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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The point is that preschoolers, especially 3 year olds, shouldn't be doing a lot of solitary tasks. That's the time where they are really learning social skills and bonding with other children.[/quote]

I love this argument. Primary Montessori students of age 3-4 are in class for 3 hours tops, 5 days per week usually. That means that when you pick them up at noon, they have the entire rest of the day to "learn social skills" and "bond with other children." What kids can learn in Montessori is pretty remarkable, and I find that most people who turn their noses up either know nothing about it first-hand or have a child who just did not take to it. In my observation, the kids who don't would likely have behavior issues no matter where they went.[/quote]

Of course, in theory the kids have the rest of the day for socialization, but at least for my kid, he's at hime the rest of the day. School is the prime time for socialization.

As far as I can tell, M's strength is in how it introduces academic concepts. You'll get no argument from me that M kids are more advanced when they start K/1st grade. For me, though, that's not my primary goal for my 3 year old. I'd much rather he learn to form friendships and think creatively at that age, and I have no doubt he'll catch up in academics when he gets to K. [/quote]

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