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quoted from another thread, by sleuth:
WC, what can you tell me about the Montessori? My gf is considering sending her daughter there
Craig-
One thing I MUST stress- montessori is not for every child. It is a structured program, but not for every child. But then again, there is no one school that is right for all children. Each situation is different, and it is best to work with the schools in your area to see if it appears that a particular child and school would be a good match.
Children who are easily overly stimulated, or those who seem to be very aggressive, may be some of the best examples of children who might not adapt as easily to a Montessori program.
I personally like the montessori teachings. I find it very developmentallyt stimulating for the child in many different area's/ages. It also has a self discipline that is built by the child for things. Has them to experience their "problem solving" on their own, and find their way that works for them. Not saying that the teacher will not help the child in the problem solving but more or less that they let the child figure what is best for them, by doing it over and over at their own pace.
Once of the main key's of the montessori is strong development skills in sensory and developmental behavior characteristics.
Montessori classes are organized to the range a two- or three-year age span, which allows younger students the stimulation of older children, who in turn benefit from serving as role models.
Each child learns at his/her own pace and will be ready for any given lesson in her own time. Not saying they are going to let the child work on the same lesson for hours at a time, but that they will stimulate the child while working on other projects. In a mixed-age class, children can always find other children who are working at their current level. One of the main reasons parents are in such an uproar right now over the "Every child is not the same" and having such a anger with the testing that the school's are giving. ya know what Im sayin?
This teaching was developed by Maria Montessori- an italian physician and educator who proposed a method of teaching young children that stresses and urges the development of initiative and natural abilities.
Now it is known-Children normally stay in the same class for three years. With two-thirds of the class normally returning each year, the classroom culture tends to remain quite stable. Which can be a good thing for various reasons. 1) They are in a comfortable enviornment- which in turn makes the ability to get "back into the groove of things" much more easier than the stresses of a new environment. 2) allows students to develop a strong sense of community with their classmates and teachers 3) one perk to these, that the community schools have is that they tend to specialize with smaller classes, which some of the community schools are trying to engage in.
When I said above with the developmental stratagies and such- it teachs that order of things, along with working through the problem. It also forms a sense of concentration to work on this in their way. if it is not correct, then they will be shown different ways to establish tactic's for themselves.
I will see what website's I can find for you.. to forward to her, or whatever.
WC, what can you tell me about the Montessori? My gf is considering sending her daughter there
Craig-
One thing I MUST stress- montessori is not for every child. It is a structured program, but not for every child. But then again, there is no one school that is right for all children. Each situation is different, and it is best to work with the schools in your area to see if it appears that a particular child and school would be a good match.
Children who are easily overly stimulated, or those who seem to be very aggressive, may be some of the best examples of children who might not adapt as easily to a Montessori program.
I personally like the montessori teachings. I find it very developmentallyt stimulating for the child in many different area's/ages. It also has a self discipline that is built by the child for things. Has them to experience their "problem solving" on their own, and find their way that works for them. Not saying that the teacher will not help the child in the problem solving but more or less that they let the child figure what is best for them, by doing it over and over at their own pace.
Once of the main key's of the montessori is strong development skills in sensory and developmental behavior characteristics.
Montessori classes are organized to the range a two- or three-year age span, which allows younger students the stimulation of older children, who in turn benefit from serving as role models.
Each child learns at his/her own pace and will be ready for any given lesson in her own time. Not saying they are going to let the child work on the same lesson for hours at a time, but that they will stimulate the child while working on other projects. In a mixed-age class, children can always find other children who are working at their current level. One of the main reasons parents are in such an uproar right now over the "Every child is not the same" and having such a anger with the testing that the school's are giving. ya know what Im sayin?
This teaching was developed by Maria Montessori- an italian physician and educator who proposed a method of teaching young children that stresses and urges the development of initiative and natural abilities.
Now it is known-Children normally stay in the same class for three years. With two-thirds of the class normally returning each year, the classroom culture tends to remain quite stable. Which can be a good thing for various reasons. 1) They are in a comfortable enviornment- which in turn makes the ability to get "back into the groove of things" much more easier than the stresses of a new environment. 2) allows students to develop a strong sense of community with their classmates and teachers 3) one perk to these, that the community schools have is that they tend to specialize with smaller classes, which some of the community schools are trying to engage in.
When I said above with the developmental stratagies and such- it teachs that order of things, along with working through the problem. It also forms a sense of concentration to work on this in their way. if it is not correct, then they will be shown different ways to establish tactic's for themselves.
I will see what website's I can find for you.. to forward to her, or whatever.
But do you think it was because of the teaching? 
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