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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an idea about this. Montessori, especially when strictly applied, cares little about testing. But, surely the kids are learning math and reading. I wonder if white children are more likely to be picking up these skills outside of school even if not taught during school....If I were at Lee I would be more concerned about my individual child and the progress measured by their teachers, which may simply fit less well into Parcc. But I would also think hard about whether my child needs to learn testing for later success academically. I think posters on here aren’t fully aware of how different this educational model really is.[/quote]

From my perspective and experience at a different Montessori school in DC, it depends whether the main educational goals are to enjoy learning at an individual pace for each kid (and yes, this often includes learning reading, math, geography, and other subjects at or above grade level) and set kids up for a lifetime of intellectual curiosity and valuable life and community skills with practical life applications vs. teaching students how to score well on tests and over focusing on test scores as the primary indicator of academic learning and success, at the potential expense of their genuine, long-term educational enjoyment.  If the concern is getting into college without high test scores (which is not necessarily the case in higher grades), there are several excellent, well-rounded universities and programs within them that don't pay much attention to test scores because they realize there are many other important factors that contribute to a student's academics, experience, character, thirst for learning, and potential.  Obviously, these are general thoughts and observations that don't apply to every kid, school, and situation.[/quote]

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