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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 25/2 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 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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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 26/2 08 Cosmic Sense, Sensibility, and Written Expression: From Childhood to Adolescence

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REFERENCES The Adolescent Colloquium: Summary of the Proceedings. Cleveland, OH: Montessori Teacher Education Collabo-…

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 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 27/1 15 The Assistant to Infancy: A Special Educator

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been tried out in the home and in Infant Communities. 1 For instance, a low, large bed is a great help for the sensory and…

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

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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 28/1 05 The Whole Elementary Experience: Ages Six to Twelve

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care about the development of the child. In a lecture given in 1939 in London, Dr. Montessori said: The child is not only the…

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 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 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 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 22 Camillo 26-01-04

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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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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,…

NAMTA Journal 29/2 05 Psycho-Grammar: Montessori's Reflections on Grammar and Psychic Development

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But grammar is a natural and enjoyable exploration if given at the right age. Even if you have a barrier against grammar…
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Montessori, Maria. The Montessori Elementary Material. 1916. Trans. Florence Simmonds. Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1965. Vol…

NAMTA Journal 29/2 07 Modern Montessori in Search of a Soul: A Tribute to Sofia Cavalletti

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

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 04 Social and Moral Development: Importance of the Family

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treat your souls. So I will leave you with this: Be strong and moral young men and women, and as you face the world before…

NAMTA Journal 30/1 08 The Elementary Child's Place in the Natural World

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into these wild, outdoor spaces, where they will make their own discoveries. "When the child goes out,"…

NAMTA Journal 30/1 11 Project 2012: History Whither Bound from Childhood to Adolescence?

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Bruner, Jerome. "Man: A Course of Study." Toward a Theory of Instruction. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1966…

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…
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Action. Ed. K.H. Pribram. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1969. Gesell, Arnold, Frances L. Ilg, Janet L. Rodell, et al.…

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 08 The Wisdom of Love: A Montessori Journey of the Sea of Life

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uniqueness into a richer idea of society and what we can achieve as humanity. REFERENCES The Adolescent Colloquium: Summary…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 10 The Child as Spiritual Teacher for the Adult

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the parish would have twelve Masses every weekend and they'd all be full." Why does this journey with the child…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 11 Cultivating the Montessori Spirit through Family Life

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in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Rochester, NY: AMI/ USA, 2003. Edison, Charles. Edison Experiments You Can DO. New York:…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 12 Montessori Without Borders

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Montessori, Maria. The Child, Society and the World: Unpub- lished Speeches and Writings. 1979. Trans. Caroline Juler &…
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• Dr. Montessori inaugurates her first Indian course. Seated are (behind her) Mr. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Arundale, President…

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

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The purpose of my discourse is to examine why and in what way Maria Montessori's vision of cosmic education, formed…
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izing that illiteracy is a fundamental issue that must be solved. (Montessori, "Weltilliteracyus" 151) She…
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social conceptions, and was interned by the British just as she was. As a professor and later chancellor of the university, he…
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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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Maria Montessori probably was notable to appreciate the unusual diversity of nature with the same open-mindedness with which…
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Kramer, Rita. Maria Montessori: A Biography. New York: Putnam's, 1976. Krishnaswamy, S. "George Sydney Arundale…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 14 Montessori Theory: Valorization

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REFERENCES Grazzini, Camillo. "The Four Planes of Development." The Child, the Family, the Future. AMI…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 17 The Lenses of Cosmic Education

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Koch, Kenneth. Rose, Where Did You Get That Red? Teaching Great Poetry to Children. New York: Random House, 1973. Montessori…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 22 The Role of the Specialist

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Then,ofcourse, you think: butwhatabout theadolescents?Where are they going to get their vision of the whole? From the…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 25 Comprehensive Health and Well-Being for the Montessori High School

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Gestalt Adolescent Psychology Pavlov Nature vs. Nurture Skinner Operant Conditioning Dewey Open School Erickson Eight…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 28 History – Human Solidarity: Man Whither Bound

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interest in, what is extraordinary, what is magnificent; and they have a natural tendency to hero worship. All of this can be…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 30 Montessori Erdkinder: The Social Evolution of the Little Community

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Our poor earth can't keep up with the busyness of our heads any more than we can keep up with each other and that is why…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 03 Beyond Information: Formation and Inspiration

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REFERENCES Covey, Stephen R. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Dyer,…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 04 Parents as Moral Educators

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• Allow your child to feel strong feelings; teach him or her acceptable ways of expressing them. • Expect error and cultivate…
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Conference Proceedings, July 19-24, 1994, Washington, DC]. Rochester, NY: AMI/USA, 1995. 117-130. Lakoff, George. "…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 05 Ten Montessori Ideas That Convert Parents to the Child's Point of View

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• They will be lifelong learners because they enjoy what they do and learn in order to envision. • They will be socialized…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 07 The Sensorial Awakening: The Child under Six Immersed in the Natural World

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What we lose in our great human exodus from the land is a rooted sense, as deep and intangible as religious faith, or why we…
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REFERENCES Baylor, Byrd. The Way to Start a Day.1977. New York: Simon & Schuster-Aladdin, 1998. Coles, Robert.…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 08 From the Garden to the Farmhouse: Farm Life and Education for Children Under Six

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off the roof will be collected in large cisterns for watering the gardens and washing. We also chose to use straw bale…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 09 Deepening Cosmic Education

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to hold in our hearts and minds the big picture, and for the love of our children and the future, to keep our own fire of hope…
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Montessori, Maria. Education and Peace. 1949. Trans. Helen R. Lane. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1972. Montessori, Maria. &…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 10 Montessori Community Values: Sowing the Seeds of Morality

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Trans. Claude A. Claremont. Thiruvanmiyur, Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1959…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 13 Embodying the Montessori Challenge as a Totality: Understanding Refinement Across the Planes of Education

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* * * So if this is part of the human predicament-the idea that we are given this urge to continually refine, to make things…
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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. 1949. Trans. Claude Claremont. Thiruvanmiyur, Madras, India: Kalekshetra, 1959.…

NAMTA Journal 31/3 02 Nature and Embodied Education: A Key Role for Montessori Research

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paper and pen to record his thoughts and sketch his passionate observations of the Sierra Mountains. The process of writing…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 03 The Light of the Child

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THE LIGHT OF THE CHILD by Dr. Maria Montessori First published in 1957 by AMT inn special booklet com111e111orating fifty…

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

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extent and use it in our dealings with children. For the children are the inheritors and passers-on of culture. They are…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 06 The Child and Society

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Montessori, Maria. Ed11catioJ1 and Pence. 1949. Trans. Helen R. Lane. Oxford: Clio, 1992. Montessori, Maria. Educazio11e e…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 08 Learning to Love the Natural World: A Unifying message for Parents and Teachers

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Chawla, Louise. "Life Paths into Effective Environmental Action." Jo11rnn/ of E11viro11111e11tnl Ed11cntio11…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 09 Montessori Education in Exiled Tibetan Children's Villages

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Englishwoman Annie Besant in Paris, who was at that time president of the International Theosophical Society. Besant had lived…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 10 A Montessori Approach to Learning Another Language

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This article is based on work accomplished with Montessori middle school teacher seminars. Many thanks to…
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Foreign Language Program." Foreign Lnngunge A1111nls 25 (1992): 129-136. Shrum,J.L., & E.W. Glisan. Teacher…

NAMTA Journal 32/3 01 The NAMTA Centenary Exhibit

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America Welcomes Dottoressa Montessori Elementary class, The Washington Montessori School, Washington D.C., around I 9 I 6 18…
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Discovering the Universal Child Montessori child. Sophia College, Bombay, around I 94 2 Working outside, Allahabad, I 9 28…
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To balance requires great attention, New Zealand, 2006 Walking o balance beam, United States, 2000 Happily striding towards…
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India, 1939 1928 The book Das Kind in der Familie, based on lectures she gave in 1923 in Vienna, is published in Germon. (…
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1948 Training courses in Mmedabad, Adyar, and Poona; lectures in Bombay. Trip to Gwalior. India; supervises the opening of a…
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Books Published by Maria Montessori Mario Monressori, /roly, 191 2 __ during Her Lifetim_e _____ _ 1909. II Metodo de/Ja…
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1946. Education for a New World. Adyar, Madras, India: Kalakshetra. 1948. De J'enfant a /'adolescent (From…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 01 Montessori: Pathways to Education Reform, 1907-2007

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On October 28, 1931, Mahatma Gandhi told Maria Montessori in a speech at the Montessori training college in London: You have…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 02 The Child in Nature: Montessori's Answer to the Ecological Crisis

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nature, this sense of mystery, must accompany the study of nature when, having learned of these wonders, this child goes out…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 04 Universal Moral Development: The Basis for Human Unity and Peace

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Montessori, Maria. The Absorbe11t Mi11d. 1949. Trans. Claude A. Claremont. Adyar, Madras, India: Kalakshetra, 1984.…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 05 The Child and Society

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Who then are this young chi.Id's teachers? Above all else he has an inner teacher, nature herself, who has determined…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 07 A Brief Historical Preface to the Task of Curriculum Reform: A Personal and Therefore a Limited Report

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Esenin, Segey. Tl,e Heritage of R11ssia11 Verse. Ed. D. Obolensky. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1962. £very111a11. Medieval Drama…

NAMTA Journal 33/1 14 Montessori Outreach: A Platform for Change

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REFERENCES "Ashoka Questions and Answers." Ashoka. July 29, 2005 <www.ashoka.org/ w hat_is /…

NAMTA Journal 33/2 02 The Special Needs Child from the Montessori Perspective

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We 11111st think deeply fora/I 011rchildre11 a11dfor tomorrow's world. We must clarify the essence of man, study !tow to…

NAMTA Journal 33/3 02 The Toddler and the Teenager: A Comparison of the First and Third Planes of Development

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artificially designed), but more expansive than, the Casadei Ba111bi11i of the earlier period. It meets Montessori's two…

NAMTA Journal 33/3 06 From Childhood through Adolescence: Journey of the Spirit

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REFERENCES Blake, William." Auguries of Innocence." 1803. Blake, William. So11gs of /1111oce11ce n11d of…

NAMTA Journal 33/3 07 Experiences in Nature: Resolute Second-Plane Directions Toward Erdkinder

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1 would therefore initiate teachers into the observation of the most simple forms of living things, with all those aids which…

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