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Peter Gray - Learning Through Play

The New Schools

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The Difference Between Play and Work in Montessori Education

This chapter explores the debate between play and work in Montessori education, questioning Maria Montessori's emphasis on 'work' instead of 'play'. The speaker argues that imaginative play is crucial for children's development and challenges the notion that play with a lesson in mind should be seen as work.

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