyes.
"El Paso" by Marty Robbins because it always inspires me to write. The best story-song ever sung with a voice that can be described as nothing less that haunted.
"Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash because it transports me to childhood and I remember it being played on our old console stereo. Absolutely brilliant song by a brilliant man.
"Brand New Day" by Sting. Again, the optimism in this song inspires.
"I Swear" by John Michael Montgomery. My wedding song. :)
"One For My Baby and One For the Road" by Frank Sinatra. The live version. Just a bittersweet song delievered brilliantly by a man who sounds like he's lived it.
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Date: 2004-04-07 10:52 am (UTC)I think that you were the one who sent me the mp3 of George Michael singing this with Queen at a Freddie Tribute. Yeah, Freddie had a beautiful, lovely voice, but George's comes close. He was actually asked to front Queen after Freddie died, but declined. It probably was an honour to be asked, though.
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Date: 2004-04-07 02:22 pm (UTC)Yeah, I heard George was offered the job of vocalist for Queen. Wisely, he realized Queen wouldn't be Queen without Freddie. The other three should've realized it too.