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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear a lot of complaints from teachers that they fall levels behind in math or another subject and [b]have issues with the school structure.[/b] Even though several teachers have said this, my kids have known many and I simply don’t see a difference or that they fall behind. The biggest issue might be early on with behavior but I personally think that is kid specific and just happened to be a few from the same Montessori who also put out some other kids with no behavior issues. To paint all kids with one brush is ridiculous. I think people just like to feel better about themselves by putting others down.[/quote]

Yes.  I used to teach at a strong East Coast prep school, and middle school students coming from Montessori had these issues.  I do not teach math, but I can say that the Montessori students did not have a strong base in writing, and they did not have adequate grammar/structure preparation.  I am not a Montessori fan, and this opinion is based purely on observations of Montessori kids arriving at our school.  My colleagues shared this view (especially my math colleagues).[/quote]

NP.  Same experience.  Our Mclean ES is teaching math and reading well behind where the Montessori school was in PRE school.  So I'm surprised to see PP reference kids from Montessori being behind others in ES.  But we also learned that each Montessori is different despite the teaching philosophy. [/quote]

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