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[quote=Anonymous]Wow...I am shocked about many of the negative comments towards Montessori. There are many different Montessori schools available - many of which do not do justice to the teachings and principles of Maria Montessori. I can not believe that in a structured and well prepared Montessori environmnet children would learn to be rude, as it is fundamentally against the teachings of Maria Montessori. In a proper Montessori setup, grace&courtesy is a vital part of daily life. We also visited many Montessori schools, but unfortunately, they were not what a true Montessori school should be like, so we opted to have our children at home. In our new city, the schools that claim to be Montessori are not - but that does not mean that Montessori is bad, far from it. The problem is, the Montessori name is not copyrighted and anybody can name their school a Montessori school. So, we end up with many schools using the Montessori name for economic reasons and not because they truly believe what Maria Montessori was about.
Let me give you and example, in one of the schools we visited the teachers had no Montessori training. They read a few books (if that) and watch a movie about Maria Montessori. The classroom was as colourful and plastic as any other kindergarten full of plastic, toys and pretend play and the children were still forced to have their "must have" afternoon nap. 
If you want to see what a true Montessori school should look like watch the videos here:
http://montessoriguide.org/
If the school you are visiting does not look like this, then please do not waste your money.[/quote]

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