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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not a question of picking apart any one program, but rather looking at what works and implementing it system-wide, to the extent possible. If Montessori is so amazing, then why is it so limited? If ATS has an ideal learning environment, why is it only at one school?

They just eliminated the year-round program at Carlin Springs because of cost, why don’t they look at other programs for lessons learned and stop all of this inter-county transfer nonsense.

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ATS approach should be across the system.  Montessori should be eliminated or restricted only to FRL-eligible families who would never be able to afford private Montessori.[/quote]

No. [b]The ATS approach is fine for those who want it, but most parents don’t. [/b]ATS “works” because it’s a self selecting group.[/quote]

This is stupid logic.  The parents aren't the ones in school.  It doesn't matter what the parents *want.*  It matters what works for the kids.
ATS' approach "worked" for decades.  It became "ATS" option program because it rebuked the open classroom fad that was taking place, enabling some families to escape the trend.  There is nothing special about ATS or its instructional approach.  The self-selection merely brings a lot of over-anxious parents together into the same school.[/quote]

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