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[quote=Anonymous]We were thrilled to get into a very popular Montessori School, but it was not the right fit for my son.  While the potential for independent exploration and choice is great, a lot of the lessons provided to the three year olds to choose from are "practical life" lessons.  My son didn't want to choose folding, buttons, dusting, and polishing for three hour blocks every morning.  It didn't interest him.  He tried to do other lessons he saw the big kids do, but wasn't allowed to try since he had not been given that particular lesson.  At three years old my son could have traced shapes so I'm not sure why he was not given that lesson when he showed interest.  Montessori is also very individual in the sense that collaboration and team work is limited in primary.  Based on my son's experience and multiple observations, the kids choose their work and work alone.  They are allowed to stand near each other and watch what another child is doing, but they couldn't do it together. Of course there is small group time and morning/afternoon class activities (singing/books), but during the work periods (three hour blocks) the focus is on individual work and exploration. I found Montessori to be limiting in the sense that my son was given lessons, but then was only permitted to do those same 7-10 things day after day for three hours until he got a new lesson.  This is just my experience, but these are things I wish I would've known beforehand.  We didn't re-enroll and were fortunate to get into a great school for Pre-K that is a better fit for my child! [/quote]

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