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Anonymous wrote:I think someone just wants to stir things up. We visited some Montessori schools when we looked at pre-K, but decided to pass because we thought DC would be bored and we knew some other parents whose kids had to be held back when they left for public school because they were too far behind. However, this is not everybody's experience, and I know quite a few people whose kids have done Montessori and done quite well. SO I don't see the need for this sort of thing.

What? Montessori is known for getting kids above grade level (as long as they display aptitude for it) because of the mixed-age setting. 4 year olds have access to the same reading-development and mathematical materials as the 5 and 6 year olds -- as well as a teacher who is capable of teaching early reading as well as typical 3 yr old curricula. I have heard of zero kids who did not transition to public K or 1 seamlessly.

These Montessori kids are ahead v Montessori kids are behind arguments always make me laugh because they show such a lack of understanding of a real montessori classroom. The very thing that makes Montessori unique (and, in my opinion, awesome and wonderful!) is that kids are allowed to generally progress at their own pace vs a set timeline for every child. That means that every 5/6 year old completing a three year cycle in Montessori primary (and heading into 1st grade) will be at a different place and will have mastered different skills. Some see this as a problem, and others see it as a very positive aspect. But any given kid may very well be ahead or behind their public school peers at any given moment. That's true among different kids and even within the same kid, who may be very advanced in one area but just being introduced to grade level material in another.

Montessori is bull shit and for control freak mom's

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think someone just wants to stir things up. We visited some Montessori schools when we looked at pre-K, but decided to pass because we thought DC would be bored and we knew some other parents whose kids had to be held back when they left for public school because they were too far behind. However, this is not everybody's experience, and I know quite a few people whose kids have done Montessori and done quite well. SO I don't see the need for this sort of thing.

What? Montessori is known for getting kids above grade level (as long as they display aptitude for it) because of the mixed-age setting. 4 year olds have access to the same reading-development and mathematical materials as the 5 and 6 year olds -- as well as a teacher who is capable of teaching early reading as well as typical 3 yr old curricula. I have heard of zero kids who did not transition to public K or 1 seamlessly.

Lol

Sorry, but if it's a half day program, why would you need more than a half hour outside? They can play outside the other 2/3rd of the day they aren't in school.

Anonymous wrote:I think someone just wants to stir things up. We visited some Montessori schools when we looked at pre-K, but decided to pass because we thought DC would be bored and we knew some other parents whose kids had to be held back when they left for public school because they were too far behind. However, this is not everybody's experience, and I know quite a few people whose kids have done Montessori and done quite well. SO I don't see the need for this sort of thing.

What? Montessori is known for getting kids above grade level (as long as they display aptitude for it) because of the mixed-age setting. 4 year olds have access to the same reading-development and mathematical materials as the 5 and 6 year olds -- as well as a teacher who is capable of teaching early reading as well as typical 3 yr old curricula. I have heard of zero kids who did not transition to public K or 1 seamlessly.

Anonymous wrote:TEACHER

Hilarious!

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Anonymous wrote:Hey OP - if you don't like Montessori based on your tours alone (because you clearly haven't done any research or reading about the pedagogy), that's cool - leave the spot for a family who has done their homework about the method.

Enjoy your glorified daycare-oops, I meant play-based school.

Most places off full day Montessori and they need the children to be quite to not get the class wound up over being there for so long. Because they aren't religiously affiliated they end up having to pay more and charge so money is important in the operations.

Factually wrong. Of the DC Montessori schools, most of them offer programs for younger kids that are half-day.

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Montessori can damage young boys.

http://education.penelopetrunk.com/2013/09/18/montessori-schools-dont-work-for-young-boys/

Isn't Penelope Trunk that woman who claims that Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg's husband's accidental death was a suicide?

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2015/05/03/dave-goldberg-cause-of-death-i-think-its-suicide/

Suuuure, I'm going to listen to that nutcase.

I think someone just wants to stir things up. We visited some Montessori schools when we looked at pre-K, but decided to pass because we thought DC would be bored and we knew some other parents whose kids had to be held back when they left for public school because they were too far behind. However, this is not everybody's experience, and I know quite a few people whose kids have done Montessori and done quite well. SO I don't see the need for this sort of thing.

TEACHER

Montessori teacher here. THE PHILOSOPHY IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE TEACHET IN THE CLASSROOM!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Montessori can damage young boys.

http://education.penelopetrunk.com/2013/09/18/montessori-schools-dont-work-for-young-boys/

According to exactly 1 woman who homeschools.

She starts her article with "Once you realize that school is a ridiculous place for your kids, you start looking for alternatives..." so she's not exactly a proponent of any school.

I'm sure her children will have great futures and their choice of available positions at McDonald's, Burger King, Chick-Fil-A and many other prime employers when they graduate high school with all of those wonderful skills in video games, running out in the back yard and yelling.

Sorry, but schools are important. Education is important. Almost every kid would like to avoid school, run around and yell and play and play games that they like. But that has to be worked around education foundations. This homeschooling parent criticizes a teaching method because her children like to run, scream and play video games. Not exactly the biggest proponent for education of any sort, is she?

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP - if you don't like Montessori based on your tours alone (because you clearly haven't done any research or reading about the pedagogy), that's cool - leave the spot for a family who has done their homework about the method.

Enjoy your glorified daycare-oops, I meant play-based school.

Most places off full day Montessori and they need the children to be quite to not get the class wound up over being there for so long. Because they aren't religiously affiliated they end up having to pay more and charge so money is important in the operations.

Anonymous wrote:
Montessori can damage young boys.

http://education.penelopetrunk.com/2013/09/18/montessori-schools-dont-work-for-young-boys/

According to exactly 1 woman who homeschools.

Montessori can damage young boys.

http://education.penelopetrunk.com/2013/09/18/montessori-schools-dont-work-for-young-boys/