Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 13 Children's Participation: Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care Argues the need for children to have contact with the natural world and a role in the preservation of the environment. Explains that children's roles in sustainable development can occur only when adults allow children to act independently. Outlines problems…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 12 The Erdkinder Story: In the Beginning Summarizes recent work of the Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative Erdkinder Study Project which is starting up an Erdkinder community, The Montessori Farm School. Explains how the fundamentals for an Erdkinder plan are developed from children's actual…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 11 A Montessori Community for Adolescents Discusses adolescents' needs, asserting that the Erdkinder environment is Montessori's answer to those needs. Outlines various aspects of the Erdkinder environment. Concludes by summarizing what needs to be done to work towards establishing Erdkinder…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 09 Evolution of Adolescent Behavior Suggests that modern civilization isolates teens from real life and creates constraints that can result in psychosocial disorders. Explains that conflict in adolescence is caused by a mismatch between genetically programmed desires and culturally programmed…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 10 The Importance of Engagement: A Preliminary Analysis Examined data on 4,000 adolescent students to explore self-esteem, locus of control, and family relationships. Found that engaged adolescents demonstrate higher levels of psychological functioning, like self-esteem and a sense of control. Also found that…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 08 Revisiting the Process of Normalization Defines normalization and deviations in child development. Discusses the three different levels in the normalization process. Asserts that guiding the process of normalization should drive the practice of Montessori education. Concludes that whenever there…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 07 Preparing Ourselves to See the True Nature of the Child Describes the fundamental attitude of learning-from-the-child as integral to observation. Discusses how one learns what motivates each child through patience, humility, repeated experience, objectivity, and faith. Outlines some human tendencies, and…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 05 The Montessori Family and Me Provides a glimpse of the Montessori past by sharing letters from and stories about Maria and Mario Montessori. Shares insights and lessons learned over a lifetime's connection the Montessori family.
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 06 Montessori in South Africa: The Challenge, The Dream, and The Promise Discusses the history of the Montessori movement in South Africa. Outlines the contributions and learnings from Montessori's 21 years in South Africa. Asserts that Montessorian actions in Africa have relevance to Montessori internationally.
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 24/1 04 The Integration of Cultures: The Montessori Contribution Asserts that Maria Montessori's concept of education is a theory, explaining that Montessori did not teach a method, but rather a vision for child development. Compares Montessori theory with five other educational theories. Emphasizes the power of different…
