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Aug 2022
13m 48s

Montessori - an Origin Story

Jesse McCarthy
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One chance day over a century ago, a young doctor named Maria Montessori was sitting in a classroom when she observed a child doing something very unusual. What followed would change the world forever..

“I think my never-to-be-forgotten impression was that experienced by one who has made a discovery.” Maria Montessori

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