Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/3 04 Discovering the Artist Within Describes a personal artistic struggle against heroin addiction, advising teachers of the difficulty of working to discover and express one's developing self. Considers the effect of poetry and philosophy on the developing creative process. Provides samples…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/3 02 Artistic Expression and the Unfolding Self: Expressive Adults, Expressive Children Discusses the role of Montessori education in developing lifelong skills for creativity. Considers self-expression the key to recovering human authenticity and spirit. Urges teachers and parents to develop this inner self in themselves and their children as a…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/2 13 Are We Succeeding in Nurturing The Spirit? Challenges Montessori educators to assess how effectively a Montessori education achieves its spiritual goals in the formation of character. Maintains that the prepared environment may not be enough, given the assault of commercialism on the growing minds of…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/2 11 The Spiritual Challenge of Erdkinder – Part 1: The Passage from Imaginative Vision to Concrete Experience Uses established Montessori analogies, metaphors, and abstract keys to examine the mental organization and practical experiences forming the spiritual foundations for the Erdkinder vision of connecting learning to moral behavior and practical experiences for…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/2 12 Ecology and Human Destiny Examines eschatology as the heart of Christian faith, suggesting that an appreciation of an eschatological interpretation of the cosmos enables acceptance of nature's transience and a grounding for an ecological ethic. Maintains that recent scientific…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/2 09 The Relation between the Child's Work and Cosmic Work Considers the nobility of children's work, its relationship to human psychological health and peacefulness, its purposefulness, and its revelation of God's cosmic plan. Links Maria Montessori's cosmic view to the Catechists of the Good Shepherd and the…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/2 10 Cosmos, History, and the Human Spirit Uses classroom examples and literary allusions to examine the philosophy and practice of Montessori's Cosmic Education. Focuses on the use of non-theistic creation stories to create an educational environment that would foster the development of children's…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/2 08 Science and Faith: Maria Montessori's Principles of Education Examines Maria Montessori's views on coordinating medical practice and educational theory and her spiritual convictions. Maintains that her rigorous scientific orientation is coupled with clear exhortations for the spiritual development of teachers so that…
