The “Welt Schüler / The Student of the World)
This was one of Lorna McGrath’s weekly Montessori Family Life webcasts.
Montessori’s few insights about adolescent education outlined a living/learning farm-based experience for the seventh and eighth grader. Given geographical locations and circumstances, the Erdkinder may be possible for some, but not for other Montessori schools. We propose applying Montessori principles to a more comprehensive and modern orientation, one that is more consonant with 21st-century developments: the “Welt Schüler,” the student of the world.
