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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Does it look like the place is organized and kids are on task? That was really big for us.
1a. The look on the kids' faces (do they look happy)
1b. How the teachers talk to/interact with the kids
2. Proximity to home (can't fix a busted commute) 
2a Transportation options
3. Special features
4. Recess time
5. Diversity - I judge you if you are white and not willing to be at a school with less than 20% white students. Just letting you know I AM JUDGING YOU RIGHT NOW! (Whatever, do what you want.)
6. Test score growth for poor (scoring) students.
7. Any answer they offer on differentiation at higher grades.
LAST. Curriculum - they say a F-ing TON about it, then a couple years later they say the latest and greatest is so much better than what they had before. So disregard a lot of what you hear.[/quote]

For better or worse, it was Curriculum which had us choose Montessori which I am still happy with. That is because no school seemed to have a super clear picture of what their curriculum was, and I suspect it changes like you said. Montessori can be done badly of course, but at least it's very well thought-through and seems to have coherence and intention and a philosophical underpinning that basically every other school lacked. I'm sure my kids would still be learning, I just couldn't figure out what it was they were doing when we were lotterying.[/quote]

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