The common vision: Parenting and educating for wholeness

From: Montessori Life | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Marshak, David | Copyright information

At the start of the 21st century, we find our lives entangled in paradox. Never before has human capability been so powerful, so productive, and so diverse. Yet never before has it been so dangerous, nor has it exacted so vast a toll from the health of the Earth's biosphere.

To survive on this planet, human beings must continue to evolve, particularly in our moral and spiritual dimensions. One critical means through which our species can evolve is childraising and education. The way w...

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