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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those with experiences in progressive-type environments, I guess I assumed that it was child-driven, but within a subject (e.g., there's a math block, a literature block, etc., and within that structured block it's more interest driven). These responses, however, suggest something more Montessori like, where even the subject is up to the child. We're touring schools and trying to figure this out, of course, but I thought I'd ask for clarification for those who have these experiences. I'm clearly a newbie!  [/quote]
DC was in a Montessori school from infant through 4th grade. It is not so “student-led” that “even the subject is up to the child.” They were divided by ability into small groups for math and reading lessons that happened at regular times. During work times - that is, Montessori work - the children have self-agency in what works to choose from the options provided, but they also had weekly work plans with specific subject works and used those as checklists to guide their choices. They could not just choose not to learn any math, for example. [/quote]

This squares with our experience.  My ADHD kid was in a Montessori program through 5th and thrived. There was plenty of structure, just of a different sort than traditional schools.

Middle school was a tough transition back, but I think traditional elementary would have been a disaster for her.[/quote]

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