“… when I look up in the universe, I know I’m small but I’m also big. I’m big because I’m connected to the universe, and the universe is connected to me.” Neil deGrasse Tyson
This strikingly original interpretation of the five Cosmic Themes uses a set of originally designed nesting eggs with original art. The presentations will begin with an overview of what the Cosmic program is, its components, and the application of Montessori’s Cosmic Vision. The Cosmic Egg itself will be accompanied by an original story written for the egg. Original, new children’s literature created especially for the Cosmic Egg will also be displayed. The Master Classes will alternate between presentation, interviews, discussion, and storytelling.
In this video
This second part on Montessori's cosmic vision, the idea that all life is connected, is for parents and teachers of children from 3 to 6. Michael Dorer looks at how trees and bees help each other without trying, and at storytelling, gratitude and silence with young children. Then comes what leaving the world better looks like at home. It ends with talking to family who worry about test scores.
Chapters
- 0:00 Cosmic education is for every age, and the universe is in us
- 4:14 Seven ideas in a 1963 description of cosmic education
- 8:37 The universe means everything, plus the cosmic plan and task
- 14:08 The cosmic plan: all life matters and all is connected
- 21:31 Cosmic selfishness: how trees and bees help without trying
- 25:25 Head, hand and heart, and modeling awe and gratitude
- 31:04 Listeners share storytelling at home and three simple rules
- 38:48 The cosmic task: leaving the world better because you lived
- 44:08 A vision of the whole universe, five big themes and peace
- 49:03 Timelines, origin stories, biology and math as connections
- 53:56 Teaching gratitude, humility, silence and storytelling
- 56:54 The goal is a new humanity, so don't push academics
- 1:00:38 The cosmic task at home and why we keep growing as adults
- 1:08:06 Explaining to family why test scores aren't the point
- 1:11:13 Why a love of learning beats competition and grades
- 1:19:29 Parents are a child's first teachers, whatever the school
