montessori approach is a disservice to SN kids
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Anonymous
| My kid's old montessori head of school just sent an email about how we need to let go so our kids can learn--even if it's social challenges or learning math facts. Except, my kid became super depressed because of their social environment and now has a learning disability diagnosis. I wish these people could see how ableist their approach is, when they think they are being so inclusive . OK rant over |
Anonymous
| Every type of learning does not have to be for every kid. As long as there are choices, I am fine with it. Montessori works best for a certain type of kid and I’m not sure what is wrong with that. It is hardly a mainstream choice |
Anonymous
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Oh the irony.
Maria Montessori started her approach to teach SN ppl the skills they would need to have a job and life. It was NEVER meant for regular kids. |
Anonymous
For our ADHD kiddo, it was not great at all and did more harm. 2 years ago we went back to public and DS is MUCH happier and has made far more progress academically. |
Anonymous
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1. Montessori was created by one of the first female Italian doctors for children with special needs so they could be functional later in life.
2. Your director is either very uninformed, and perhaps not following the true Montessori method (Montessori is not a protected name), or there was a miscommunication. 3. My ADHD/ASD son was taken in hand by our (late, most excellent) Montessori school director, and he was set on a path to success in terms of critical thinking rigor and work ethic. There was no "letting go". She personally spent a lot of time with him, and never gave up. This is the approach we have always had with our son, and now he's thriving in college. He's had to work 10 times as hard as a neurotypical kid to succeed, and that started in Montessori. 4. THE METHOD IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE TEACHER. You will find intelligent and observant teachers in all methods, Reggio, play-based, Montessori, whatever. The difficulty is identifying them! |
Anonymous
| they shouldn't expect a SN kid to fend for themself.maybe ths school is just being lazy |
Anonymous
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Sounds like the program was not well implemented. Unfortunately I can throw a cardboard box on the side of the road and call it a Montessori school—there are no requirements to use the name.
FWIW, it was awesome for my aut kid with massive sensory issues. He couldn’t handle the noise of regular preschool classes but thrived in Montessori. |
Anonymous
| Montessori taught phonics so it is the only reason my dyslexic child learned to read. |
Anonymous
That's not true. Maria Montessori started it to teach very long income kids living in slums. Some of those kids might have ended up with SN from environmental issues, but that's very different from a child who is born with a developmental disability. Montessori isn't for everyone, but because they often talk about how great they are with SN kids, families don't realize that if there kid is struggling there it might be a "fit" issue, and not a "kid" issue. |
Anonymous
My dyslexic child was expected to hand write a book report despite us telling the "highly regarded" montessori guide that DC has dyslexia |
Anonymous
| I think any thing where you constantly invoke the founder--one leader--is borderline cultish. |
Anonymous
you are wrong. Read the Wiki. Also, I am a dr. of psyc. and learned about her methods for teaching SN in grad school. (and how it's stupid for normal kids) but that. might have been the profs opinion. |
Anonymous
You went to grad school and are citing wiki? Welp! |
Anonymous
| My 2 cents: I think montessori can be great for kids when they are younger---say pre school aged. However, as they get older SN kids need more than what a montessori classroom is equipped to offer |
Anonymous
Plus 1 Sounds like a bad school. -- montessori teacher/ mom |