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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My experience is that Montessori works for every child (if done well) but it doesn't necessarily work for every parent.

The kids LOVE my child's Montessori classroom.  They are thrilled to be there and they are learning a lot, from developing fine motor skills (from things like wiping tables and polishing), learning letters, understanding (truly understanding) math concepts and doing lots of things that are FUN.  The older kids help the younger kids.  the younger kids look up to the older kids.

But for the parents who aren't truly familiar with this form of teaching it's HARD.  (For us too).  Some of us have had trouble just accepting that our young kids are learning and enjoying school because parents aren't part of the classroom (it's the children's space) and we don't get daily feedback.  We just have to trust.  Others have focused on the fact that it takes a while for new activities to be introduced, particularly at the beginning of the year.
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I agree with this.  I work in education and had a 'traditional' education, so many of the activities I just didn't 'get'.  Fortunately, my son's teacher was great at explaining why things were done they way they were, or just making me feel at ease.   "Why does he keep 'cutting on the lines' everyday?"  "Its OK.  Once he's ready, he'll move on"   And he did.  "Why does he need to learn cursive in PreK?"  "Its easier for children to make loops than sticks that need to connect."  And there were periodic programs for parents explaining the Montessori method and how we can support children at home.

I didn't know much about Montessori at all until I enrolled my son.  Then I began doing a lot of reading on how young children learn and how boys learn and was very glad we'd made the decision to place him in the school.
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