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

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istry or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…
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For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown&quot…
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is, or can be, referred to the whole; where the whole is a set of ordered parts; and, finally, where specialization of…
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answers or ideological solutions to the problems facing humanity. Furthermore, on the personal level, Montessori had no reason…
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The first is like a river which carries substances to all parts of the body. But it acts also as a collector. In fact, the…

La Dottoressa Montessori at Durham

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istry or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…
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For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown&quot…
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is, or can be, referred to the whole; where the whole is a set of ordered parts; and, finally, where specialization of…
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answers or ideological solutions to the problems facing humanity. Furthermore, on the personal level, Montessori had no reason…
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The first is like a river which carries substances to all parts of the body. But it acts also as a collector. In fact, the…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 11 The Nature and Theory of Silence Activities in the Children's House

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could make the children silent and yet claim freedom. The age-old misconceptions of freedom and discipline surfaced for…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 03 Interview: The Kodaikanal Experience (Kahn-Montessori Interview)

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THE KODAIKANAL EXPERIENCE Kahn-Montessori Interveiw From late 1942 to March, 1944, Maria Montessori was interned against her…
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was taking the RAFers through enemy territory to a place near Bel- gium where they could cross to go back home. And my two…
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Kahn: Another part of Cosmic Education are the charts and the time- lines. Doesn't your original work in Kodaikanal run…
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child can experience in nature that there is something eternal, present everywhere and always, which seems to have organized…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 03 Movement

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Dewey, John. (1956). The ch:ild and the curriculum: the sclwol and soci.ety. Chicago: Univer- sity of Chicago Press. Hunt,…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 03 The Montessori Movement (1956)

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director (and occupied this charge until his deathi Branches are func- tioning in many European, Asian, and American countries…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 01 The Contribution of Maria Montessori

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10. Jerome S. Bruner, Toward a Theory of Instruction (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Universiry Press, 1966). I l. Alexis Carrel,…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 08 The Montessori Adolescent: Frameworks for Invention

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Don't call it Montessori. If it works along Montessori lines, that is good. But there is no Montessori method for the…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 05 The Development of Autonomy in Children: An Examination of the Montessori Educational Model

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Bruner, Jerome S. ( 1971 ). The relevance of education. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. Chadwick, Bruce A; Bahr…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 11 Philosophy and Practice: Primary Considerations for the Implementation of an All-Day Montessori Program

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servation and discovery, freedom and discipline. These are not things which are switched off and on for certain periods…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 06 The Child and the Adult

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References Albe rich, E. 0972). Natura e compiU di u.rza catechesi modenza. Torino-Leumann: LDC. Aquinas, St. T. (tr. 1941…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 03 Nurturing the Creative Personality

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You, the teacher, with your knowledge and attitudes about guiding the process of normalization, are the most important part of…

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

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Haberman, M. (1991). The pedagogy of poverty versus good teaching. Phi Delta K.appan, 73(4). Hannaford, I. (1994, Spring).…
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You, the teacher, with your knowledge and attitudes about guiding the process of normalization, are the most important part of…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 14 Universality of the Special Child

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REFERENCES Coles, G. (1987). The learning mystique: A critical look at learning disabilities. New York: Pantheon Books.…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 17 The Four Planes of Development

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birth to 3 years of age, the child from 3 to 6 years, the child from 6 to 12, concerns a much more detailed look at individual…
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Nonetheless, the four triangles, and therefore the four planes, are distinguished two by two through the use of color. The…
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incorporate are not mutually exclusive but mutually enriching. Conse- quently, our understanding of the four planes of…

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

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is try or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…
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For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown&quot…
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answers or ideological solutions to the problems facing humanity. Furthermore, on the personal level, Montessori had no reason…
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The first is like a river which carries substances to all parts of the body. But it acts also as a collector. In fact, the…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 09 Evolution as Philosophy and Action

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The great work for the child, as for all humans, is to become a conscious collabo- rator with the unfolding of the universe…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 10 Growing Schools for Human Growth

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REFERENCES Montessori, M. {1966). The secret of childhood. New Delhi: Orient Longmans. (Original work published 1936)…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 11 Philosophy Statement for the North Avondale Montessori School

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Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice. New York: Harper Collins. Healy, J.M. (1990). Endangered…

NAMTA Journal 22/2 08 Character and Moral Development

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of the intellect for its own sake. The reasoning mind has a much grander task: The work of humanity that always loves more,…

NAMTA Journal 22/2 10 Normalization and Normality Across the Planes of Development

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REFERENCES Gebhardt-Seele, P. (1997). Evaluating experiences in adolescent programs. The NAMTA Journal, 22(1), 14-21.…

NAMTA Journal 22/2 11 The Normalized Child

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It is possible to conceive a universal movement for human reconstruction which follows a single path. Its sole aim is to help…

NAMTA Journal 22/2 13 Discovering the Hidden Person

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Figure 4: Persons in Community We must make a plan of development with the guide that the child gives us through the powers…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 03 Cultivating Spontaneous Self-Discipline

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Branden, N. (1997). The art of living consciously. New York: Simon & Schuster. Briggs, D.C. (1970). Your child's…

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

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universe; for one must encounter the facts of nature so that the imagination can build its vision of the whole based in the…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 04 The Impact of India

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Kodaikanal, India THE IMPACT OF INDIA by Mario M. Montessori Looking back on the checkered life of Dr. Montessori in this…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 05 The Kodaikanal Experience: Kahn - Montessori Interview

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Kodaikanal, India THE KooAIKANAL EXPERIENCE: KAHN-MONTESSORI INTERVIEW by David Kahn David Kahn: You once alluded to…
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of creation should fashion that the e it but absorb it i h~y will feel that o lace to live in, a p ace w ere generosity…
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had its cosmic task. And some of these tasks were not pleasant for human beings. The children might consider the task horrible…
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contained by a cylinder, it pushes together. When you take the sides of the cylinder off, it pushes together. Then you…
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Montessori: Yes. In the olden times, Dr. Montessori had the children up to six, and then from time to time would keep children…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 06 The Unconscious in History

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Kodaikanal, India THE UNCONSCIOUS IN HISTORY by Maria Montessori In the book The Absorbent Mind, the influence of the &…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 02 World Odyssey: Revelations of the Possible

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Montessori. As a first step, every document kept at the AMI has been photocopied. This task has now been completed and the…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 04 The Integration of Cultures: The Montessori Contribution

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With that vision, however, Maria Montessori joins the ranks of the great educational philosophers of all time and gains the…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 05 The Montessori Family and Me

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ing fourteen leaf-shaped insets with wooden frames. The study of leaves launched the children into a detailed and particular…
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returning to India again we got married. We are very happy to be all together here now .... Dr. Montessori is much better than…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 08 Revisiting the Process of Normalization

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The true nature is like gold-waiting underground to be discovered and brought to light. After many episodes of normalization…

NAMTA Journal 24/2 10 Cosmos, History, and the Human Spirit

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Tire Earthworm. Haughley, Suffolk: The Soil Association, n.d. Fil kin, David. Stephen Hawking's Universe. New York: Basic…

NAMTA Journal 24/2 13 Are We Succeeding in Nurturing The Spirit?

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Trans. Claude A. Claremont. Oxford, England: Clio, 1994. Montessori, Maria.…

NAMTA Journal 24/3 11 Art from the Universe Story: New Meaning for the Child

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Light Expanding, Radiant Rushing, Giving, Receiving It burns in all of us, The Giver REFERENCES Cajete, Greg. Look to the…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 09 The Child and the Natural Environment

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1992. Montessori, Maria. The Child in the Family.…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 15 Obituary Maria Christlieb Robles

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1992. Montessori, Maria. The Child in the Family.…

NAMTA Journal 25/2 03 Montessori in Early Childhood: Positive Outcomes along Social, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional Dimensions

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• an anxious concern for life • love for people and things • emotional wellness • warm, expressive, outgoing, and optimistic…
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Montessori, Maria. "Child's Instinct to Work [Lecture, London, 1939]." AMI Communications (1973, #4): 6…

NAMTA Journal 25/2 06 The Genius of Montessori History

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In October, 1939, Maria and Mario, her son, landed in Madras, south India, guests of George Arundale, President of the…
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The Greek word cosmic has four complementary and interwoven meanings. On its basic level, it means order and harmony; then…
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The third thing we should understand is that elementary children were full partners in the creation of cosmic education. The…

NAMTA Journal 25/2 07 Emerging Adolescence: Finding One's Place in the Cosmos

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with the gifts of its mission of free- dom, its colorful history of different peoples, its art and literature that tell that…

NAMTA Journal 25/3 08 Notes on the Montessori Adolescent

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Q:To what degree can you take the philosophical realizations of Cosmic Education that take place in the second plane (the…

NAMTA Journal 26/1 01 Celebrating Montessori's Great Work: Our Gift for the Future

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Montessori, Maria. To Educate tile Humnn Potential. 1948. Adyar, Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1986. Montessori, Maria.…

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

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Montessori, Maria. What You Should Know about Your Child. 1948. Adyar, Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1966. Montessori, Mario.…

NAMTA Journal 26/1 04 Optimal Developmental Outcomes for the Child Aged Six to Twelve: Social, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional…

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ment. Knowledge is what the human mind strives to acquire and what gives the child a rewarding life. MORAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE…
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REFERENCES Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, & Kevin Rathunde. "The Devel- opment of the Person: An Experiential…

NAMTA Journal 26/2 03 Literary Approaches for the Child Under Six

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herself how a moment's insight is captured in the seventeen syllables of haiku, translated from the Japanese. As with…

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

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ideas of Erdkinder out of this milieu is the thesis that the documenta- tion in this paper seeks to demonstrate. She as much…
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road to achieving economic independence." A big difference, perhaps the largest difference, of the Erdkinder when…
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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 24 The Origins of Agrarianism and the Development of the Self

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really meant is often arduous work and could potentially make prac- tical implementation more complicated, but in our desire…

NAMTA Journal 27/3 12 The Natural World as Prepared Environment

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trembled in the morning sun. They were golden, translu- cent, amazing sheaves of wheat. The light drove down the shafts of…
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Hoffman, E. Visions of Innocence. Boston: Shambhala Pub- lications, 1992. Huchingson, J. E. (Ed.) Religion and the Natural…

NAMTA Journal 27/3 13 Building the Biocentric Child

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clams, jellyfish, starfish, sponges, spiders, vertebrates, leeches, lawyers, and other species began to develop. (Adapted…

NAMTA Journal 28/1 03 How Sensitively Times are Sensitive Periods?

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children we love and work with. Thank you for your attention. It has been an honor to share these thoughts with you.…

NAMTA Journal 28/2 05 Work

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"This," she said, "is our hope-a hope in a new humanity that will come from this new education, an…

NAMTA Journal 28/3 05 Commentary on Two Manuscripts by Kevin Rathunde and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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REFERENCES Haines, A.M. Spontaneous Concentration in the Montessori Prepared Environment. Videocassette. NAMTA, 1997.…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 03 An Interview with Camillo Grazzini: Celebrating Fifty years of Montessori Work

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context provided by the psychological planes of development, it was easier to see the materials as part of a whole rather than…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 04 The Four Planes of Development

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matter. One might almost say they represent a kind of distillation of her thinking, observation, and reflection over many,…
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Montessori, Maria. From Childhood to Adolescence. 1948. Trans. The Montessori Educational Research Center. New York: Schocken…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 07 Maria Montessori and Algebra: The Binomial Theorem

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other hand, why is it that a few prisms keep their original colors? • How should we set about representing (by means of loose…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 08 On the Subject of Subjects

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This clear separation would help communication both within the adult Montessori community and also with the world at large.…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 09 Question and Answer: The Environment for the Six to Twelve Year Old Child

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differences also by providing each elementary environment (be it six to nine or nine to twelve) with a full set of advanced…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 11 Contrasting Land and Water Forms: The Method in Practice

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Foreword by Margaret Drummond. The Italian edition isComeconobbiMaria Montessori. Rome: Vita dell'infanzia, 1956.…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 12 Characteristics of the Child in the Elementary School

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environment. He is like the spider, whose web, whose field of action, is enormous in comparison to the animal itself (…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 13 Maria Montessori's Cosmic Vision, Cosmic Plan, and Cosmic Education

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1949. Montessori, Maria. To…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 17 My Tribute to Mario Montessori

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with his back to my table just where my lighted cigarette was protrud- ing beyond the edge and burned the elegant beige linen…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 22 Camillo 26-01-04

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with his back to my table just where my lighted cigarette was protrud- ing beyond the edge and burned the elegant beige linen…
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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1949. Montessori, Maria. To…
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environment. He is like the spider, whose web, whose field of action, is enormous in comparison to the animal itself (…
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Foreword by Margaret Drummond. The Italian edition isComeconobbiMaria Montessori. Rome: Vita dell'infanzia, 1956.…
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differences also by providing each elementary environment (be it six to nine or nine to twelve) with a full set of advanced…
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This clear separation would help communication both within the adult Montessori community and also with the world at large.…
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other hand, why is it that a few prisms keep their original colors? • How should we set about representing (by means of loose…
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Montessori, Maria. From Childhood to Adolescence. 1948. Trans. The Montessori Educational Research Center. New York: Schocken…
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matter. One might almost say they represent a kind of distillation of her thinking, observation, and reflection over many,…

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