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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have know two kids who were kicked out a Montessori school after a month with the suggestion to evaluate them for special needs. Both went on to another preschool and later are doing fine in school; neither has a special need. The pediatricians and the a nearby preschool director both admitted that they have seen quite a few cases from this well know Montessori school. Is this a school specific thing (large class size) ? Or is Montessori school in general cannot handle certain type of typically developing but demanding kids?[/quote]

How ironic and disgraceful. Montessori began her observations and formed her first philosophies in order to help children with special needs, and sadly, this is something that I see a lot in certain schools. It confuses me to no end. I know of one large DC program that is a little crazy with their screening process, and so I've never had a desire to apply for work there. I wonder if it's the same school...

It's school specific, 100%. [/quote]

NP here. My classroom experience along with my university training demonstrated to me that children with special needs do very well using Montessori materials.  The problem lies in the ratio.  Classrooms for children with special needs are usually 1:3 ratio (one teacher for three students) while the Montessori classroom is usually 1:9.  There are Montessorians who would love to be able to offer a classroom with smaller ratios yet simply don't have the space.  It would need to be a school with a calling for an early intervention philosophy for children with special needs and work toward making the budgetary and FAR (floor-area ratio) adjustments.[/quote]

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