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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child recently started at a DC public Montessori.  I'm finding the lack of parental integration into the classroom off putting.  Perhaps the teacher should just have laid out some expectations in advance but I'm used to a brief chat with the teacher before and after school (even if it's just to say hi) and to go into my child's classroom to drop off.  Yet, they are so focused on setting the routine that interaction with the teacher by parents (and certainly going into the class) seems to be discouraged which is far from welcoming.

Any thoughts about this?  I'd read up significantly about Montessori before school started but I wasn't aware of this aspect and it appears that it's a feature of other schools too.  [/quote]

If it helps, my kid's PK3 class at non-Montessori HRCS is like this too.  It's a different world from daycare, but according to the teacher and administration, it's critical to help build independence, routine, etc.[/quote]

This is her third year of school, and very different from the previous two years (another DC public charter school - non-montessori) where everyone was welcome into the classroom.[/quote]

I'm lucky to be in a school with an admin who is out in the hallways in the mornings and afternoons to be available to chat, but when I'm in the classroom with children, I am in the classroom with children. Even before I have kids, I'm usually doing work in the classroom to prepare or wind down from the day. By all means, I welcome phone calls and e-mails.

I also prefer parents to not enter the classroom because it's just generally disruptive, especially in the start of the year when a tiny tiny brand new three year old is upset about mama leaving and then five more mamas come in... it's just a cluster @#%$ !

- OP[/quote]

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