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Anonymous wrote:All of you who claim Montessori is not for everyone must not really know and understand Montessori values

Funny I've heard LAMB admin say Montessori mau not be for every kid. Hmmm....

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who turned down LAMB are probably better off and so are we who get to be at the school we love and keep people who don't appreciate the diversity and enriched cultural experience that LAMB offers us. A school is so much more than its curriculum and the language immersion program it offers and we feel that LAMB has been the best choice for us.

Anonymous wrote:All of you who claim Montessori is not for everyone must not really know and understand Montessori values

Anonymous wrote:It may not be the best fit for your special snowflake

Anonymous wrote:LAMB has been considered the best charter in DC for a long time. It seems strange to some who would kill to go there that you would turn it down when you went through the trouble to apply. It feels like you're rubbing it in people's faces.

I'm sure you'll do great in either school!

Anonymous wrote:LAMB has been considered the best charter in DC for a long time. It seems strange to some who would kill to go there that you would turn it down when you went through the trouble to apply. It feels like you're rubbing it in people's faces.

I'm sure you'll do great in either school!

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Anonymous wrote:LAMB is neither AMI nor AMS certified, and has no plans to be. In fact, some of the parents and admin I encountered have no idea what the difference is between the two and seemed confused when I asked quest .about this. They use the term "Montessori" but loosely apply the principles. If you are not a Montessori purist, this may not matter to you. I visited LAMB and am not at all impressed. IMO, if I am going Montessori, I would go all the way where there is evidence that the curriculum is great and works--see Lee & Shining Stars (despite their drama) for ex.

LAMB parent here. LAMB is about as Montessori as a public charter can be. Once you're in you'll be put in the loop with how difficult the DC bureaucracy makes it for schools to function in accordance with their mission statement. It's false that charters are left to their own devices. There's lots of interfering oversight to "keep it accountable", which is a lot of hullaballoo. When the DC government decided to was time to start testing pre-Kers with standardized test, which is totally inappropriate according to every childhood ed. worth a damn, LAMB tried to fight it. It's anti-child and certainly anti-Montessori. In fact, the children had to be taught how to fill in bubble Scantrons because they'd never seen that before (a non-starter in Montessori). Alas, LAMB was forced to take away from precious education time and focus on this DC requirement. Nonetheless, they still manage to do a fantastic job. Their instructors go to Montessori training in Latin America during summer and they try to make improvements wherever they can (and the conundrum of DC politics will let them). Maybe it's Montessori-lite, but I'll take it. I'd pay $20G on average if it were private. Funny how "Montessori purist" can try to discredit a free bilingual program serving arguably the most diverse pop. in DC- racially and socio-economically. Shameful, really. Or maybe just ignorant. At any rate, it's Tier 1, bilingual, and so much more.

I have a problem with a school calling itself something it isnt. That is what is shameful and it does a disservice to Montessori. Clearly you, like a lot of LAMB parents are ignorant regarding the Montessori method, thereby proving my point. Both Lee and Shining Stars and to some extent CHML have done better than LAMB at Montessori. LAMB just needs to change its name and say it is Montessori inspired.

And Montessori pure doesn't mean there is no flexibility for children that learn differently or don't develop quickly in certain areas like reading, by the way.

Talk shit all you want. Your kid still ain't gettin' in. This is really what this is about. You're mad as hell. Good thing you don't matter. LAMB wouldn't even blink at you, which is how insignificant of a troll you are. Keep spittin', but it's on yourself!

Different PP - So glad we didn't get in! You're an ass.

Glad you didn't get in also!

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Anonymous wrote:LAMB is neither AMI nor AMS certified, and has no plans to be. In fact, some of the parents and admin I encountered have no idea what the difference is between the two and seemed confused when I asked quest .about this. They use the term "Montessori" but loosely apply the principles. If you are not a Montessori purist, this may not matter to you. I visited LAMB and am not at all impressed. IMO, if I am going Montessori, I would go all the way where there is evidence that the curriculum is great and works--see Lee & Shining Stars (despite their drama) for ex.

LAMB parent here. LAMB is about as Montessori as a public charter can be. Once you're in you'll be put in the loop with how difficult the DC bureaucracy makes it for schools to function in accordance with their mission statement. It's false that charters are left to their own devices. There's lots of interfering oversight to "keep it accountable", which is a lot of hullaballoo. When the DC government decided to was time to start testing pre-Kers with standardized test, which is totally inappropriate according to every childhood ed. worth a damn, LAMB tried to fight it. It's anti-child and certainly anti-Montessori. In fact, the children had to be taught how to fill in bubble Scantrons because they'd never seen that before (a non-starter in Montessori). Alas, LAMB was forced to take away from precious education time and focus on this DC requirement. Nonetheless, they still manage to do a fantastic job. Their instructors go to Montessori training in Latin America during summer and they try to make improvements wherever they can (and the conundrum of DC politics will let them). Maybe it's Montessori-lite, but I'll take it. I'd pay $20G on average if it were private. Funny how "Montessori purist" can try to discredit a free bilingual program serving arguably the most diverse pop. in DC- racially and socio-economically. Shameful, really. Or maybe just ignorant. At any rate, it's Tier 1, bilingual, and so much more.

I have a problem with a school calling itself something it isnt. That is what is shameful and it does a disservice to Montessori. Clearly you, like a lot of LAMB parents are ignorant regarding the Montessori method, thereby proving my point. Both Lee and Shining Stars and to some extent CHML have done better than LAMB at Montessori. LAMB just needs to change its name and say it is Montessori inspired.

And Montessori pure doesn't mean there is no flexibility for children that learn differently or don't develop quickly in certain areas like reading, by the way.

Talk shit all you want. Your kid still ain't gettin' in. This is really what this is about. You're mad as hell. Good thing you don't matter. LAMB wouldn't even blink at you, which is how insignificant of a troll you are. Keep spittin', but it's on yourself!

Different PP - So glad we didn't get in! You're an ass.