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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, as well as the two previous posts.

Folks, keep in mind that 25-30 is a good number, IF and ONLY IF the space is available. Cramming kids in is bad news bears, but that high number in a large classroom is perfect![/quote]

Please explain why 25-30 kids is necessary for Montessori to work.  I am genuinely curious.  I am the PP with a child at Franklin.  I am not convinced that you need that many kids in a classroom at all.[/quote]

Not OP, but I can tell you it isn't necessary. All the schools that have a better reputation and happier teachers have more help and less children. Unless at least one assistant is very good it can be a nightmare to have over 25 children. The amount of teaching that goes on from older to younger children in large classrooms is very small. For the most part, children the same age are learning from one another on the same activity. Also just time wise it's impossible for one teacher to get to all the children in a day in a class that large. I do think 30 children with 2 good assistants who actually help teach the 3 and 4 year olds and a floater teacher as well is a great classroom especially if there are close to 10 kindergarteners, but that rarely happens. Franklin does have a lot of additional staff giving the lead teacher breaks, so I think their rooms of 30 might work pretty well with a strong teacher and assistant.[/quote]

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