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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this why the test scores at Lee and Shining Stars and CHML are so low?[/quote]

The way math is learned in elementary Montessori is amazing and in no way aligns with PARCC, so that may be a big part of why the scores are low. As a parent and former teacher, I’d take the Montessori style of learning math over my child doing well on PARCC in elementary school.[/quote]

I think Montessori is a vast improvement over the way we learned math a generation ago, but I LOVE “new math.” It teaches them the way my grandfather taught me outside of school. Gives kids a full comprehensive understanding of why and teaches them foundational skills in a much more practical way (who wants to do long division in their head in daily life?!).[/quote]

Agree with this. I think a lot of people who like Montessori math are comparing it to how they learned math in the 80s. My kid is doing "new math" and it's giving her accessible math skills at a much younger age than I had them (and I was good at math!). Less emphasis on memorizing math facts and much more focus on developing skills to help them more easily and quickly solve math problems. More word problems early on so that they conceptualize math in a more 3D way from an early age.

I know nothing about Montessori math but math in a traditional DCPS has been fantastic for my kid.[/quote]

I was nervous about me kids’ math skills from Montessori so had a private tutor work with them specifically on new math. The kids were already learning it in their school and the tutoring was just a nice way to reinforce skills over the summer.

They moved on to regular middle school and HS (not in DC anymore) and adjusted fine.[/quote]

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