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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend's kid did this for K in K & 1 class. At first my friend was nervous but they all ended up liking it and it was a good experience. [/quote]
How does it work? Seems like a disadvantage to the 3rd graders, especially if they are more advanced?[/quote]

It's my understanding that this is the structure of Montessori schools generally.   I assume they would have reading / math groups based on ability like they do in regular classes, so presumably the third graders would be in a higher reading group or a higher math group if relevant.   I am not a proponent of redshirting but I could see that there could be a benefit to getting a chance to be the older kid and getting a chance to be more the leader by virtue of being older in such a classroom structure.

That said, I've never been a complainer about my kids being bored in school.  I think making up their own work or things to do in their free time allows them to be more creative and become more of an independent thinker. [/quote]

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