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[quote=Anonymous]I know someone who has two children in Montessori.  The child who is very self-motivated (will initiate and work on projects without being told to or guided) does really well.  But the other child needs more structure.

Montessori, in my humble opinion, works very well for kids who don't need a lot of structure/routine and can stay focused (and that's actually very few children).  I think children who have attention issues need more structure and routine than the Montessori method allows.

Also, Montessori (at least the schools that stick closely to the original method) doesn't have a lot of homework.  I think that has its advantages, but it probably isn't very good for children who don't retain information well and need a lot of repetition and practice to really reinforce what they learn.

However, really advanced kids who learn quickly and then get bored when the rest of the class is still going over something -- those are the kids that really can thrive in Montessori, because it allows for individual learning (i.e. they can move on to more advanced things/projects).

The problem is with younger children, you don't really know these things until after they start school.  And the transition from a regular classroom to Montessori or vice versa can be a huge transition once they're used to a certain style.[/quote]

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