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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fundamentally, Lee is not focused on traditional academics. Their test results speak for themselves. They do not welcome diverse points of view. Their Board meetings do not allow for robust dialogue and they have refused to respond in public to questions. A lot of parents are leaving or are considering it. During their last Board meeting they highlighted their SEL work when low reading/ELA scores were mentioned. If you are a parent who would like a school that focuses on reading, math, and science Lee is not the best school for your family. Lee appears to mean well, but keep in mind their executive director is not a professional educator. They have had issues dealing with parents who have a more robust epistemic understanding of pedagogy and academic content. [/quote] Montessori is inherently and intentionally not traditional education.[/quote] Lee imbeds constructs that are beyond the efficacy demonstrated through the empirical based Montessori framework. Lee has struggled with academics where other Montessori based constructs have succeeded in the domains of math and reading. [b]Also, the lack of a willingness for an open and honest dialogue is a systematic issue with Lee, not the Montessori framework.[/b][/quote] LOL. We have had experience at three schools now and Lee is far and away the most open and honest with almost an over-willingness to listen to parents and open themselves up to dialogue. If you aren't participating in the dialogue, you aren't paying attention to the opportunities. [/quote] One of the items I have paid attention to is that Lee used to allow some Q&A at their Board meetings. This year when the questions became more complex they stopped the Q&A. They were very explicit during their last Board meeting that they would only listen to comments and not answer questions. It was a very closed minded approach. I am used to schools that foster more dialogue and not less. Glad to hear Lee’s level of openness works for your family. [/quote]
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