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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The deal breaker for me is that pretend play is NOT allowed in Montessori. If your child picks up a string of beads and pretends they are a snake, they will be told that isn't allowed. Beads are for a specific purpose, perhaps counting or string but never for being snakes because that is not there intended purpose.

Blocks are just blocks to build and never a phone or walkie talkie or powerful crystal with powers. [/quote]

You say this like it’s universal. Both my kids are in a Montessori school and they engage in tons of pretend play including at school. They don’t do it during the ‘work cycle’ but there is a lot of additional time in a Montessori schedule. And, a good Montessori school worships things like recess and free time — I’ve watched the kids at  outside time and they run around like total maniacs/3 year olds.

‘Work’ isn’t just sweeping and stuff. For the little kids, it’s, like, playing with dinosaurs. Or dancing. Or yoga. Or washing their hands. Or arranging flowers. Or whatever. For my kindergartener, it’s more like typical school stuff. But a work cycle at our school is about 1/3 of the total day.

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