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Cosmic Education at the Elementary Level and the Role of the Materials

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self-evident and emotionally satisfying, and the child is never left wondering, uwhat is the point of all this?" We…

La Dottoressa Montessori at Durham

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self-evident and emotionally satisfying, and the child is never left wondering, uwhat is the point of all this?" We…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 01 Of Roots and Wings

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OF ROOTS AND WINGS by David Kahn A philosophical outlook on the parent's role in Montessm-i, educa- tion, this article…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 03 Elementary Montessori and Parent Education

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I strongly urge Montessori directors and directresses to collect com- ments by their students on Montessori education. I began…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 01 The Botanical Cards

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THE BOTANICAL CARDS by Mario M. Montessori This insightful article illustrates the underlying developmental principles which…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 07 Cosmic Education and the Physical Sciences

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Footnotes 'Maria Montessori (1948) To Educate the Human Potential 5th Edition 1973, Kalakshetra Publica- tions Press,…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 10 Exploring with the Nine to Twelve Child

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scale, another time computing the relative distances between the plan- ets to a scale that would fit in the classroom. The…

NAMTA Journal 14/2 12 Interview: Introducing Luciano Mazzetti

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INTRODUCING LUCIANO MAZZETTI Luciano Mazzetti Dr. uuciano Mazzetti is the president of the International Montes- sori Center…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 01 Montessori Education: Interactive Idea for Human Understanding

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The Montessori idea is unfinished by design. Some complain that the curriculum presented in Montessori training is incomplete…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 04 Response to Generous Understanding: Knowing Ourselves and Each Other (Terranova)

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RESPONSE TO GENEROUS UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER by Charles Torranova I want to thank David Kahn for…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 05 Evolution and the Pre-College Curriculum, Part I—The Human Place in Nature

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behavior by males is absolutely unknown in the animal kingdom except in chimps and humans. So if one is interested in the…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 08 Whole Language: A Whole Educational Reform

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and not a panicipant in the process. Plans for schools and buildings, ways to organize classrooms and groups within…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 05 Montessori and the Bahá'í Faith

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Although externally her life was affected by political forces, within she remained detached as this statement indicates: Not…
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&location must be considered as most imponant; for as diseases in the world of bodies are extremely contagious, so, in…
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this principle in this way will surely make a difference in our world. In The Promulgation of Universal Peace, 'Abdu…

NAMTA Journal 17/3 28 The Children's Garden

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The adolescents may choose to design the garden for community ser- vice: to beautify the city; to provide flowers to nursing…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 07 A World Core Curriculum

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION SAMPLER 7bese pragmattc descriptions of adolescent program components which provide an operational view…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 13 Discipline

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NAMTANEWs The Montessori Academy Is Full A new kind of summer program intended to encourage depth, The Montessori Academy…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 03 Nurturing the Creative Personality

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concrete, real, and relevant to the lives of young children; (5) provid- ing experiences for children that are outside of the…
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Teachers have to know strategies that concern their own move- ments. "The teacher should study her own movements, to…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 04 Montessori as an Aid to Life

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It is complex-not simply taught, but demanding continuous study and investigation of all aspects of life. It is complex…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 14 In Memoriam: Nancy McCormick Rambusch 1927-1994

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It is complex-not simply taught, but demanding continuous study and investigation of all aspects of life. It is complex…
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Teachers have to know strategies that concern their own move- ments. "The teacher should study her own movements, to…
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concrete, real, and relevant to the lives of young children; (5) provid- ing experiences for children that are outside of the…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 03 A Day with Dr. Maria Montessori and Her Youthful Charges Is an Eye-Opener for the Average Parent

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To the Montessori "bleachers" the serving of the luncheon of milk and crackers is the most interesting part…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 08 Commitment to Peace

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misery as it does in prosperity, in oppression as in freedom, in war as in peace, and that he did not really know what life is…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 04 The Verbal/Linguistic and Visual/Spatial Intelligences

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At birth-before words, language, abstract reasoning, cognitive patterning, and conceptual thinking-were images. The brain…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 08 Maintaining the Montessori Metaphor: What Every Child Wants and Needs

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If you're a Bell Curve thinker, you think that a quarter of the people don't even have intel- lect and most of…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 11 The Elements of Social Life and the Montessori Adolescent

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to the patience of the people we encountered. In fact, the students expressed some sadness when we returned to the city and to…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 12 The Normalized School: Montessori as a Way of Life

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schools. We've visited a few and they seemed good enough. Good enough, in fact, that we even put in applications…
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with what had become a luscious, teeming mountain of fertilizer and abundance. He looked up from a vast shovel-full, and,…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 17 The Four Planes of Development

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"potentialities which determine his development"; "there exists within this inert being a global…
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full control of all one's energies, which is the result of the maturation that has been reached. The Four Planes In her…
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ergies that are repressed lead to inferiority complexes, the weakening of personality, lack of responsibility, listlessness,…
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Mon te.:;sori has drawn in the middle of her chart, between the drawing above and that below, between "nature&…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 05 Cosmic Education at the Elementary Level and the Role of the Materials

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self-evident and emotionally satisfying, and the child is never left wondering, "What is the point of all this?&…

NAMTA Journal 22/2 02 Flow and Education

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If a child, for instance, feels overwhelmed by the challenges present, if he's anxious, he or she is not going to…
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A: That's really difficult because you find, for instance, there have been very good studies that show that if you get a…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 02 Beyond Bribes and Threats: How Not to Get Control of the Classroom

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concrete example in a school environment that exemplifies a doing to approach or a working with approach. If it's one…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 03 Cultivating Spontaneous Self-Discipline

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needs of each are different, it causes conflict and very often the needs of the adults will take precedence over the needs of…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 04 Motivation: The Foundation of Successful Learning

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he thinks he can go anywhere, and the urge to explore and discover his world has to be limited rather than pushed. Motivation…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 12 The Origins of Agrarianism and the Development of the Self

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most ridiculed people in Greek literature because they smell, they're cranky, they have coarse language. But all…
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own culture. We're better people than that"-not to say, "Oh, don't do that. We've got to go…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 13 Emerging Psychological Characteristics of Farm Life

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Oeconomicus-that one person can take a piece of ground and do something with it and another person simply can't. Believe…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 01 Mario Montessori: In Search of a Deeper Freedom, A Life's Journey of Educational Ideas

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Introduction MARIO MONTESSORI: IN SEARCH OF A DEEPER FREEDOM A LIFE 1 S JOURNEY OF EDUCATIONAL IDEAS by David Kahn When…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 04 The Impact of India

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where we - d with t and spi• At the time, Dr. Montessori and I cer- tainly felt the inner burden of the situation. It was…

NAMTA Journal 26/1 02 Montessori Education and Optimal Experience: A Framework for the New Research

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this idea on its head, she once commented at a gathering to honor her, "The highest honor and the deepest gratitude…

NAMTA Journal 26/2 06 Evolving Language: From Child to Human Species

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and language. So you might think there's got to be a connection between the two. But what precisely is the connection?…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 08 Designing for the Needs of Adolescents: An Interview with John McNamara

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Afterward: Extending beyond the six weeks was continued work on refining their mission statements in preparation for…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 11 Reflections from the Farm

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Everything about the children ment clearly urges middle schools to has a history, and if the stu- transform the fundamental…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 18 Some Characteristics of a Montessori Erdkinder Compromise

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have not had Montessori Our thoughts were that those children would be very carefully selected, certainly not children with…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 19 The Kibbutz, Boy’s Town, Williamsburg and the Montessori Erdkinder

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Joosten: I don't think there is a yes or a no. Is it either or? There is a blend. We can't go outside to an…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 21 Montessori High School

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The Montessori Erd- The Montessori Erdkinder, insofar as it kinder concept is far from a is a home away from home for the…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 22 Why Not Consider Erdkinder?

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For all that, I thought it must be possible to apply certain funda- mental principles of the Montessori method to secondary…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 23 A Historical Look at Montessori's Erdkinder

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from fairly affluent families who ran away from home for the thrill of becoming street musicians and earnjng a few pennies on…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 25 Emerging Psychological Characteristics of Farm Life

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to follow an indigenous Aztec pattern of development. That's a very cruel thing to say, but it's absolutely true.…
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and was put in jail and they confiscated his tractor-a big scandal in the southern San Joaquin Valley. About that same time in…
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three hundred and you've got two hundred. What did you do wrong?" Or when I had these plum trees, thegreattrag…

NAMTA Journal 27/1 01 Child Development Under Three: The Foundations of the Personality, the Family, and the Montessori Method

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forty-five years prior to any of the early brain research on the potentials of children under three. So once again she was a…

NAMTA Journal 27/1 08 Independence of the Young Child from Birth to Three

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a toothpick in it. And of course my adult instinct was to say, "Don't squeeze the water out." But I…

NAMTA Journal 28/2 07 The Evolving Nature of Work

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the third world, which replicates on a global scale what used to be the struggle within society in the nineteenth century. We…

NAMTA Journal 29/2 04 Finding the Spiritual Thread in Montessori Work

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ables him to grow, teaches him to speak, and thus perfects him" (The Secret of Childhood 36). It was Betty…

NAMTA Journal 29/2 11 From Ecological Literacy to Ecological Design Intelligence

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Finally, a word about the third and fourth points. Thoreau went to Walden, he said, in order to drive some of the problems…

NAMTA Journal 29/2 13 Making an Ecological Contribution: Entrepreneurial Good Work

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have heard of him. He's on expedition right now going up to the Northwest Territories. This is a nine-month expedition.…
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pion of the project and the company forever. So either way, the result is excellent. Once every eighteen months, we sponsor a…

NAMTA Journal 30/1 10 The Adolescent and the Family: Love and Limits

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We have had a rule for the past two years: Any fiction reading done in or for school must be a classic. This fall a new…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 03 The Anatomy of Successfully Intelligent People

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wisdom. And wisdom involves putting together everything I've said today. It's about the use of your successful…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 10 Socialization through the Partnership with Prairie Crossing

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SOCIALIZATION THROUGH THE p ARTNERSHIP WITH PRAIRIE CROSSING by Linda Davis Highlighting the primary function of adolescent…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 16 What to Expect from the Third Plane Using the Planes of Development Chart as a Basis of Theory

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Montessori emphasizes the importance of these adolescents being protected and prepared, so that they can become strong, so…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 04 The Schools our Children Deserve: Helping Parents Understand the Rationale for Alternative Education

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"Cool! That's what a ball bearing is? How does it work? Can we take apart the ottoman? Oh, I get it, why didn…
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For math, and especially for younger children, I recommend the work of Constance Kam ii, a series of books titled Yo1111g…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 05 The Original Principles of The Silent Journey

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morning, and, believe it or not, I have a lot of working people who do stay for the breakfast after drop-off and then go to…
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don't always put directions by them; it depends on the material. Some of them just say "explore";…
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being a child in so many years. And to try to get in touch with myself as a child is ... I can't even express it.&…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 10 Finding Personal and Professional Pathways to a Partnership Approach to Education

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relations, even though we know and have long known from psychol- ogy that these are very formative. They so profoundly affect…
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the good leader, the good manager will exercise that power in a partnership structure. These are very important distinctions…
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solutely no evidence, they write, that male bonobos have any interest whatsoever in passing on their genes-none. Why? First of…
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always expected to give their bodies, their lives, because some guy on top wanted more real estate. In fact, in Euro- pean…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 16 From Care of Others and the Environment to Community Service and Social Responsibility: The Emergence of…

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FROM CARE OF OTHERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOCIAL AND…

NAMTA Journal 33/2 09 Whole-School Approaches to Montessori Special Education

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accommodate those specialists' coming in to our school, so they don't all have to get on the little yellow bus and…
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This approach has also presented some challenges. One is that when we screen children across the board, we've had to be…
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really delicate. L think one of the first things it's the parent's respon- sibility to do is to say, "ls it…

NAMTA Journal 33/3 12 Deepening Erdkinder Principles without a Farm: Pedadogy of Place in a Neighborhood

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miles east of Atlanta, with no prospect of becoming rural. In fact, the tension has come from the fact that we have no desire…

NAMTA Journal 33/3 15 Mathematics, Science, and Technology for the Whole Third Plane: A Bird's-Eye View, Part II

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percent of science labs are used for classes other than science and nineteen percent are regularly used for courses other than…

NAMTA Journal 34/1 02 Why It Is Important to Know the Child

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In this book we shall consider the different stages of human de- velopment and try to understand their significance with the…

NAMTA Journal 34/1 15 Child Development Tips for Prenatal to Three: Insights and Suggestions from Montessori Teachers

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8. Prepare yourself for the birthi11g of your child. You may want to consider taking a birthing class and think about your…

NAMTA Journal 34/2 07 Montessori Education, Neuropsychology, and the Child with Special Needs: Referral, Assessment, and…

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usual) talking about child development, and the beautiful way in which Montessori education meets all the needs of a child.…

NAMTA Journal 34/2 10 2009 NAMTA Baseline Special Education Survey

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cent Springs). Schools often provide a list of local resources and referrals for evaluation. 10. Sometimes a student can be…

NAMTA Journal 34/2 13 Helping Montessori Educators Reach All Kinds of Minds

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HELPING MONTESSORI EDUCATORS REACH ALL KINDS OF MINDS by Mary Jo Dunnington Schools Attuned is one of a suite of…

NAMTA Journal 34/2 15 Inclusion: A Preparation for Life

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INCLUSION: A PREPARATION FOR LIFE by Pam Shanks Rai11tree Montessori Sc1too/ is a model that deserves front and center…

NAMTA Journal 34/3 05 Teacher-Student Relationships for the Montessori Continuum

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Linda Davis began her Montessori work in 1971. She has an AMI Elementary diploma a11d has worked with children from ages three…

NAMTA Journal 34/3 07 Elementary Storytelling: The Ultimate Interdisciplinary Approach

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it was a little different, allowing for repetition with variety, and the children loved it. After the third rehearsal, the…

NAMTA Journal 34/3 12 Sowing the Seeds of the Sciences: Elementary and Adolescent Continuity

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ln our classical elementary curriculum, there is a lot of biology, but of course, very Ii ttle of modern biology. Modern…

NAMTA Journal 34/3 13 From Sowing Seeds to Harvesting Syrup

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FROM SOWING SEEDS TO HARVESTING SYRUP by Tony Losasso This prese11tntion trnces ti,e ndolesce11t occ11pntio11 of 111nple…

NAMTA Journal 34/3 14 The New Adolescent Ages 12-15 and 15-18: Optimal Roadmaps for Disciplines-Based Studies

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on gaining self-knowledge, and literature is a great tool for self- discovery. An excerpt from Sherwood Anderson's…
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locations, other places you go to visit, are viewed. But you have to Practical life, going out-these know your place first.…
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Rota, Gian-Carlo, & Fabrizio Palombi. /11discrete Thoughts. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhauser, 2008. Steen, Lynn Arthur…

NAMTA Journal 35/1 06 School Promotion: How it is Changing

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to the school and even if things are difficult with a spouse's job or mortgage payments, they know they are valued at…
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Several parent partnership meetings (parent education) are of- fered throughout the year, including two focusing on Montessori…

NAMTA Journal 35/2 05 Technology and the Adolescent: Finding the True Balance in the Prepared Environment

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knowledge and intelligence. At risk of oversimplification, our ancestors shared stories around the fire. Fire was a…

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