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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that Montessori has a bit of a cult-of-personality around Maria Montessori, but that's probably to be expected considering her ongong centrality to the entire system.  They're basically still using the activities ad progressions that she developed in the 1930s.  It definitely stood out to us at first, but we have sort of gotten used to it.  I will say that if it really bothers you, that feeling is never really going to go away.

Regarding work: the kids definitely learn things in a different order and at a different speed than they might in a traditional pre-K system, but I think that the idea of the undirected Montessori child who can read novels but not do math is a bit of an unfortunate stereotype.  The teachers are there I direct the children's work and keep them making progress; kids aren't allowed to wallow on the same activities once they've mastered them, and they're pointed toward a wide variety of things.  I will say to not expect immediate academic results; it's an accumulative system and kids are really spending the first year or so learning how to not to be little balls of I'd rather than learning reading or arithmetic.

We were definitely nervous at first, but I'm glad now that out son is in the program.[/quote]

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