Montessori, I want to believe but...

[Anonymous]

"In this environment only those things are allowed to be present which will assist development. Out of it must be kept anything that would act as an obstacle, not least a too interfering adult. Even such things as are neutral or irrelevant should be rigorously excluded. The constructive psychic energy granted by nature to the child for building up his personality is limited; therefore we must do everything we can to see that it is not scattered in activities of the wrong kind."
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work p 267, Chap XVI

[Anonymous]

From our experience, Montessori really doesn't work with all kids. For Montessori to work well, kids need to have enough of a level of ability to work independently, and that typically comes at different maturity levels and different ages for kids.

[Anonymous]

In my experience traditional curriculum (in desks, everyone learning the same thing at the same time, etc.) doesn't work for all kids either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience traditional curriculum (in desks, everyone learning the same thing at the same time, etc.) doesn't work for all kids either.

This.

[Anonymous]

Feel like Montessori is a tried and true - child centered method. Seems there is much experimentation in education these days - which can be good and can be bad. I will stick with strong and time tested.