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NAMTA Journal 12/1 03 An Overview of Adolescence

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Erikson, E. Identity. Youth and Crisis. (New York: Norton Press, 1968). Erikson, E. The Problem of Ego Identity, Journal of…

NAMTA Journal 12/2 10 Research: The Montessori Research: A Review of the Literature

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tions differed depending upon whether or not she was present when the behavior ocurred. Turner (1978) designed a test for…
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McCormick, C. & Schnobich, J. (1969). IES Arrow-Dot performance in two Montessori preschools. Perceptual Motor Skills…

NAMTA Journal 12/2 13 Building Correlations: Montessori Education for Moral Development

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be able to operate successfully; these persons in conjunction with each other should form a coherent body of positive growth…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 12 Tribute to Linda Soule Preston

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easy for him to make the bed each morning. A small Pinocchio hat rack held his pajamas and his outdoor coat. A large piece of…
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touching remembrance of a visit to Hiroshima. She spoke of her own dedication to peace and education and managed to dig a hole…
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bedside table was a prayer book, and a new book by Luciano Mazzetti (speaking at the Summer Washington Conference) and a note…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 04 Other Studies of Children of Low Socioeconomic Status

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beginning and end of the kindergarten program than those without this experience. However, on all measures there were no…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 05 Other Studies of Montessori Children of Middle Socioeconomic Status

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provided sensitive guidance. She continued to add to the environment and provided materials which children could independently…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 08 Conclusions and Needs

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The same children were retested eight months later and their mean gain scores indicated a decline in impulsivity and an…

NAMTA Journal 14/1 03 Montessori and Cultural Diversity

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6 Montessori, Bducationfor a New World, 16•17. 7 Montessori, Rcamstn«:tion in EducnLum, 6. 8 Paulo Freire, Pedagogy qf the…

NAMTA Journal 14/1 09 The Acquisition of Spoken Language, The Nebula Hypothesis

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Lieberman, Philip. (1984). The Biology and Evolution of Language. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Moerk,…

NAMTA Journal 14/1 10 The Meaning of Ritual and the Child

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the button of a food processor to slice vegetables in a noisy flash. The child is interested in the ritual of cutting a carrot…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 03 Response to Generous Understanding: Knowing Ourselves and Each Other (Boehnlein)

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function of the child with regard to the formation of the human personal- ity (p. 15). Oui· civilization has not yet devised…

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…
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history as (long after) bipedalism, and probably after tool use and enlargement of the brain, we had many different forms of…
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9. Ehrlich, Paul R. The Mcu;kin.ery of Nature: The Living World Around Us - And How It Works (New York: Simon and Schuster,…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 07 Whole Books and Beginning Reading

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topographical features mentioned in each tale or look at beginnings and endings. Children can write further adventures of a…
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language approach in which all aspects of language study support the acquisition of meaning from print and from oral…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 03 Movement

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comparison, and choice, and since their interest is held by the movement provided by the apparatus, they are motivated to act…
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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 15/2 07 Montessori and Suzuki

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Lillard, Paula Polk. (1972) Mant.essori a modern approach. New York: Schocken Books. Orem, R.C. (1974) Montessori her method…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 08 Multicultural Dimensions of Montessori: Philosophy and Method

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can see it - North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia." As she named the continents her hand…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 14 Evolution and the Pre-College Curriculum, Part II: Human Nature and Human Culture Hunter-Gatherers Past…

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I have already said that the evolutionary engine ofnatw-al selection is a terrible one and, until very recently, we were as…
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12. Wilson, Edward 0. Biaphilia (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). 13. Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker: Why…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 03 The Meaning of Educational Reform

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alienated and the poor in our culture. All we can cite as success is the fact that a black middle class has moved out of the…

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

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WHOLE L\NGUAGF.: A WHOLE EDUCATIONAL REFoRM by Yetta M. Goodman and Kenneth S. Goodman Citing the progressive movement of…

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

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of President Wilson. Montessori lectured in cities in South America, and, of course, conducted many courses in India during…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 07 Happiness Revisited

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In the beginning our data consisted of interviews and questionnaires. To achieve greater precision we developed with time a…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 08 Moral Education: A Conversation with Aristotle

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University of California Press, 1980), pp. 395-435. 31 Plato Apology 29e. 32 See, e.g., Plato Protagoras 360d: courage is…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 01 The Contribution of Maria Montessori

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le is clear from an analysis of human development that education is an indispensable function in che formation of man.…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 02 Discovery of the Child

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DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD by HiJdegard Solzbacher D,: Montessori, who was a scientist and physician and not a trained educa-…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 03 Language Unfolding In the Child

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Stories A small group of children can write a collective story. The direccress asks questions and writes down rhe children…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 10 Educational Administration and the Montessori Model: A Comprehensive, Interdependent Approach

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viduals and social organizations to deal with complexity and change in ways which are both adaptive and creative. The emerging…
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Kahn, David. (1990). Implementing Montessori education in the public sector. Cleveland Heights, Ohio. North American…

NAMTA Journal 17/2 12 Proposal for a Qualitative Research Component in the Evaluation of Montessori 2000

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implementation of the Montessori model but will provide a wealth of more general information about children's school…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 01 Reinventing Montessori: Perils and Possibilities

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EDITORIAL REINVENTING MONTESSORI: PERILS AND POSSIBILITIES by David Kahn To what degree is the fundamental test of…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 03 Literacy and the Oral Foundations of Education

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In particular, their myths, and the range of techniques used to transmit them, differ significantly. It is inevitably…
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its implications for cross-cultural studies. In S. Modgil & C. Modgil (Eds.), .lean Piaget: Consensus and controversy…
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Levi-Strauss, C. (1966). The savage mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Levi-Strauss, C. ( 1969). The raw and the…
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ground. New York: Oxford University Press. Opie, I., & Opie, P. (1985). The singing game. New York: Oxford University…

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 18/1 08 The Intellectual Lives of Teachers

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Third, and finally, all excellent teaching-all-is done by practitioners of the intellectual life who teach. For these…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 01 Absorbent Mind Update: Research Sheds New Light on Montessori Theory

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References Arnold, M. B. 0984). Memory and the Brain. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.…
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Carew, T., et al. 0990). The Development of Leaming and Memory in Aplysia. In J. McGaugh, N. Weinberger, and G. Lynch (Eds…
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Minsky, M. 0985). The Society of Mind. New York: Simon and Schuster. Montanero, S. Q. 0991). Understanding the Human Being:…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 02 The Fertile Field of Imagination

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References Egan, Kieran (1992). Imagination in Teaching and Learning. Chicago: U of Chicago. Montessori, Maria (1965; first…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 05 Whole Language in the Montessori Classroom: Continuing the Story

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Loeffler, Margaret H. (1980). An Investigation of the Relationship of Protowriting (Invented Spelling) and Cognitive…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 10 Old Truths, New Children

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into the bottle; this teaches patience of the sort the crow needed. Nothing new about that either. As the children grow older…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 03 Montessori Adolescent Education: Toward an Emerging Framework

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Areas ap;,;tions and Activities COLUMN ONE COLUMN TWO COLUMN THREE ACQUISITION OF DEVELOPMENT OF ENIAAGEP UNDERSTANDING…

NAMTA Journal 19/1 07 Characteristics of Students' Imaginative Lives, Ages Eight to Fifteen

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References Egan, K. (1986). Teaching as story telling: An alternative ap- proach to teaching and curriculum in the elementary…

NAMTA Journal 19/1 12 Breakthrough in Evolution: Toward a Partnership Future

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Ardini, R. 0979). Feminism and science. In R. Arditti, P. Brennan, & S. Cavrak (Eds.), Science and liberation. Boston…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 07 Bribes for Behaving: Why Behaviorism Doesn't Help Children Become Good People

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thinking and choice making. School Psychology Review, 20, 382-88. Kutner, L 0990, November 29). As motivator, the carrot may…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 10 The Natural Institution of the Family (An Abridgement)

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Hellbrugge, T. 0979, Spring). Early social development and proficiency in later life. Tbe NAMTA Q11arter(y, 4<.2), 6-14…

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

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MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 05 Nurturing the Growing Brain

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fail to instill in developing minds the fundamental skills of attention and reasoning. Increasing numbers of children today…
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Lambert, N. (1988). Adolescent outcomes for hyperactive children. American Psychologist 43(1), 786-799. Meichenbaum, D. (1977…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 07 Cosmic Education and Literature-Based Teaching

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of thumb might be What I do cover I will do patiently and well. The subconscious of the child can make connections to other…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 08 Toward Key Experiences for the Adolescent

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Hopkins, L.B. (1987). Pass the poetry, please. New York: Harper Collins Children's Books. Koch, K. (1970). Wishes, lies…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 12 In Memoriam: Elise Braun Barnett 1904-1994

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Rist, R. (1970). Social class and teacher expectations: The self- fulfilling prophecy in ghetto education. Harvard Educational…

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

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Rist, R. (1970). Social class and teacher expectations: The self- fulfilling prophecy in ghetto education. Harvard Educational…
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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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They build upon one another. Every ending is a new beginning. They must be understood as a whole-they must be correlated. They…
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Hopkins, L.B. (1987). Pass the poetry, please. New York: Harper Collins Children's Books. Koch, K. (1970). Wishes, lies…
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of thumb might be What I do cover I will do patiently and well. The subconscious of the child can make connections to other…
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Lambert, N. (1988). Adolescent outcomes for hyperactive children. American Psychologist 43(1), 786-799. Meichenbaum, D. (1977…
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fail to instill in developing minds the fundamental skills of attention and reasoning. Increasing numbers of children today…
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MONTESSORI AS AN AID TO LIFE by Hildegard Solzbacher Hildegard Solzbacher's direct encounter with Montessori values and…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 04 Attachment Parenting: A Style that Works

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cues that he is giving you about where he needs to sleep. You are also trusting yourself to respond to your baby's needs…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 01 World Montessori: Renewal through Cooperation

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viewed her educational principles from the very start as anything less than a contribution to the whole planet. Accordingly,…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 11 Do Not Bequeath a Shamble—The Child in the Twenty-First Century: Innocent Hostage to Mindless Oppression…

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REFERENCES Dewey, J. (1915). The school and society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Kramer, R. (1976). Maria…

NAMTA Journal 21/1 03 Slide Show to Introduce What is Montessori Preschool?

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Maria Montessori died in 1952, but her work continues. Today there are close to five thousand private and approximately two…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 02 If Binet Had Looked Beyond The Classroom: The Assessment of Multiple Intelligences

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Resnick, L. (1987). The 1987 presidential address: Learning in school and out. Educational Research, pp. 13-20. Rogoff, B. (…

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

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CONCLUSION Thus far we have looked at two intelligences and their relation- ship to the Montessori materials. We have looked…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 09 What It Means to Follow the Child

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Follow the child. Trust her judgments. Inspire trust by trusting. Why does it seem so difficult? Follow the child. Find…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 10 Why Not Consider Erdkinder?

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Decision-maki_ng by the students is important. Under the guid- ance of the resident adults, they decide what to plant, which…

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

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bility. What is it? We do not know, but we must hasten to find out. It must be the child who reveals to us what happens during…

NAMTA Journal 21/3 06 Northwoods Montessori Full-Day Program

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space is not very large, but it allows the children access to the outdoors at any time. We use this space all year long for…

NAMTA Journal 21/3 09 Outdoor Settings for Playing and Learning: Designing School Grounds to Meet the Needs of the Whole Child…

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5. Manufactured Equipment and Play Structures The primary function of most manufactured play equipment is to support gross…

NAMTA Journal 21/3 11 Socratic Practice: Intellectual Engagement as the Goal of Classroom Conversation

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The Center for Socratic Practice The Judson Montessori School 705 Trafalgar San Antonio, Texas 78216 (210) 344-3117…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 04 Unifying the Urban Contribution: Moving Toward Erdkinder

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REFERENCES Dewey, J. (1956). The school and society (Combined edition with The child and the curriculum). Chicago: U of…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 06 The Telling of the Story

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REFERENCES Abram, D. (1996). The spell of the sensuous. New York: Pan- theon Books. Coles, R. (1990). The spiritual life of…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 07 Transforming Children into Storytellers

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them? And once that decision has been made, how do fifth graders become storytellers? An incident from the first year of the…
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has commented, "Despite the implications of its name, literature does not seem to have been the invention of literate…
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Egan, K. (1987). Literacy and the oral foundations of educa- tion. Harvard Educational Review, 57, 445-472. Egan, K. (1989).…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 14 Embracing Learning Diversity in the Montessori School

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Healy, J. (1990). Endangered minds: Why children don't think and what we can do about it. New York: Touchstone/Simon…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 15 A Tribute to Patricia Fay Hilson

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A TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA f AY HILSON It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Pat Hilson on July 25, 1996. Pat…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 03 Cultivating Spontaneous Self-Discipline

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• Use the "gentling the violence" technique, developed by a Hungarian woman named Magda Gerber, who founded…
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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 23/1 06 To Touch The Spirit of The Child: A Multicultural Perspective

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fixed in your mind. What is your place in the cosmos? What is the child's place in the cosmos? What is our purpose on the…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 11 Self and Evolution

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is because children will enjoy and live more fully and fulfill their potentials. But also because they are more likely to…

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

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"Respect This House" is Mario's anecdote about the early days of the Spanish Civil War, and it is…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 03 Past, Present, and Possible: A Montessori Global Perspective

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us listen to the words of Maria Montessori, for she is reminding us that if we can do what we have just been saying, We find…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 09 Evolution of Adolescent Behavior

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REFERENCES Aries, P. Centuries of Childhood. New York: Vintage, 1962. Csikszentmihalyi, M. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 13 Children's Participation: Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care

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REFERENCES Alston, P., ed. The Best Interests of the Child: Reconciling Culture and Human Rights. Florence, Italy:…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 14 Multiple Intelligences: Past, Present, Future

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encode (write) multiple forms of representation creates opportunities for activating, developing, and refining our minds. We…

NAMTA Journal 24/2 05 The History of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

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AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT Evidence of the suitability of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children of diverse cultures…

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

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one boy told me I had a cousin earthworm in Australia measuring twelve feet long, and it was discovered that I had five hearts…
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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 24/3 02 Artistic Expression and the Unfolding Self: Expressive Adults, Expressive Children

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If you can't look him straight in the eye. He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest, For he's with…

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