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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a just turned 3 yr old daughter in Montessori right now.  She's been watching her 3 older siblings head off to school her entire life, and always wanted to go to school with her big sister last year.  She CRIES AND CRIES every morning, and gets her "very scary" face that comes up only when she's really scared.  It's terrible.  I'm trying to give it a little more time, but frankly, I think the Montessori environment might not be good for all kids.  My youngest loves to talk to herself while she plays or sing while she plays.  I think the Montessori shroud of silence is hard.  I am also concerned about it squashing the creativity right out of my two girls and instead teaching them that Item A can only be used for Purpose A, not for interesting and creating purpose A-Q-Hybrid.  [b]My 5 yr old is completely stressed out that she's not allowed to touch new "work" until the teacher carefully instructs her on how to do it.  [/b]

All this being said - if your kid is an extrovert, I could see Montessori being TOUGH.  My oldest, a super extrovert, would have been tossed to the curb in no time as he would never be able to comply with the "[b]wait until I show you how[/b]", "[b]work in silence[/b]", and "[b]only for its intended purpose[/b]" pillars of behavior.[/quote]

Montessori wasn't a good fit for my older child for a very similar reason.  My little rule follower saw other children get disciplined (gently, I'm sure) for breaking these rules and was so terrified of getting in trouble that she tied herself in knots trying to be the perfect Montessori child.  We moved her to a Reggio school for a second year of preschool and she really thrived.

It's all about the kid, though.  My other daughter stayed at the Montessori school and really loved it there.[/quote]

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