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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmm... Thanks for that comment, but I still can't really see how this plays out in real life.  So, at a montessori school, if a kid is playing with (working on?) a puzzle, and decides to pretend that the pieces are dinosaurs, are they corrected?[/quote]

This was our experience at Aiden Montessori, yes.  Our child was corrected by the teacher and also by other kids, often older due to the mixed agree classes. He was also not allowed to use or touch a toy unless he had first been instructed in its proper use.  It was not a good fit for us.[/quote]

This was our experience as well, with a different school. We participated in a one-day-a-week parent-toddler program for under 2s. Although I liked all the toys, I was turned off by the way the teacher constantly corrected DD. For example, she was not allowed to use the ball out of the shape sorter for anything other than putting it back in the hole. There were rules about everything. It even made me feel anxious. One (older) child was immediately shushed when he started singing the ABC song. Apparently, it's a big no-no in Montessori. I know that it probably depends on a particular school. But this was not a good fit for DD. [/quote]

Montessori methods are designed for 3+. The fact that anyone is trying to apply them to a 1 year old is a big red flag to me. I'd ignore anything said by someone who thinks 1 year olds should follow a methodology designed for 3-6.[/quote]

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