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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a just turned 3 yr old daughter in Montessori right now.  She's been watching her 3 older siblings head off to school her entire life, and always wanted to go to school with her big sister last year.  She CRIES AND CRIES every morning, and gets her "very scary" face that comes up only when she's really scared.  It's terrible.  I'm trying to give it a little more time, but frankly, I think the Montessori environment might not be good for all kids.  My youngest loves to talk to herself while she plays or sing while she plays. [b] I think the Montessori shroud of silence is hard.  I am also concerned about it squashing the creativity right out of my two girls and instead teaching them that Item A can only be used for Purpose A, not for interesting and creating purpose A-Q-Hybrid.  My 5 yr old is completely stressed out that she's not allowed to touch new "work" until the teacher carefully instructs her on how to do it.  [/b]All this being said - if your kid is an extrovert, I could see Montessori being TOUGH.  My oldest, a super extrovert, would have been tossed to the curb in no time as he would never be able to comply with the "wait until I show you how", "work in silence", and "only for its intended purpose" pillars of behavior.[/quote]

This makes my heart hurt to think that any parent believe that Montessori is a good choice for children =(   Probably parents who followed Babywise too.[/quote]

+1 Montessori was a disaster for my child. Learning how to wash tables, having to be quiet all the time...it sucked.[/quote]

Montessori teacher here again. Sounds more like the teacher was the problem. Not the philosophy. A good Nontessori teacher would redirect to a more interesting age-appropriate work, or adjust the not age-appropriate work to meet the needs of the child.[/quote]

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