• The Magical Mind of the Young Child
• Engaging the School-Age Mind
• Inspiring the Adolescent and Adult Mind
• Addressing Learning Problems
• Arts Awaken the Mind
• Alternative Education
• Order

Alternative Education

33. The Sense and Science of Waldorf Education (Waldorf)
34. Entering the World of the Child (Montessori)
35. The Neurology of Peace: Why Montessori Works NEW

After the descriptions for each tape, I have listed the audiences that heard the original talk. Sometimes the audiences had a special focus, but the information on those tapes was always of a broader nature, appealing to many kinds of listeners. However, on the following tapes I was asked if I would explore a specialized approach to learning or to the arts and speak about their practices more directly. I found that each of their approaches celebrated a wholistic, neurologically sound approach to working with children and learning. I invite you to listen to these tapes, not as an endorsement, but as an opportunity to learn about many experimental ideas that could be of special interest to public schools, early childhood settings and alternative learning programs.

33. The Sense and Science of Waldorf Education

The wisdom of a Waldorf education becomes apparent when we watch the gentle, natural unfolding of the children in a Waldorf school. Neurological, cognitive and physical development research is overflowing with clear, scientific findings in support of the Waldorf way. This tape presents many of these findings in an enjoyable, easy to understand form.

Audience: Waldorf education conference, Boulder, Colorado.
63 min. $9.95

34. Entering the World of the Child

Most grownups fail to see what or how a child sees, remaining outsiders to the child’s world. But many Montessori teachers are able to enter that world. The wisdom of the Montessori approach lies in its deep connection to this wondrous and delicate world of the child. This talk explores aspects of the child’s nature and the gentle and caring ways these qualities are supported in the Montessori classroom.

Audience: Montessori training directors conference, San Diego.
93 min. $11.95

35. The Neurology of Peace: Why Montessori Works NEW

During the first three years of life, we made some of the most important and lasting decisions of our lives. We selected our neurological pathways and we did that based on our impressions about the world. If it seemed peaceful, we made choices that made learning, loving and living in harmony come easily. But if the world seemed hostile, as it does to more than half of the children today, we made other choices in order to survive. How can we support the children who are having to choose survival pathways today, so they, too, can learn to live at peace in the world? Many of them will fail to thrive in traditional classrooms. However, the Montessori environment is an almost magical formula for these children. The keynote address explores why these ideas work so well and how to use them with an even deeper appreciation for their brilliance.

Keynote Address: NCME national conference, San Diego, 1998 93 minutes $11.95 (includes a handout)