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[quote=Anonymous]I went to a montessori school through elem and my kids went for primary (pre school/K)

All in all, I think *any* quality school can provide a good education for most kids, so I don't think there's a huge difference between montessori kids and their peers by the time they are older. They may have a few months of adjustment/struggles, but that's going to be true of any kid coming from a different teaching method.

Montessori, by its very nature, produces kids with varying abilities. That's sort of the whole point - they aren't focused on cookie-cutter experiences for each child.  So one kid may leave lower elementary at a 7th grade math level and another kid may leave lower elementary on a 3rd grade math level. And in the Montessori perspective, that's totally fine.
I think public school teachers are used to more consistency from kids - so they see a child doing one subject years ahead and another subject just on grade level, and consider the child "behind" for the grade level topic.

Their curriculum is also different, so while most schools are aware of common core and try to make sure their kids at least get that, they do teach different topics in different orders. So a child may be behind in science based on the public school curriculum, but know way more about a different topic that the public school hasn't even  been exposed to yet.
 
Bottom line is - if a kid is happy and thriving and learning at a Montessori school - awesome!  They'll surely be able to transition to a public school in middle or high school without major issues.  But it's not some sort of magic that produces world changers. (well, except for the founders of google and amazon...)[/quote]

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