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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, it’s been one week and I will be pulling my kid. There is no learning happening in that building. [/quote]

Can you be more specific?
 What kind of learning were you expecting for a prek3 child in the first week in a mixed  Montessori primary classroom? First the children have to go through a “normalization” period, and that’s a tremendous learning. Despite all the problems with CHML, the primary section ( children’s House) is actually ok.[/quote]

I’m not the OP, I just searched for CHML and found this. I have a child in 3rd grade, and honestly, putting directions on the board isn’t the same as teaching. [b]These kids aren’t getting real direct instruction[/b]. I’ve spoken with a lot of parents in the community who feel the same way, but most keep their kids at CHML just because of the neighborhood. Almost everyone I talk to is frustrated with the quality of education. Montessori can work, but it’s really best for highly motivated kids. Instead, it feels like the school has become a place where parents send kids who were struggling or even removed from their home schools, and they just ended up here through the lottery. It’s only the first week of school, but it already feels like the teachers have given up. I’ve talked with PTSO members and other parents, and most of them just seem resigned—like this is simply how the school runs.[/quote]

That's kinda a hallmark of Montessori. CHML is an absolute hot mess, but if you were looking for rigor and direct instruction, Montessori in general is going to be an incredibly poor fit.[/quote]

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