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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 2 kids in a DC charter Montessori, one on Upper El and the other in Lower Elementary.  To answer your question, a very good teacher ("guide") will not let a kid get away with the stuff they like.  If they are avoiding math, for example, they will encourage/make them do it.  There are checkboxes, so to speak, that maps out where each kid is and so they keep track of them that way.  Via Transparent Classroom, we can actually see the teachers checking off said boxes to know what concepts have been introduced.  We've had a range of teachers, and the ones who are just starting out can be overwhelmed and yes, kids get away with not doing the challenging work.  But a talented teacher somehow keeps everyone going in each subject.

Our younger kid is one who tries to "skate by," but I told the teacher this on day one which I think was helpful.  We push that kid at home academically a bit more to hopefully make up for it.  Okay we have a goal of pushing that kid at home lol...

Some posters above have written what I think is misleading.  There is no such thing as a true Montessori middle or high school, because Maria Montessori died before she actually wrote out a solid and tested curriculum for middle school and barely touched high school.  There are middle schools that are "Montessori" in that they are perhaps extrapolating some principles from the elementary years - Sojourner Truth PCS I believe is one of them.  We might pull our kid out at 5th grade as well just because that particular kid is just ready for something new.  [/quote]

It depends on your definition of “true”. There are accredited secondary Montessori schools, and there are teachers certified in secondary Montessori education. [/quote]

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