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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…

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…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 06 Nature, Mother and Teacher: Her Norms

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'Aquinas, T. $1<1111110 Theologica. Thinl Part (Suppl.) Q. 4!l, a.:{. Reprinted in Ci,il<l a11d Frrmily. 16…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 10 A Selection of Children's Books for Montessorians

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Pwn7>kin Moonshine. Tudor, Tasha. Henry Z. Walck, David McKay, New York, 1938. Scmu, 's Favo1·ite Story. Aoki,…
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A Variety of Interesting Readers for Primary and Early Elementary I Can Read Se1'ies: Harper & Row, New York.…

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 15/1 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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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 15/2 10 Montessori Education and Children Placed at Risk of School Failure

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MONTESSORI EDUCATION AND CHILDREN PLACED AT RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE by Christopher Harris Mr. Harris' short but…

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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12. Wilson, Edward 0. Biaphilia (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). 13. Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker: Why…

NAMTA Journal 15/3 10 Becoming Attached

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satisfying relationships and of passing on that ability to their children. But in unstable homes, where parents, often single…

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 16/2 08 Whole Language: A Whole Educational Reform

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References Atwell, N. (ed.). (1989). Coming to know: Writing to I.earn in the intermediate grades. Ponsmouth, NH. Heinemann…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 03 Language Unfolding In the Child

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References Goffstein, M.B. (1979). Natural history. New York. Farrar, Straus, Giroux. Goffstein, M.B. (I 984). A little…

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 18/2 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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Hopkins, W.G. and Brown, M.C. 0984). Development of Nerve Cells and their Connections. Cambridge: Cambridge Univer- sity…

NAMTA Journal 18/2 08 What Are the Language Arts For?

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creation of a public space; Dewey talked consistently about an "articulate public" bringing a public sphere…

NAMTA Journal 19/1 11 Scientific Pedagogy Revisited

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and writing. Teachers have written about their experiences, anecdotaJly and informally, through diaries, logs, and narratives…

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…
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Miller, J. B. 0 976). Toward a new psychology of women. Boston: Beacon. Montagu, A. (1986, August 7). Qtd. in Woodstock Times…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 12 Montessori and Learning Disabilities

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F~----------------- MONTESSORI AND LEARNING DISABIUTIES by Sylvia 0. Richardson American education is currently under attack…

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

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References Boehm, W. (1973). The actuality of the Montessori method in the light of modern preschool education. Around the…

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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References Boehm, W. (1973). The actuality of the Montessori method in the light of modern preschool education. Around the…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 06 Affection for Nature and the Promotion on Earth Stewardship in Childhood

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community level where solutions need to be found for the more appro- priate management of the landscape. By beginning with…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 03 How Are You Smart? Multiple Intelligences and Classroom Practices

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opmentof which is theimportantthing. The chapter of Frames of Mind (Gardner 1983 / 1993) that gets overlooked is the…

NAMTA Journal 21/2 06 Movement, Music, and Learning: The Musical and Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligences

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games were once part of natural play, and there is nothing to replace their contribution to neurological organization for the…

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…

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

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Kohn, A. (1992) No contest: The case against competition (Rev. ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Kohn, A. (1993). Punished by…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 06 To Touch The Spirit of The Child: A Multicultural Perspective

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requires it; it requires that we dialogue. If you dialogue, you've got to be culturally salient. I think you will hear in…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 14 Erdkinder under Construction: What the Farm Schools Showed Us

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of the institution is the development of values, self-knowledge, harmonious relations, and a balance between the needs of the…

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 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…

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

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Hart, R., & L. Chawla. The Development of Children's Concern for the Environment. Zeitschrift fur Umelweltpolitik…

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…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 04 The Casa Dei Bambini: Paths to Culture

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REFERENCES Anderson, Walter Truett. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion,…

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.…
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REFERENCES Anderson, Walter Truett. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion,…

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…
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[Interview with Donald Brownlee]. [Minneapolis] Star Tribune February 5, 2000. Jaynes, Julian. The Origin of Consciousness in…

NAMTA Journal 25/2 11 The Hand-Thought-Language Nexus

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Language and the Bra.in. New York: Norton, 1997. Donald, Merlin. Origins of the Modern Mind: Three Stages in the Evolution of…

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 09 Process Writing: Finding Flow in Adolescent Self-Expression

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CELEBRATING WRITING: PUBLISHING STUDENT WORK Celebrating student work by publishing it is one of the most exciting…

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 26/3 33 Adolescent Engagement and Alienation

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• Different kinds of figures · Parts of a circle • Circumference: derivation of pi • Area of a circle • Equivalence • Area…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 36 The Development of a Montessori High School as an Extension of the Farm School

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brings wholeness rather than fragmentation to one's life and requires the courage to use life-affirming principles to…

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 28/1 06 The Six-toTwelve Working Model

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When I was considering splitting the class into two classes, I also ran into the issue of what materials would need to be…

NAMTA Journal 28/1 11 Deep Ecology: Educational Possibilities for the Twenty-First Century

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Similar efforts are underway in higher education, pioneered by an organization called Second Nature, located in Boston, which…

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

NAMTA Journal 29/2 09 Developing Character, Will, and Spirit

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Th is observation experiment, although traumatic for some, opens the door to self-observation and discovery. It allows us to…
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Friel, John C., & Linda D. Friel. Tile Seven Worst Things (Good) Parents Do. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Commu-…
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Montessori, Maria. The Discovery of the Child. 1948. Trans. M. Joseph Costelloe. New York: Ballantine, 1967. Montessori,…

NAMTA Journal 30/1 12 The Great River

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THE GREAT RIVER by Baiba Krumins Grazzini The Great River is sometimes referred to as a metaphor for human unity, which has…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 02 Montessori: A Modern Approach to Intelligence

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We must be quick because our species, homo sapiens, having at- tained a certain level of intelligence, is now, in the words of…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 05 How Are You Smart? Multiple Intelligences and Classroom Practices

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else in there that helps them process musical information, and some- thing else that can do mathematical operations, and these…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 12 Montessori Without Borders

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CONCRETIZING COSMIC EDUCATION IN INDIA: A MONTESSORI HISTORICAL ACCOUNT by Ela Eckert Ela Eckert's detailed account of…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 13 Concretizing Cosmic Education in India: A Montessori Historical Account

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House and a Montessori elementary school were from the beginning and for many decades an explicit part of the educational…
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classes existed for students from the ages of six to twelve, but in Kodaikanal Maria Montessori developed cosmic education as…
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about this: " ... when coming to Kodaikanal, a whole new world opened up for Mario. He was mostly experimenting and…
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Because of its seclusion, the population of Kodai grew slowly despite the favorable climate, and always there were many more…
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and finally abandoned. Remaining are unique archives with histori- cal documents about the Jesuit missionaries in southern…
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children, the Swedish and the Jewish school, as well as a few Catholic schools for the children of Tamil families. How was…
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opened a small school, where she began working with four children and eventually, together with other Indian women, cared for…
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Maria Montessori probably was notable to appreciate the unusual diversity of nature with the same open-mindedness with which…
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Museum of the Sacred Heart College, founded by two priests between 1920 and 1940, was frequently visited by both Montessoris…
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attempts I made to dig out information about Maria Montessori's stay and work in Koda i. My inquiries were frequent! y…
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found herself for a time in a frustrating professional isolation: no official notice or acknowledgement of her work, no…
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switched to the KIS, where her parents worked) responsible for her lifelong interest in learning and education is quite…
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between human beings and the cosmos comes up over and over again. For that reason, Maria Montessori, with her discourses about…
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-------------------------------- ---- and Hindu religion deepened, the cosmic idea came to the fore. Shankar Dutta Panday, a…

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