Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/1 01 Three Slide Shows for Parents Notes that the critical art of parent education is to bring the parent into the child's world view. Describes current publications from NAMTA's parent education tool kit which support the child's perspective. Includes strategies for generating parent…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 10 Maria Montessori: World Peace through the Child Discusses the role of education in bringing about world peace, focusing on the causes and nature of war and peace, educational change, and Maria Montessori's ideas for promoting peace through a student-centered, nurturing curriculum for young children…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 11 Do Not Bequeath a Shamble—The Child in the Twenty-First Century: Innocent Hostage to Mindless Oppression… This reprint of a 1980 article argues that there is a unique global consciousness inherent in the "prepared environment" of Maria Montessori's student-centered, nurturing curriculum for young children. Maintains that war and peace, overpopulation, hunger,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 08 Commitment to Peace This reprint from a 1985 issue of "The NAMTA Journal" discusses the ideas of Maria Montessori and Erich Fromm in relation to world peace and the role of education in promoting peace. Also examines the nature of conflict, war, and peace, and the need to commit…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 09 Peace and Education This reprint of a 1960 conference paper discusses the role of education in bringing about world peace, focusing on Maria Montessori's ideas for promoting peace through a student-centered, nurturing curriculum for young children. Argues that only through the…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 06 Education in Relation to the Imagination of the Little Child This reprint of a 1915 conference paper discusses the significance of religion and truth in the context of the mental powers of children, focusing on the unique role of imagination in the psychology of young children. Stresses the importance of developing…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 05 The Mother and The Child This reprint of a 1915 conference paper discusses the mother's role in the spiritual and moral development of her children, as well the right of all children to grow spiritually and morally, unimpeded by the power of adults. Stresses the civil rights of…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 20/3 03 A Day with Dr. Maria Montessori and Her Youthful Charges Is an Eye-Opener for the Average Parent
