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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids have to take turns in regular classrooms, too; this is not some spectacular feature of Montessori. And the flip side of it is that kids hear the word 'no' about a hundred times a day: no, you can't do that puzzle work because you haven't gotten a lesson in the other puzzle work first.[b] No, you can't use the pink blocks to build a rocket ship, only to demonstrate your understanding of how to build a graduated tower[/b]. Far from the unstructured image many people have of Montessori, it is actually a VERY structured environment, with a *lot* of rules. Since every object in the room has a ritual purpose and can only be used for that purpose alone, there is very, very little in the way of creative or imaginative room to roam.

Also, at least in my experience, the mixed age ideal of older kids helping younger ones didn't pan out at all. Because the older kids can do things the younger ones aren't allowed to, your younger child may be frustrated to see so many activities off limits. Also, my younger child was picked on a lot by the older kids she gravitated toward; they called her a baby and she felt left out and unhappy a lot. [/quote]

My dd is at a school getting AMI certification (so strict vision) and this isn't the case there.  They can do other things with the materials and the teacher only redirects if they are being disruptive or if they are not working at all on mastering materials - which, if they are directed to the right materials should be as fun as making a spaceship out of the brown stairs (which my daughter was happily doing without being corrected on the day I observed).

I'm not sure how much my child is really learning (first year there) but she is kinda a mess (so not an independent of focused, Montessori type kid) and still she loves it.[/quote]

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