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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 12/2 01 Montessori, Poverty and the Special Child

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MONTESSORI, POVERTY, AND THE SPECIAL CHILD by Jon R. Osterkorn, Ph.D. With wit and substance, Dr. Osterkorn exposes the…

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 16/1 02 Albert M. Joosten—A Biography

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ALBER!' M. JOOSTEN - A BIOGRAPHY Albert M. Joosten was born in the Nether lands on November 21, 1914. His formal…

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 18/2 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 20/1 07 Cosmic Education and Literature-Based Teaching

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part) of the disturbing hormonal changes of adolescence, the child of 9 to 12, Montessori believed, is a stronger learner than…

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

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part) of the disturbing hormonal changes of adolescence, the child of 9 to 12, Montessori believed, is a stronger learner than…

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 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 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 03 The Botanical Cards

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especially in the beginning. Once the child has become acquainted with the different names, it is no longer essential and 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 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 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 04 Dr. Montessori's Approach to Language in the Second Phase of the Child's Development

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DR. MONTESSORI' s APPROACH TO LANGUAGE IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT by Mario M. Montessori Many…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 15 A New Education for the Secondary School – A Public Lecture given at Utrecht, January 18, 1937 (Original…

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Pr.ut JJ: 71,,e, eau ~ .M~ g~ 11 . .Jl~P~ DR. MONTESSORI' s THIRD LECTURE GIVEN AT THE MONTESSORI CONGRESS IN OXFORD…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 16 Twenty-Eighth Lecture of the Twenty-Third International Montessori Course, Amsterdam, January-June, 1938,…

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A NEW EDUCATION FOR THE SECONDARY SCHOOL A PUBLIC LECfURE GIVEN AT UTRECHT, JANUARY 18, 1937 (ORIGINAL IN FRENCH) by Maria…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 17 Erdkinder: The Experiment for the Experiment (Interview with Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson and A.M…

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TWENTY-EIGHTH LECTURE OF THE TWENTY-THIRD INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI COURSE AMSTERDAM, JANUARY-JUNE, 1938 DELIVERED MONDAY,…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 21 Montessori High School

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CHILDREN OF THE EARTH by Jan Koning and Fred Kelpin Jan Koning and Fred Kelp in' s interest in and commentan; about the…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 22 Why Not Consider Erdkinder?

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After the Second World War, several secondary Montessori schools were founded in Germany. In general, they followed the same…
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MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOL by H.J. Jordan Dr. Jordan, a collaborator with Maria Montessori, speaks of his conceptual framework…
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exams in mind there is a somewhat stricter working-program which, to conform to exam requirements, candidates are obliged to…

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 05 God Who Has No Hands

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Goo WHo HAs No HANDS by Mario M. Montessori Sometimes referred to as the "Story of the Universe," &quot…

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 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 10 Introduction to "Keys to the World: The Second Plane of Education"

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INTRODUCTION TO uKEYS TO THE WORLD: THE SECOND PLANE OF EDUCATION" by Camillo Grazzini Forty-three years ago,…

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 18 Maria Montessori and Supranature: Wireless Telegraphy

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of the Netherlands. He was following in his grandmother's footsteps, for Maria Montessori was similarly honored in 1950…

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

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of the Netherlands. He was following in his grandmother's footsteps, for Maria Montessori was similarly honored in 1950…
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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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INTRODUCTION TO uKEYS TO THE WORLD: THE SECOND PLANE OF EDUCATION" by Camillo Grazzini Forty-three years ago,…
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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 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 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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On the other hand: The gradually concretized splendid vision of a cosmic education developing into a comprehensive didactic…
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Millier, F. Max. Einleitung in die Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft-Vier Vorlesungen und zwei Essays, gehalten an der…

NAMTA Journal 31/1 18 The Role of the Disciplines for Cosmic Education

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REFERENCE Montessori, Mario M. "Keys to the World: The Second Plane of Education." Summary of lectures,…

NAMTA Journal 31/2 09 Deepening Cosmic Education

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understanding of the complex planetary systems. In 2004, the world scientific community completed an extraordinary decade-long…

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

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ITHE .4 PLANs~ OF DJVELOPMENT! I TH «BULB> ,~~~' ~ ~ Figure 1. The Bulb. Maria Montessori, Rome, 1951 (cited…

NAMTA Journal 32/1 02 Of Heroes and the Heroic: Reflections on the Early Life and Achievements of Maria Montessori

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OF HEROES AND THE HEROIC: REFLECTIONS ON THE EARLY LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MARIA MONTESSORI by Lawrence Schaefer Lnrry…

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

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COSMIC EDUCATION by Annette Haines Annette Haines makes a clear and well-doc11me11ted presentatio11 of Cosmic Education,…
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Montessori, Maria. The Secret oJC!,i/dlwod. 1936. Trans. M. Joseph Costelloe. New York: Ballantine, 1966. Montessori, Maria.…

NAMTA Journal 32/3 01 The NAMTA Centenary Exhibit

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Oasis for Montessori Expansion Elementary students sketching from nature, Amsterdamsche Montessori School, 1930s The role of…
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portive from very early on; this atmosphere helps to explain how the Montessori schools could survive through such difficult…
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The Netherlands, continued One cannot see the method; one sees the child. One sees the child soul, freed from obstacles,…
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Display Case II Natural History Drawings, Amsterdam, 1930s Documents from the Model School ot Loren, Netherlands, 1938-/939…
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The Model School at Laren, Netherlands, continued Documents from the Model School at Laren, Netherlands, 1938-1939 At Laren…
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An Auspicious Beginning Small images from top to bottom: Dr. Montessori meeting children in Kotohena with the first…
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Montessori College Oost, Amsterdam, 2000 Architect: Herman Hertzberger Side view of the school Technical lesson Workshop…
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Study need not be restricted by the curricula of existi.ng secondary schools and still less need we make use of their…
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Religious Education, continued Pope John Paul II visiting on atrium in Rome, /983 The atrium is in Nostro Signora de Lourdes…
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Sowing the Seeds of the Sciences "The eye that sees and the hand that obeys:• South Africa, 2006 Dramar:ic…
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/915 Second trip to the United States, accompanied by her son. Mario. Addresses International Kindergarten Union and…
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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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Another Viennese Montessorian and Holocaust survivor who made a significant contribution in the United States was Lena Gitter…
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Discovering the Universal Child (India) Adding to what has been mentioned on the Indian panel, the famed Gujarati educator…

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

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Dr. Maria Montessori's first work, Tlte Mo11/essori Method, was published in English in New York in 1912. It was an…

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

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book of Nnture Study (1911) is still in print today and is a great resource for teachers. 4 Both Professor Bailey's and…

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