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Sequence 133THE MEADOW ACROSS THE CREEK by Thomas Berry Thomas Berry is an eloquent spokesperson for the current crisis of humans… |
Sequence 134Perhaps it was not simply this moment that made such a deep impression upon me. Perhaps it was a sensitivity that was… |
Sequence 135of interrelated activities that take place here, the more mysterious it all becomes. The more meaning a person finds in the… |
Sequence 136This experience we observe even now in the indigenous peoples of the world. They live in a universe, in a cosmological order,… |
Sequence 137become insensitive toward the natural world and do not realize just what we are doing. Yet if we observe our children closely… |
Sequence 138lost the universe itself. We have achieved extensive control over the mechanistic and even the biological functioning of the… |
Sequence 139however, that in the political and legal orders we have never been able to give up our invocation of the more sublime… |
Sequence 140itself with special intimacy. Individually and in their relations with each other, these are moments when the high meaning of… |
Sequence 141understanding, the power, the aesthetic grandeur, and the emotional fulfillment needed to heal the damage that has already… |
Sequence 142The Orion Nebula 138 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 25, No. 2 • Spring 2000 |
Sequence 143"IN A BEGINNING ... ": QUANTUM COSMOLOGY AND KABBALAH by Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams Joel… |
Sequence 144Most educated people today have an essentially Newtonian pic- ture of the universe as a place, devoid of all human meaning, in… |
Sequence 145As the universe expands, our neighboring galaxies will remain our neighbors forever, but farther out the expansion of space is… |
Sequence 146which was moving relativistically then, may be composed of two kinds of neutrinos-at least, that is what's suggested by… |
Sequence 147ences in the universe reflect these quantum events, enormously in- flated. This is the best theory cosmologists have for the… |
Sequence 148Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered in 1965 that heat radiation from the Big Bang itself, called cosmic background radia… |
Sequence 149not be valid) that the universe may not be as old as some of the stars in our galaxy. But on bal- ance the theory of… |
Sequence 150sometimes the universe actually embodies a theorist's dreams. When this happens, it can have the force of a religious… |
Sequence 151up with, expanding faster and faster for all eternity, unlimited by the speed of light or by lack of space. In this… |
Sequence 152inflating was destined to die out. Down the hill of potential energy Hokhmah now rolled, unable to regain eternal potential,… |
Sequence 153If you play a drum, the skin vibrates in waves. If you could get very close to it and slow things down considerably, you would… |
Sequence 154problems of their religion, especially the question of the nature of God. The kabalists used every resource they had-not only… |
Sequence 155Kabbalah is an example of a cosmology resembling our own that successfully penetrated and enriched the lives of a society. In… |
Sequence 156described as either something scientifically observed or something spiritually experienced. A functional cosmology must do… |
Sequence 157transition: As vastly different value systems collide, all consistent value systems are collapsing. We cannot foresee the… |
Sequence 158like to be God. It cannot be considered a normal human pace. In a finite environment, inflation cannot continue, however… |
Sequence 159The NAMTA Journal 155 |
Sequence 160"A surtlinq .,_. .•• ..-.,lht ... _.._,.. __ _ l1n9ua9e, and human culture FUii I. IIUH 156 The NAMTA Joumal •… |
Sequence 161THE HAND-THOUGHT-LANGUAGE NEXUS by Frank R. Wilson Frank Wilson's scholarly book depicts cognitive scientists and… |
Sequence 162to Link together a small number of basic and widely accepted ideas concerning the origins of human intelligence. What exactly… |
Sequence 163purposes relating to their social lives and to their survival. There can be no doubt that human ancestors were influenced by… |
Sequence 164The partnership of language and culture is so deeply woven into human history, and so compelling a force in our own… |
Sequence 165ROBIN DUNBAR'S THEORY OF BRAIN GROWTH, LANGUAGE, AND INTELLIGENCE Robin Dunbar, who is professor of biology at the… |
Sequence 166Plotting neocortex size alone against stable group size yielded a near I y perfect progression: The larger the "tribe… |
Sequence 167demanded by one-on-one grooming. A single human being, asserts Dunbar, tends to maintain a circle of friends (people from whom… |
Sequence 168behavioral profiles form the basis for inferences about the "cognitive architecture" 7 of the brain at each… |
Sequence 169scratches his head, suddenly goes red in the face and gasps, drops the paper, turns around, and starts running in the… |
Sequence 170who can fix it, and so I go after him. About a half mile out I see this Mars bar wrapper on the trail-fresh!-and I figure I… |
Sequence 171is not stupid. Mountain goats are among the most successful of the large mammals and flour- ish under environmental condi-… |
Sequence 172technology: the wheel, the internal-combustion engine, and construc- tion by subassemblies, electricity, telecommunications,… |
Sequence 173forelimb and hand, and an unrestrained tendency in apes-chimpan- zees, in particular-to exploit the hand's manipulative… |
Sequence 174approximately when the transition between H. erectus and H. sapiens occurred. Anatomically, cranial capacity averaged 1,000 cc… |
Sequence 175Mimetic skill or mimesis rests on the ability to produce conscious, self-initiated, representational acts that are in-… |
Sequence 176Gestural language, however, was almost certainly employed in communication, and Donald allows this as a likely form of mimetic… |
Sequence 177gence; it also shows us how society itself-culture-became part of the dynamic process of selection. HENRY PLOTKIN'S… |
Sequence 178genetic code in a few unsuspecting adults, and (magically one night) brought one absolutely unique version of it to life in… |
Sequence 179Plotkin calls this process-the genetic device whose operation produces longevity in families of genes through the generation,… |
Sequence 180are several ways by which the problem of change can be confronted .... [One] is by giving rise to change within phenotypes;… |
Sequence 181Given that language is unique to our species, that must mean that some part of that portion of our genetic makeup that is… |
Sequence 182ogy, who had until 1959 persuasively contended that language exists in society and that children acquire it entirely on the… |
Sequence 183Within the past few years a record number of books and scientific articles concerning the origins of human language have… |
Sequence 184While strongly agreeing with Deacon's proposal that lan- guage must be understood as an effect of a complex co-evolution… |
Sequence 185closure of, the narrowing gap between Merlin Donald's mimetic culture and its successor, the mythic culture. 19 Rather,… |
Sequence 186brain and spinal cord of mammals a very, very long time ago, and had endowed the monkey's limbs with assured, acrobatic… |
Sequence 187Language and the Bra.in. New York: Norton, 1997. Donald, Merlin. Origins of the Modern Mind: Three Stages in the Evolution of… |
Sequence 188AlfieKohn 184 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 25, No. 2 • Spring 2000 |
Sequence 189RAISING CHILDREN WHO CARE by Alfie Kohn This excerpt, from Alfie Kahn's The Brighter Side of Human Nature, shows some… |
Sequence 190Do parents make a difference? variables is the difficulty of Unquestionably. Their convictions finding certain combinations… |
Sequence 191tends to discourage aggression. 1 To begin with, a parent must have and communicate a deeply felt disapproval of hurting other… |
Sequence 192Listing methods of discouraging aggression is not tantamount to describing how to promote prosocial behavior. It is easy to… |
Sequence 193a difference after infancy, too, although here some of the find- Caring parents also provide the child ings have been mixed… |
Sequence 194Guiding and Explaining It may seem too obvious to bother noting, but parents who them- selves value helping, sharing, and… |
Sequence 195Parents not only need to have humanistic values and a commit- ment to prosocial behaviors, per se; they also need to… |
Sequence 196compare their inclinations and actions to others' .5 The more the child is led to take an active role, made a partner in… |
Sequence 197in homes characterized by a rational rather than punitive approach to discipline. Their parents, compared with those of other… |
Sequence 198Less obvious but no less important is the fact that opportunities to try out prosocial values not only promote learning by… |
Sequence 199cashier must have had a pretty hard day to get mad at me like that, huh?"), and acts in accordance with that… |
Sequence 200The opportunity to learn and play cooperatively appears to be beneficial even for those raised in Western-style households.… |
Sequence 201erable research has established that cooperation also enhances children's ability to take the points of view of other… |
Sequence 202ciated with less willingness to help. In a word, the answer is yes. Conversely, "high generosity seems to be part of… |
Sequence 203yellow or her blue cup at lunch today, or who recognize that her unhappiness is very real to her even if they can attribute it… |
Sequence 204supervised (cited in Radke-Yarrow, Zahn-Waxler, & Chapman 499- 500), and there is other evidence that the popularity… |
Sequence 205other people's misery is none of his concern, that there is no reason to get upset just because someone else is in pain,… |
Sequence 206Becker, Wesley C. "Consequences of Different Kinds of Parental Discipline." Review of Child Development Re… |
Sequence 207Feshbach, Norma Deitch. "Studies of Empathic Behavior in Children." Progress in Experimental Personality… |
Sequence 208Kohn, Alfie. No Contest: The Case Against Competition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Landes, William M., & Richard… |
Sequence 209Radke-Yarrow, Marian, Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, & Michael Chapman. "Children's Prosocial Dispositions and… |
Sequence 210Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn. "Conclusions: Lessons from the Past and a Look to the Future." Altruism and Aggression… |
Sequence 211The NAMTA Journal 207 |
Sequence 212Taliesin West seminar participants John Wyatt (standing), David Kahn, Renilde Montessori, and Frances Nemtin 208 The NAMTA… |
Sequence 213INNOVATION wrmm LIMITS: How Is IT PossIBLE? A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS by David Kahn On Februan; 14, 2000, NAMT A… |
Sequence 214Presenters at the Innovation within Limits Seminar E. Thomas Casey, registered architect, came to the Taliesin Fellowship in… |
Sequence 215as much as six hundred dollars for the chance to come here to work very hard. But these critics were wrong: Many young people… |
Sequence 216blue loggia of the house and discussed the week's work. They were frank and had a good talk and there was always a treat… |
Sequence 217one laid on top. There was a new Egyptian apprentice who had never done physical work and regarded this exercise as totally… |
Sequence 218In the 1950s and 1960s, enormous creative energy went into the Fellowship's annual Festival of Music and Dance. A major… |
Sequence 219reflect a changing pattern of colored light. People As in any community, it took turns piecing sheets, for we could find no… |
Sequence 220formwork of the light tower above the Visitors' Center. When asked if he would like to have someone pull it out, he said… |
Sequence 221Renilde Montessori then presented her vision of origins and innovation. Inspired by the Taliesin community, she began with a… |
Sequence 222The first meeting of the Educateurs sans Frontieres, in the summer of 1999, looked at Montessori principles and practices that… |
Sequence 223how do you get those two together? ... You have to take that chance, and you are going to have problems. Both Tom Casey and… |
Sequence 224Now a little bit about the challenges I have come across. I find that not having these very powerful two people, our founders… |
Sequence 225either one of these two unique institutions, but to talk about how creative communities survive over time, which is, I think… |
Sequence 226John [Wyatt] mentioned that he finds that the best ques- tion for him to ask a new apprentice is how lazy he or she is.… |
Sequence 227this person we may want to call a genius. It is this feedback circle that produces the ideas or works that the genius comes… |
Sequence 228that's the way to apply the ideas. But one should also continue that process of discovery that Montessori was involved… |
Sequence 229to what was essential to doctrine, what should be consid- ered dogma, what should be considered optional, what was binding.… |
Sequence 230This is where, perhaps, the kind of work we do with engagement or flow comes in. One of the central things we find about… |
Sequence 231High U) w C, z w .J .J ~ :c 0 Low SKILLS High Figure 1 itself. One situation that does often produce flow is… |
Sequence 232If you can translate these challenges into concrete things that people can attack and work on, and you give people the… |