Episode 115 - Montessori Dictionary: Maximum Effort

Baan Dek Montessori by Baan Dek

Jun 11, 202000:06:53Education

You might not have heard the Montessori phrase, "Maximum Effort," but you've definitely seen it. It's not children doing things the hard way, or wasting time, or just not being efficient yet, it's a completely different...

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