tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59075865170355064822011-04-21T13:35:00.294-07:002 months and 1 suitcase...Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-26403977304255324192008-09-22T13:16:00.001-07:002008-09-22T13:20:26.546-07:00<div>I visited a few Montessori schools.. and saw some innovative work.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9kt_OhKI/AAAAAAAAASQ/IaYKUGq-khU/s1600-h/DSC02513.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9kt_OhKI/AAAAAAAAASQ/IaYKUGq-khU/s200/DSC02513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248942697985508514" /></a>These maps were fabulous!<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9lP1503I/AAAAAAAAASg/TWQR9gsZCz8/s200/DSC02521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248942707073209202" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9k-n3wTI/AAAAAAAAASY/zSwfPBd_J_4/s1600-h/DSC02519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9k-n3wTI/AAAAAAAAASY/zSwfPBd_J_4/s200/DSC02519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248942702450950450" /></a>And I participated in a tea ceremony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9ltg9u2I/AAAAAAAAASo/fX5slMbcY40/s1600-h/DSC02533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf9ltg9u2I/AAAAAAAAASo/fX5slMbcY40/s200/DSC02533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248942715038448482" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-2640397730425532419?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-56244541986822467492008-09-22T13:10:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:25:08.306-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf8f9Vgi6I/AAAAAAAAAR4/lzJ6PJuvf9Q/s1600-h/DSC02633.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf8f9Vgi6I/AAAAAAAAAR4/lzJ6PJuvf9Q/s200/DSC02633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248941516694522786" /></a>Here is the picture of their school and administrative office, and some key staff.  <div><br /></div><div>Of course we ate... and took pictures. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf8gBwgCHI/AAAAAAAAASA/zVQ1RMsUDCg/s1600-h/PICT6056.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf8gBwgCHI/AAAAAAAAASA/zVQ1RMsUDCg/s200/PICT6056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248941517881477234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf8gmayUlI/AAAAAAAAASI/xw0dH5dnvJg/s1600-h/PICT6049.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf8gmayUlI/AAAAAAAAASI/xw0dH5dnvJg/s200/PICT6049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248941527722512978" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Where did we eat?  In Chinatown in Yokohama. </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-5624454198682246749?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-86493686800194001822008-09-22T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:10:42.046-07:00<div>I spoke at the annual conference of the Japan Montessori Research Institute.  Jenny Vyvall is my interpreter and a dear friend. She is the Head of Treehouse Montessori School in Yokohama. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6UfSQW9I/AAAAAAAAARY/iiXqCAVfgog/s1600-h/DSCN0836.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6UfSQW9I/AAAAAAAAARY/iiXqCAVfgog/s200/DSCN0836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248939120625998802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6UyPsdoI/AAAAAAAAARg/H3mebe-KTTQ/s1600-h/DSCN0822.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6UyPsdoI/AAAAAAAAARg/H3mebe-KTTQ/s200/DSCN0822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248939125715531394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also walked the streets. Tokyo is like NYC. It is vibrant and filled with people.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6VDJo6GI/AAAAAAAAARo/CUhZJB18q1M/s1600-h/DSC02570.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6VDJo6GI/AAAAAAAAARo/CUhZJB18q1M/s200/DSC02570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248939130253535330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6VbZqKDI/AAAAAAAAARw/MGq2F39q3e4/s1600-h/DSC02576.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf6VbZqKDI/AAAAAAAAARw/MGq2F39q3e4/s200/DSC02576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248939136763177010" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-8649368680019400182?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-4726222722641594592008-09-22T12:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:56:51.645-07:00<div><br /></div><div>I spoke at the second annual conference of the Korean Federation of Montessori Educators, which was held at the DaeGu Catholic University.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2uRNUyEI/AAAAAAAAAQw/DsHLzxgDsYw/s1600-h/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(87).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2uRNUyEI/AAAAAAAAAQw/DsHLzxgDsYw/s200/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(87).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248935165477308482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2vwNe8KI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/h3YzRx7eYn4/s1600-h/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(77).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2vwNe8KI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/h3YzRx7eYn4/s200/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(77).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248935190979342498" /></a>We viewed the movie of Maria Montessori made in Italy.<div>Dr Cho translated the words into Korean. Eui Hyang Kim then whispered the English.  </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The movie, which you all should see, is LONG... we took a dinner break. But it is worth it!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2wEPZEuI/AAAAAAAAARA/6bHsusVeHE4/s1600-h/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(110).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2wEPZEuI/AAAAAAAAARA/6bHsusVeHE4/s200/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(110).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248935196356055778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2wafcx2I/AAAAAAAAARI/wPmu9Aduj_E/s1600-h/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(453).JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2wafcx2I/AAAAAAAAARI/wPmu9Aduj_E/s200/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(453).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248935202328987490" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, I ate.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2wwqNyCI/AAAAAAAAARQ/s9wKTsMXwCc/s1600-h/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(447).JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf2wwqNyCI/AAAAAAAAARQ/s9wKTsMXwCc/s200/%C2%BA%C2%BA%CF%80%C3%83%E2%89%A5%E2%84%A208+(447).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248935208279722018" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-472622272264159459?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-66586609869516977442008-09-22T12:40:00.001-07:002008-09-22T12:41:41.503-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf06MHzBmI/AAAAAAAAAQg/I2jwwxZC9ig/s1600-h/DSC02494.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf06MHzBmI/AAAAAAAAAQg/I2jwwxZC9ig/s200/DSC02494.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248933171247122018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf06TKf5oI/AAAAAAAAAQo/HAqFomgaumA/s1600-h/DSC02498.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf06TKf5oI/AAAAAAAAAQo/HAqFomgaumA/s200/DSC02498.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248933173137499778" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-6658660986951697744?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-79738158481306031992008-09-22T12:36:00.001-07:002008-09-22T12:40:27.315-07:00<div> I ate and ate...</div><div><br /></div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0NAEecMI/AAAAAAAAAQY/G1A-lf6rEGk/s200/DSC02507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248932394917851330" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0Mb_ZzLI/AAAAAAAAAP4/QYyAftSuefQ/s1600-h/DSC02430.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0Mb_ZzLI/AAAAAAAAAP4/QYyAftSuefQ/s200/DSC02430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248932385232899250" /></a>I visited schools.  This school is in a Buddist Temple. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0MpiONRI/AAAAAAAAAQA/gRCFKPgPDW0/s1600-h/DSC02473.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0MpiONRI/AAAAAAAAAQA/gRCFKPgPDW0/s200/DSC02473.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248932388868601106" /></a>On the lower levels are the classrooms.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0Mzctl2I/AAAAAAAAAQI/lIJ8dL1V0S4/s1600-h/DSC02478.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0Mzctl2I/AAAAAAAAAQI/lIJ8dL1V0S4/s200/DSC02478.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248932391529846626" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0M_mbyxI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/dbK2-1VVU6o/s1600-h/DSC02482.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNf0M_mbyxI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/dbK2-1VVU6o/s200/DSC02482.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248932394791848722" /></a><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-7973815848130603199?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-83341016613326514102008-09-22T12:19:00.001-07:002008-09-22T12:35:53.565-07:00<div>My purpose was to meet with Josephine Wu, Children's Own Workshop School.  While Marilyn Stewart and I had met with her last February in Shanghai, this was an opportunity to hear her issues and to do some planning. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is my favorite Hong Kong view... from the Peak.  It was foggy -- smoggy -- but I still get a thrill from being there.  It truly is spectacular. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEIZGUUI/AAAAAAAAAPY/V_IIfmQxAHI/s1600-h/DSC02355.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEIZGUUI/AAAAAAAAAPY/V_IIfmQxAHI/s200/DSC02355.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927844486500674" /></a>Josephine Wu, Silvy, and I met with administrators at the YWCA. They are interested in Montessori education. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEfWqMEI/AAAAAAAAAPg/OkSovwYrz0M/s1600-h/DSC02385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEfWqMEI/AAAAAAAAAPg/OkSovwYrz0M/s200/DSC02385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927850650284098" /></a><br /><div>I gave a mini-workshop for Josephine's faculty... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEgxz4uI/AAAAAAAAAPo/01RxlvU3v5E/s1600-h/DSC02390.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEgxz4uI/AAAAAAAAAPo/01RxlvU3v5E/s200/DSC02390.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927851032601314" /></a>We had dinner with a colleague, Maggie Koong -- after touring her newly built, very high tech, high school. Maggie is the executive director of Victoria Educational Organisation, www.victoria.edu.hk. Victoria Educational Organization has schools in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.   Dr Koong also serves on the board of OMEP World Organization of Early Childhood Education, OMEP-ong.net.  <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEnOcmXI/AAAAAAAAAPw/-NOqVKjdmfA/s1600-h/DSC02407.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfwEnOcmXI/AAAAAAAAAPw/-NOqVKjdmfA/s200/DSC02407.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927852763322738" /></a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-8334101661332651410?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-61140693002878005212008-09-22T12:13:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:19:28.623-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfvoofKIxI/AAAAAAAAAPI/fvi2O7d_L00/s1600-h/DSC02201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfvoofKIxI/AAAAAAAAAPI/fvi2O7d_L00/s200/DSC02201.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927372065514258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfvooBoWRI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/C5s4W7Piab0/s1600-h/DSC02211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfvooBoWRI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/C5s4W7Piab0/s200/DSC02211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927371941665042" /></a><br />I spent a very hot day sprawled out in the grass in Chaoyang Park.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-6114069300287800521?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-27089923062195878092008-09-22T12:08:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:13:17.334-07:00<div>The following weeks were filled with events. </div><div><br /></div><div>I went to the theatre.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft36MhxMI/AAAAAAAAAOg/erGolrwz1is/s1600-h/DSC02226.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft36MhxMI/AAAAAAAAAOg/erGolrwz1is/s200/DSC02226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248925435493991618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4AdbGmI/AAAAAAAAAOo/7BKGtCAMifY/s1600-h/DSC02226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4AdbGmI/AAAAAAAAAOo/7BKGtCAMifY/s200/DSC02226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248925437175470690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4VvZjEI/AAAAAAAAAOw/kGfeFdabLI0/s1600-h/DSC02278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4VvZjEI/AAAAAAAAAOw/kGfeFdabLI0/s200/DSC02278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248925442888010818" /></a>I observed students practicing with materials and participated in deep discussions. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4qjIdNI/AAAAAAAAAO4/Wv-h1hWB5po/s1600-h/DSC02286.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4qjIdNI/AAAAAAAAAO4/Wv-h1hWB5po/s200/DSC02286.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248925448473703634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4uavTHI/AAAAAAAAAPA/JSOusQgEI7I/s1600-h/DSC02290.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNft4uavTHI/AAAAAAAAAPA/JSOusQgEI7I/s200/DSC02290.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248925449512242290" /></a> <div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-2708992306219587809?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-88816809207894175102008-09-22T12:00:00.001-07:002008-09-22T12:08:24.270-07:00<div>We were on TV.. a show for parents about 'what's important.'</div><div><br /></div><div>Charmaine Soh and I [interpreted by Vivien Wang] talked about the importance of 'choice.'  We were very practical.  We talked about how to set up one's home so that children could choice their own clothing and activities.  How parents can allow children to have emotional choices and social choices.  While I never saw the program, I heard that it presented our views clearly. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfrv08s_II/AAAAAAAAAOI/RjQ0qr8gm_o/s1600-h/DSC02327.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfrv08s_II/AAAAAAAAAOI/RjQ0qr8gm_o/s200/DSC02327.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248923097623231618" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br />I gave a talk to about 200 parents on Montessori education... </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfrwN6Q5-I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/Drb7CUea3aE/s1600-h/DSC02334.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfrwN6Q5-I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/Drb7CUea3aE/s200/DSC02334.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248923104323889122" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our hotel looked out at the Purple Mountain.  <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfrwQrQ0WI/AAAAAAAAAOY/mSjxsgaC-S8/s1600-h/DSC02311.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfrwQrQ0WI/AAAAAAAAAOY/mSjxsgaC-S8/s200/DSC02311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248923105066275170" /></a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-8881680920789417510?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-18095152681736943912008-09-22T09:41:00.000-07:002008-09-22T11:59:43.691-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Students who attended the child development workshops. <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfaB0jz4sI/AAAAAAAAANc/7aU-nfnymIE/s200/DSC02340.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248903615547171522" /><div><br /><div>Shopping... for practical life materials...  Noon [AMI teacher from Thailand], Charmaine Soh, and ....</div><div><br /></div><div>I bought metal chopsticks. </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfcHw7aLMI/AAAAAAAAANk/SZaDTqsD2TY/s200/DSC02179.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248905916674878658" /><div><br /></div><div>Did  you know..</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1998, 245 BILLION disposable chopsticks were consumed in Japan, according to research by Tokyo University.  The cost was 2 million, 4 hundred and 10 thousand trees.</div><div><br /></div><div>The discarded chopsticks would create a pile 3 times as high as Mt Fuji. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-1809515268173694391?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-56564515625217037342008-09-22T09:07:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:13:59.963-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfJOHj99HI/AAAAAAAAAM8/HmoeUwLcmww/s1600-h/Vivi+Wu+(23).JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfJOHj99HI/AAAAAAAAAM8/HmoeUwLcmww/s200/Vivi+Wu+(23).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248885135108863090" /></a><br />In Beijing I helped a colleague by giving some child development workshops. <div><br /></div><div>You might find these mindmaps interesting.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Some were done by individuals. Some were done by groups. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfKgOd3onI/AAAAAAAAANE/PDjL6ktFWN8/s200/Lily+Chen,+Lisa+Wang,+Wendy+Huang+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248886545711604338" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nTx21Z2XAJQ/SNfKgZHDolI/AAAAAAAAANM/NR0nfxEkn2Y/s200/Dan+Dan+Yu+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248886548568711762" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-5656451562521703734?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907586517035506482.post-88812691072176140902008-09-22T08:15:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:23:13.960-07:00I was alone... and too tired to keep up this blog.  But I did take photos.<div><br /></div><div>Where was I?</div><div><br /></div><div>Mid June to the end of July in China -- Beijing and Nanjin. </div><div>Almost a week in Hong Kong.  </div><div>A week in South Korea -- TaeGu and Seoul.</div><div>A week+ in Japan - Yokohama and Tokyo. </div><div><br /></div><div>What was I doing?  Ah... the photos will show you...</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5907586517035506482-8881269107217614090?l=asiasummer2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marlene Barronnoreply@blogger.com0