where is Lee moving? Leak it here!

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And your point is irrelevant to the discussion at hand which is whether LAMB is "real" Montessori. The only "bragging rights" that seeking accreditation earns are those that say that it's serious about following the Montessori method. LAMB is not. That's a fact. Many people (myself included) think that it's a great school regardless. But if Montessori is important to you, you should know that LAMB is not strictly Montessori.

http://youtu.be/WboggjN_G-4

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Anonymous wrote:LAMB is already accredited by the Middle States Association which is one of the most prestigious accrediting bodies in the world.

This must have been posted by a LAMB parent--the Middle States Association is not a Montessori accrediting organization and is irrelevant to this discussion. Do your research, people. It is, after all, your child's education.

Nope, I'm not stupid. I know Middle States is not a Montessori organization. My point is that LAMB is already accredited as a school. Lee is not accredited by AMI or AMS or anyone else for that matter. The same can be said for Shinning Stars. "Seeking accreditation" does not earn a school bragging rights. These two schools have a long way to go still.

And your point is irrelevant to the discussion at hand which is whether LAMB is "real" Montessori. The only "bragging rights" that seeking accreditation earns are those that say that it's serious about following the Montessori method. LAMB is not. That's a fact. Many people (myself included) think that it's a great school regardless. But if Montessori is important to you, you should know that LAMB is not strictly Montessori.

I guess this makes you feel better about not getting into LAMB. It is probably the most "desired" charter in this city even if it's not "real" montessori.

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Anonymous wrote:LAMB is already accredited by the Middle States Association which is one of the most prestigious accrediting bodies in the world.

This must have been posted by a LAMB parent--the Middle States Association is not a Montessori accrediting organization and is irrelevant to this discussion. Do your research, people. It is, after all, your child's education.

Nope, I'm not stupid. I know Middle States is not a Montessori organization. My point is that LAMB is already accredited as a school. Lee is not accredited by AMI or AMS or anyone else for that matter. The same can be said for Shinning Stars. "Seeking accreditation" does not earn a school bragging rights. These two schools have a long way to go still.

And your point is irrelevant to the discussion at hand which is whether LAMB is "real" Montessori. The only "bragging rights" that seeking accreditation earns are those that say that it's serious about following the Montessori method. LAMB is not. That's a fact. Many people (myself included) think that it's a great school regardless. But if Montessori is important to you, you should know that LAMB is not strictly Montessori.

I guess this makes you feel better about not getting into LAMB. It is probably the most "desired" charter in this city even if it's not "real" montessori.

Yep - true for us. It is the only school I'm lottering for this year.

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Anonymous wrote:LAMB is already accredited by the Middle States Association which is one of the most prestigious accrediting bodies in the world.

This must have been posted by a LAMB parent--the Middle States Association is not a Montessori accrediting organization and is irrelevant to this discussion. Do your research, people. It is, after all, your child's education.

Nope, I'm not stupid. I know Middle States is not a Montessori organization. My point is that LAMB is already accredited as a school. Lee is not accredited by AMI or AMS or anyone else for that matter. The same can be said for Shinning Stars. "Seeking accreditation" does not earn a school bragging rights. These two schools have a long way to go still.

And your point is irrelevant to the discussion at hand which is whether LAMB is "real" Montessori. The only "bragging rights" that seeking accreditation earns are those that say that it's serious about following the Montessori method. LAMB is not. That's a fact. Many people (myself included) think that it's a great school regardless. But if Montessori is important to you, you should know that LAMB is not strictly Montessori.

I guess this makes you feel better about not getting into LAMB. It is probably the most "desired" charter in this city even if it's not "real" montessori.

Montessori wasn't important to me, so whether LAMB was pure Montessori or "Montessori lite" didn't figure when I was looking at schools. What was important was impression at the open house (underwhelming), that it was bilingual (not our priority) and commute. We didn't apply. Not all schools work for everyone.

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And your point is irrelevant to the discussion at hand which is whether LAMB is "real" Montessori. The only "bragging rights" that seeking accreditation earns are those that say that it's serious about following the Montessori method. LAMB is not. That's a fact. Many people (myself included) think that it's a great school regardless. But if Montessori is important to you, you should know that LAMB is not strictly Montessori.

http://youtu.be/WboggjN_G-4

Ha ha, I appreciated the nice video selection.

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Anonymous wrote:Bethune too! Not surprised that perry st is a no-go. Wish they'd kick out perry st prep and put lee in its place.

Why would you advocate kicking out a school for another?

I live in Woodridge and I'm tired of seeing mostly Maryland plates dropping off kids at Perry St Prep.

Secondly, did you read why they lost their high school? Dubious financial practices, special needs students not receiving the appropriate treatment, and low, low test scores. That school is a complete mess, that seems to mostly cater to Maryland cheaters. I would love to have a quality charter school in the large, lavish building they have.

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Anonymous wrote:Bethune too! Not surprised that perry st is a no-go. Wish they'd kick out perry st prep and put lee in its place.

Why would you advocate kicking out a school for another?

I live in Woodridge and I'm tired of seeing mostly Maryland plates dropping off kids at Perry St Prep.

Secondly, did you read why they lost their high school? Dubious financial practices, special needs students not receiving the appropriate treatment, and low, low test scores. That school is a complete mess, that seems to mostly cater to Maryland cheaters. I would love to have a quality charter school in the large, lavish building they have.

It's large but not lavish. Have you been inside? I have.

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Anonymous wrote:Bethune too! Not surprised that perry st is a no-go. Wish they'd kick out perry st prep and put lee in its place.

Why would you advocate kicking out a school for another?

I live in Woodridge and I'm tired of seeing mostly Maryland plates dropping off kids at Perry St Prep.

Secondly, did you read why they lost their high school? Dubious financial practices, special needs students not receiving the appropriate treatment, and low, low test scores. That school is a complete mess, that seems to mostly cater to Maryland cheaters. I would love to have a quality charter school in the large, lavish building they have.

It's large but not lavish. Have you been inside? I have.

Yes. Compared to other schools it is lavish.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bethune too! Not surprised that perry st is a no-go. Wish they'd kick out perry st prep and put lee in its place.

Why would you advocate kicking out a school for another?

I live in Woodridge and I'm tired of seeing mostly Maryland plates dropping off kids at Perry St Prep.

Secondly, did you read why they lost their high school? Dubious financial practices, special needs students not receiving the appropriate treatment, and low, low test scores. That school is a complete mess, that seems to mostly cater to Maryland cheaters. I would love to have a quality charter school in the large, lavish building they have.

It's large but not lavish. Have you been inside? I have.

Yes. Compared to other schools it is lavish.

I'm not sure what schools you've been into, but it's on the level of a Murch, but not Marie Reed level.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bethune too! Not surprised that perry st is a no-go. Wish they'd kick out perry st prep and put lee in its place.

Why would you advocate kicking out a school for another?

I live in Woodridge and I'm tired of seeing mostly Maryland plates dropping off kids at Perry St Prep.

Secondly, did you read why they lost their high school? Dubious financial practices, special needs students not receiving the appropriate treatment, and low, low test scores. That school is a complete mess, that seems to mostly cater to Maryland cheaters. I would love to have a quality charter school in the large, lavish building they have.

It's large but not lavish. Have you been inside? I have.

Yes. Compared to other schools it is lavish.

I'm not sure what schools you've been into, but it's on the level of a Murch, but not Marie Reed level.

Compared to most charters it is definitely spacious and well suited to a school.

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Anonymous wrote:There have been multiple threads here over many years explaining that LAMB's approach is not strictly Montessori. This isn't bashing. It's not even negative in my opinion (unless you are a Montessori purist). Those threads significantly predate the opening of Lee. This is not something that you can blame Lee parents for.

That said I know several Lee parents who applied to LAMB last year because they valued the language immersion and they aren't hung up on having the most authentic Montessori experience.

Yet again, Lee is being bashed unfairly and without basis.

I always bash LAMB for being Montessori lite and I frequently post about this. I think LAMB is a joke and its parents are clueless re: real Montessori. I am NOT a Lee parent but am a Montessori purist. I commend Lee and Shining Stars (even though they regrettably went AMS as opposed to AMI).

Sure. Exactly what I was saying. Why would you ever go to Lee and encounter winners like PP? Obviously you are a Lee parent because I've read your posts before where you bash lamb.

Sad that you're so insecure.

I'm not Sad PP you are responding to but I guess I am also sad because Ive commented on LAMB not being real Montessori on this board before. I've never used "Montessori lite" though and I don't consider it to be bashing. Just facts.

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I wish the Montessori location death match 2000 was over already. It was depressing to attend a meeting at our Montessori charter and hear a bunch of mothers with three-year olds talk about how they may or may not want to invest in the school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been multiple threads here over many years explaining that LAMB's approach is not strictly Montessori. This isn't bashing. It's not even negative in my opinion (unless you are a Montessori purist). Those threads significantly predate the opening of Lee. This is not something that you can blame Lee parents for.

That said I know several Lee parents who applied to LAMB last year because they valued the language immersion and they aren't hung up on having the most authentic Montessori experience.

Yet again, Lee is being bashed unfairly and without basis.

I always bash LAMB for being Montessori lite and I frequently post about this. I think LAMB is a joke and its parents are clueless re: real Montessori. I am NOT a Lee parent but am a Montessori purist. I commend Lee and Shining Stars (even though they regrettably went AMS as opposed to AMI).

Sure. Exactly what I was saying. Why would you ever go to Lee and encounter winners like PP? Obviously you are a Lee parent because I've read your posts before where you bash lamb.

Sad that you're so insecure.

I'm not Sad PP you are responding to but I guess I am also sad because Ive commented on LAMB not being real Montessori on this board before. I've never used "Montessori lite" though and I don't consider it to be bashing. Just facts.

That's because you're crazy.

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