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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The actual Montessori part is not ‘guided pkay’. It’s work. That is literally what it is called.

My opinion is kids should play and socialize. The least amount of academics the better. And Montessori is extremely academic and tends to draw a certain type of parent to it. One that is competitive about early academics. [/quote]

I'm guessing you already incorporate academics when you play and model with your child at home. What you do at home is guided play.  While you play you are saying, "I wonder what would happen if we switched that triangle for a rectangle."   Translated into a large group setting though, it is hard to replicate that level of guided play, and research is again showing that many preschools in the USA use free play much better than guided play, but also that children could have better experiences.  Montessori is absolutely guided play in fact many researchers who are looking at guided play refer to the Montessori curriculum in their papers.

"New curricula might also build on the success of existing programs that implement aspects of the guided play approach, such as Montessori (Lillard, 2013)."
http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2427&context=psychology

Many, many studies show that only quality (meaning guide play) preschools help children.  I know it is really popular to think that kids should just "play" but we are learning more about young children's development and they need more than just free play.  I used to think the same!  I just say this to challenge your thinking a bit![/quote]

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