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The instructions of the teacher consist then merely in a hint, a touch-enough to give a start to the child. The rest develops of itself.

Maria Montessori

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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
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