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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about this, from a parent long past the preschool years.

Do what works for your kid, and pick a preschool based on what works for your family, not based on an internet argument about the "right pedagogy for the 21st century."

One of my kids did Montessori. Another did play-based and then Montessori. The salient factor here wasn't the pedagogy, it was choosing a school that seemed to care about my child's socio-emotional development as well as pre-literacy and pre-numeracy.

As it turns out, the Montessori emphasis on student problem-solving and conflict management was a really great fit for my sensitive kid, but that wasn't because it was Montessori - [b]it was because they genuinely cared about giving the kids the skills to describe their feelings and solve their problems[/b]. [/quote]

And you think play-based preschools don't have teachers that care about that?

My biggest issue with Montessori parents is how damn pretentious you are.

Also, my kid has made food at her preschool, so please stop it with your delusions. [/quote]

Dude.  What's the anger for?  PP was saying to find a school with teachers that care, regardless of the official pedagogy. Hopefully whatever school your kids go to work on reading comprehension.[/quote]

I know the PP was alleging a tolerance for all pedagogies, but then she was clearly implying that the Montessori school genuinely cared about the kids, as though other schools don't. There was hypocrisy implied in her post. [/quote]

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