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Education for Peace: Cultivating an Interdependent Mindset through Montessori’s Cosmic Perspective
Peace can be understood as a developmental achievement that emerges when interdependence is perceived cognitively, affectively, and behaviorally. This paper argues that Montessori’s cosmic perspective provides a coherent pathway from the child’s inner integration to cultural participation and social responsibility. I synthesize core Montessori concepts with evidence from environmental psychology,…
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Visit to the Theosophical Society in Chennai
Written by Allan Nguyen during the AMI International Trainers’ Meeting in Chennai, October 2025. During the week’s program, participants were graciously invited to visit the historic campus of the Theosophical Society at Adyar on October 29, a place deeply intertwined with Maria Montessori’s years in India and the evolution of…
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The Adult’s Transformation
In her 1948 Madras talks, Maria Montessori invited adults to renew their way of seeing the child. She spoke of humility, reverence, and the courage to serve life. The transformation she described begins when the adult recognizes the child as the silent builder of humanity.
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Montessorian Perspective: AI and Human Civilization
What if AI isn’t just a tool, but a new phase in the evolution of our collective intelligence? In this reflection, I explore artificial intelligence through a Montessori lens: its parallels with human development, its risks, and its potential role in our supranature. How do we prepare such a force…
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Becoming Human: Montessori’s Four Planes of Development
Maria Montessori didn’t just create a new pedagogy. She offered us a vision of human development, a pattern that repeats, in its own way, across a lifetime. Her idea of the Four Planes of Development is not a theory for specialists. It’s a map for anyone who cares about growth.…
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Be my Hero
One day, in an awareness exercice,I was invited to meet my inner child. I didn’t know what to expect.But he was there.Somehow familiar.Somehow waiting. And then he looked at me:not with blame,not with fear,but with something else.Something quiet,but impossible to ignore. “Be my hero,” he said. And I’ve never forgotten.Not…
