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[quote=Anonymous]I plan to send my child to a Montessori school for the early grades and into a private school for middle and high school, based on my atrocious experiences in public school.  I experience the range of approaches, from pull-out groups to being sent to older classrooms for math and reading to a magnet program within a regular middle school to tracking in high school.  Very little of it was challenging and the whole thing added up to a disjointed and stigmatizing experience, all while being often bored and frustrated.

Should DC turn out like me (in terms of interests or abilities), I plan to spend a lot of time outdoors and to have indoor activities like puzzles (jigsaw, word, logic) available.  We already do a lot of reading, avoid TV, and are introducing him to music and basic instruments.  He is very curious, and I try to keep new things coming at a pace that feeds and supports his interest but is not overwhelming.  We'll see how it goes as he gets older.

I also think it's made me more relaxed about achievement-oriented ways of thinking.  I want him to retain the spark that I see in him now that was nearly ground out of me through my childhood.  That doesn't mean never being challenged, quite the opposite.  It does mean I have no patience for busy work (for him or for me!) and am committed to making the effort to keep his life interesting to the degree that's within my control.  Again, that doesn't mean no disappointments or lulls or moments of boredom, but I don't expect him to put up with that day in and day out as his defining experience (in school or out of it).    [/quote]

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