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Maria Montessori

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.

Maria Montessori

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Maria Montessori means that teaching is not just about the teacher giving information or instructions. Instead, learning happens naturally inside each person as they grow and explore their environment on their own.

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