Jennifer Morgan

Traci and the whole team at R&V Charter School — What a huge gift and guide this is to education. Being able to see a deeptime approach inside the classroom, and how it integrates all learning, is truly inspiring. I hope that every teacher on the Network and beyond watches it.

Thanks so much for posting this Michael. One of the major purposes of this Network is to show how different lineages have been looking at the universe as a foundational context, and converge in so many ways. Your paper shows the convergence between Montessori Cosmic Education and a Deeptime Perspective and Principles of Deeptime Education, which would be natural since Montessori Cosmic Education was one of four lineages that inspired me to write the Principles of Deeptime Education. 🙂 There’s more information about the four lineages on the Foundation Resources page. To get there, click on the link in the top right on this page.

This was an excellent summary of cosmic education and the great meaning it has for elementary children. I wold love to share this essay with the elementary teachers in training. I teach all the cultural subjects in a training program. I love your book Cosmic Education in the Montessori Elementary classroom and use it for philosophy discussions on cosmic education.
Thank you Michael and D’Neil.
Linda Aaquist

Hi Michael,
Many thanks for posting your article! I found it really interesting. Not being very familiar with Montessori Cosmic Education, I love the way you have very clearly outlined the five guiding principles. The first one that you outline of ‘Orienting to a vast evolving universe’ seems so crucial and important to me. This very much is in alignment with our own approach to education at Global Generation. I was also struck by the Aline Wolfe quote and her expressing that Cosmic Education can really give children and Young People a sense of meaning and Purpose in life – something that, I feel is needed perhaps more than ever.
Thank you Michael for so concisely and informatively explaining the overlap between DeepTime perceptive and Montessori Education,
Rod Sugden

Nice comparison, Michael! Simple to understand and a beautiful summary of Montessori Cosmic Education as it relates to Deeptime Education and Perspective. I hope you and D’Neil will drop by and join the Deeptime Network: Teachers group on Facebook. It would be great to have you join the discussions there!