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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have any thoughts about children starting Montessori later rather than going through the entire primary classroom?  What about a kindergarten age kid without prior Montessori experience?  How do the older kids in the primary classroom fit with the younger children?  Would an advanced 5 year old be a better fit in the elementary classroom with the older kids or with the younger ones?  At what point do you know that the older kids are ready to move up?  [/quote]

Ideally, all children would start at three so they can absorb all the classroom norms and culture, but I'm absolutely a Montessorian who wants ALL children to have the opportunity to enter a Montessori classroom, regardless of age. Having at LEAST a year or two in Primary will make their Lower El experience much better- since we build on concepts. I prefer evaluating at six years old to move up. I have some middle five year olds in Montessori for the first time this year and they're doing swimmingly.

When it comes to moving up, I look for emotional maturity. I mean, granted, there are cases where behavior may be difficult due to tons of factors such as previous trauma, a diagnosed disorder, etc., and in that case, the special education branch in a school needs to serve those children while still making sure they progress through the grade clusters.[/quote]

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