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NAMTA Journal 40/2 10 Cosmic Education: The Child's Discovery of a Global Vision and a Cosmic Task

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 40, Number 2, 2015, Spring

Pages: 151-163

Susan Mayclin Stephenson tackles a large subject, Cosmic Education, which Montessori defined as a "unifying global and universal view[s] of the past, present and future." Stephenson takes the reader from birth to the end of the elementary age with examples of how the child grows into an understanding of Cosmic Education through their experiences at home and at school. Central to her thesis is the theme of discovering one's cosmic task, which depends on "fostering curiosity and compassion toward other beings." Stephenson concludes with examples from around the world and illustrates how children are born with this tendency toward compassion and how it is experienced from birth through age twelve within Montessori environments.

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Stephenson, Susan Mayclin

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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Montessori Method, World Views, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development, Experience, Role, Altruism, Personality Traits

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Montessori method of education

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North American Montessori Teachers' Association

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Montessori education

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North American Montessori Teachers' Association

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