Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/2 02 Respect This House Recounts an anecdote about Maria Montessori's series of radio talks about children given during the early days of the Spanish Civil War. They illustrate the obtrusive nature of political oppression. As a result of these radio talks, Maria Montessori gained…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/2 03 The Botanical Cards Describes the founding of an experimental school in 1936 in Laren, Holland by Maria Montessori, which began to synthesize the cultural materials based on children's capacity for hearing and absorbing language. Discusses young children's responsiveness to…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 15 Digging Down Deep: Educational Experiences with the Earth in a Gardening/Farming Context Chronicles a teacher's experiences and impressions of a tour of six farm schools visited in New England. Integrates these experiences within a perspective of research and history. Concludes that the possibilities for a variety of experiences and intellectual,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/2 01 Mario Montessori: In Search of a Deeper Freedom, A Life's Journey of Educational Ideas Introduces this theme issue on Mario Montessori's writings. Describes how his life experiences contributed to the idea of freedom in education, seen as a recurring theme in his mother, Maria Montessori's writings, and also contributed to the integration of…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 14 Erdkinder under Construction: What the Farm Schools Showed Us Describes the process of designing a residential working farm for adolescents, beginning with an overview of its philosophical and theoretical foundations, followed by a description of a recent tour of non-Montessori farm schools in New England, and ending…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 13 Emerging Psychological Characteristics of Farm Life Argues farming can teach the populace that human existence has purpose and dimension beyond material acquisition. Emphasizes the proper balance between nature and culture, word and deed, tragedy and therapy, shame and guilt which leads to the formation of an…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 12 The Origins of Agrarianism and the Development of the Self Describes the history of agrarianism and its connection with Western cultural values of private property, civil liberties, constitutional government, separation of power, individualism, and self-reliance. Argues that agrarian history has vast implications…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 11 Self and Evolution Suggests the time has come for humans to direct their own individual evolution and the evolution of the entire species. Argues that ways must be found to encourage individuals, families, and cultures to discover and develop their differentiating…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 10 The Origins of Religion: Cosmology and Cultivation Brings religion and natural science into a new whole, as the basis of religious trust and faith. Characterizes religion as mediating between nature and the individual, and provides examples from the major religious traditions. Explains the challenge of…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 23/1 08 The Evolutionary Story: The Human Role Argues children are bearers of the story of the universe, on a mission to celebrate existence in the community of the universe. Finds in Montessori's philosophy the articulation of education as central in the telling of the story, and for the child to find…
