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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]cons: - same teacher for 3 years sucks if the kid and the teacher don't like each other - mixed age in the classroom could open the door to some bullying by the older kids - little to no homework means kids lack study skills when they leave M school I feel the exact same as this PP, also lack of team work it seems. [/quote] But the flip side is if the teacher is great, than you have him/her for 3 years! [/quote] I would agree with the first and second point. My child was bullied by an older classmate and I had to withdraw him from the school along with other reasons. The children get to pick their own work but sometimes they "fight" for it. There doesn't seem to be a systematic way to rotate the materials. So your child could be pouring water every day for a month if she wanted to and the teacher would allow it. I understand the philosophy of trying to master and perfect the skill but it is ridiculous to not encourage child to try other materials. If your child doesn't want to participate, the teacher will also allow this and not make efforts to find things that may interest the child. I think it goes along with the Montessori philosophy of following the child's lead. Anyways, it wasn't right for my child. In fact, he is doing so much better at a play based pre-school. He's having so much fun that he doesn't even realize he's learning![/quote]
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