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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi! LAMB family here, 2nd and 4th grader! Have been very happy and are now Montessori converts -- I have one kid that finds academics very easy and another one who needs more support and have been so impressed with how the Montessori model allows both to thrive -- really a unique, special way of education. 
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At LAMB, you have classes were some kids are working two grade levels ahead and others in the same class are below grade level, and it's totally fine. No one thinks much about it. [/quote]

[b]Yes, what is great about Montessori (when done well) is that it can support a very wide range of abilities within a single classroom effectively without putting undue burden on the teachers. T
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his is one of the features of the multi-age classrooms -- kids can be grouped together by ability not simply age. And kids who are advanced can progress without holding others back, and also help bring the younger kids along (which helps reinforce learning and also teaches social skills).

If you end up going to LAMB, it is worth spending time really understanding what the Montessori pedagogy entails for first grade and above (the prek3-K is pretty magical but not that hard to grasp). It is an extremely intentional learning methodology but is VERY different from a traditional classroom. I spent a lot of time learning about the model when my oldest was in first and have become really impressed with over the years.

A friend of mine teaches middle school at a public school that has a lot of kids coming from a Montessori elementary school. In her words: "Montessori kids can consistently problem solve and think critically in a way that I don't see as consistently with kids from a traditional classroom. When I get Montessori kids in 6th grade there is usually a brief catch up period on some content because they haven't been taught to simply memorize facts. But they catch up quickly and often surpass others. The cursive kills me though." [/quote]

This works OK when your kid is in the entry year and not at all once they're in the oldest year and instead of being 1-2 years ahead of most classmates, they are 3-4 years ahead. When in the oldest grade, the chances of finding an appropriate advance cohort large enough to work is approximately 1/3rd as if you were in a normal grade-level classroom (if not worse because so many Montessori kids are behind in their dispreferred subjects).[/quote]

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