The child’s ability to handle a glass of water is an entirely different function from its willingness to obey orders.
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Montessori Mother (1912), CHAPTER XI MORE ABOUT DISCIPLINE, WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO OBEDIENCE. Written in English. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61045/61045-h/61045-h.htm
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