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Reply to "The decline of play based pre-school, rise of sensory and other major issues, Montessori is not good"
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[quote=Anonymous]Research has increasingly shown that play-based education is best for young kids. I think that Montessori is a great system for older kids and have seen many kids thrive in it. I can see the benefits and flexibility is provides when kids go to elementary school, since the "point" then is to provide academic education. For kids under 5, I don't feel academics should be the focus. Kids at this age learn best through play. Unstructured play is important for developing many skills, including social skills that can't be learned through a more structured environment. I also think the focus on there being a "right way" of doing things with Montessori materials is a bit stifling for creativity, at least in the young. I don't think it has to be all or nothing. Montessori has some great attributes, and so do play-based and other philosophies. They can also be more or less appropriate depending on age.[/quote]
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