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…the child…is given small copies of things used by adults: toy-kitchens and houses, toy-pianos, etc., but these in a form which render them useless to the child. The adults say: “Children want them; they see us working so they want to do the same,” But the things they give them to work with are useless; the copies of fruits are stone fruits, they cannot prepare them nor eat them. It is a mockery.
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Maria Montessori
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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