Jennifer Morgan
Born With a Bang
02 May 2009 | 02:03 PM
by Jennifer Morgan8-Year-Old Recites Universe Story onYouTube
Introduced by Jennifer Morgan, author of Born With a Bang
More than fifty years ago, Maria Montessori observed that the elementary age child passionately seeks answers to the great cosmic questions: Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? That's why she developed the Cosmic Education Curriculum and made teaching the universe story the centerpiece for the elementary level. The story is such a gift for children during this precious window when they think cosmically.
I recently received a message and YouTube clip from Tom Weiland, father of Ava, an 8 year old Montessori student in Seattle. The video of Ava reciting from memory volume 1 of my Born With a Bang trilogy powerfully demonstrates this thirst for the universe story. Ava’s presentation is remarkable and mesmerizing. Although she's never heard me speak, I was delighted to witness not only her passion in this recitation but also many of the same inflections that I use when telling the story.
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