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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Non- SSMA parent (but on the WL) thinks that is seems like there are many lovely things happening on the Facebook page, at least by the photos.  So the admin sucks, is it impacting the kids?

(I am really worried about the payroll thing if that is for real)[/quote]

Montessori has children with the same teacher for three years. So a good guide is important. And the SSMA guides for PK3, PK4 and kindergarten have been good. I can’t speak to elementary.

Having said that, Montessori is also about self discovery as a way of learning. And the guide follows the child, guiding her gently as appropriate. So it makes for a great learning environment where kids want to learn. I think the kids have done well academically despite the chaos. And test scores just came in and were good. So the kids are doing ok.

The emotional attachment to teachers is strong though, because they are with kids for three years. And so when kids found out their teacher was leaving, they cried. Kids liked the principal too. And when she left, many kids asked about her. So this has been hard emotionally on kids, needlessly so. Small children need a stable school environment with a consistent routine. I don’t think the ED appreciates this because she lacks experience with small children.

Right now things are just unstable at Shining Stars. principal. The payroll snafu is just a symptom of that. I blame the ED, particularly how she handled the [/quote]

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