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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a good fit for my very social, active DS. Would have hated working at stations, emphasis on fine motor, and high student:teacher ratio. Went for play-based preschool with lots of outdoor gross motor play time instead.[/quote]

What happened when he had to start traditional school? Working at a desk, emphasis on fine motor, etc all elements of traditional public school.[/quote]

I'm the poster at 10:26, the "regular" teacher, and I have seen this phrase here before "emphasis on fine motor" about traditional public school.  I'm curious what you mean by it.  I think one of the greatest strengths of the Montessori program is the amount of emphasis on fine motor.  Kids are working on bilateral integration (e.g. pouring, and tying) and pincer grasp (e.g. picking up small objects) from very early on, and they spend a lot of time on tracing through stencils and sandpaper letters.

Traditional, play based preschools also provide a decent amount of fine motor, but that disappears once kids get to Kindergarten in this country.  Other things have really pushed handwriting instruction out of the way, and it's a shame.

I just don't understand how emphasis on fine motor is either bad, or an element of public schools.

I'll also point out that it's a minority of public school classrooms have desks in the primary grade.  I know my school starts them at 4th.  Before then we have tables that are the same ones I've seen in many Montessori schools.  [/quote]

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