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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My opinion: 
Montessori could be OK for already extrovert kids. But definitely choose play-based for kids who are introvert and needs social-emotional learning. Academics will be OK whichever school the kid is in.

Our experience: My child attended play-based a long time ago. No academics at all. She did very well academically later on. I believe that delaying academics and focusing on play-based environment actually enabled a lot of curiosity and creativity. My child was shy. She blossomed in this environment. [/quote]

+1. We have two children, very different personalities—both did Montessori for pre-K.  Our naturally independent, easy-going child thrived in that setting and enjoyed learning new skills from the “big kids.”  Our shyer and, frankly, needier, child was miserable and the mixed-age setting and long stretches of time working alone exacerbated their anxiety and stunted their socio-emotional development.  Both were reading and writing and knew basic math concepts by the end, but in retrospect, I wish I had moved my one child to a more traditional pre-K setting.  Not every kid will thrive in Montessori and I wished I had gone with my gut and not pushed it. Lesson learned, and they’re fine now, but there was quite a bit of unnecessary suffering.[/quote]

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