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Re: Ask HN: Anyone go through Montessori education until age 12 (end of grade 6)?

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Post by marcus_holmes »

Enginerrrd wrote: post #163
satellite2 wrote: post #139

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What kind of kindergarten expels children? It sounds at best grossly incompetent. Are you sure there was no other bias that played a role in their decision? It sounds rather unlikely you were the cause.

When they start having to spend 80% of their attention on one kid, it's a problem that needs to be addressed. I say this as the parent of a kid who is right on the verge of being kicked out of preschool over that issue. I totally get it. I wish I knew how to help him. He has some great qualities, but he also requires constant attention and mentally draining correction from everyone that's involved in his life.

This was me. I wish I could apologise to my parents for for what I put them through. Though, to be fair, I did spend a few years in therapy fixing what they put me through too. Families are difficult.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone go through Montessori education until age 12 (end of grade 6)?

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Post by bcrosby95 »

caminante wrote: post #172
bcrosby95 wrote: post #153

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That they aren't actually using montessori.

Do you have criteria though? According to this article [0], it's pretty vague (Montessori isn't trademarked and tough to enforce) and not all schools stick to the "classic" Montessori methods, which, I guess there's a handful of certification bodies (in the US). To this point, > Out of more than 4,000 so-called Montessori schools across the country, only 1,250 are affiliated with the American Montessori Society (and…

It was based upon talking with the people that ran the place, discussing with parents why they put them in the place (all were high achievement academic reasons), and discussing these issues with my mother in law, who was an early child development college teacher for 20 years and ran a preschool lab where they taught their college students, hands on, how to be preschool teachers.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone go through Montessori education until age 12 (end of grade 6)?

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Post by glhast »

boringg wrote: post #191
glhast wrote: post #137

I attended a Montessori from Kindergarten to 5th grade in the 90's. I loved it. The teachers let me teach an art and drawing class in 2nd grade. Another student taught an algebra class (he's a brilliant cancer researcher now). I co-wrote, illustrated, and sold a comic book with another classmate in 4th grade during class time. It allowed me to complete the curriculum on my own time and held me accountable. Montessori…

So I've been reading this and I'm not sure how I feel about it. "Like others here, I never really enjoyed school as much after Montessori." It's almost like school peaked as a child and then it was just disappointing after that. Not that I would say don't do the program because everything afterwards is less good but I am a bit split on it. It also speaks to how powerful the program is to elicit such responses. And it…

Right, and granted I don't have a "standard track" school experience to compare it with.

I'm considering both Montessori and non-Montessori for my own child right now too. FWIW the standard school looks fun too, albeit with more structure. I'm touring my old Montessori school in January. Curious to see how it's evolved in the last 20+ years.

It's likely that school just becomes more unenjoyable as "academic performance" takes the place of "child development".

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Post by vorpalhex »

SoftTalker wrote: post #226
vorpalhex wrote: post #214

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I believe the confusion is merely your own. The context is clear here.

Not to me.

Are you equally confused by the lack of cello in classical rock?

Notice the use of quotes.

Is anyone here talking about this other educational system you're referencing? Have there been any mentions of it?

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Post by WillAdams »

skyde wrote: post #222
WillAdams wrote: post #204

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Best school I went to divided classes between academic and social --- social classes (gym (physical education), social studies/history, homeroom, &c.) were attended at one's age/grade level --- for academic classes (English, science, math) one attended at one's grade level up to 4 grades ahead, until 8th grade when the cap was removed. For students who finished high school courses, some teachers were certified by the…

that’s sound awesome! what school was that?

A tiny school outside of an Air Force Base in Mississippi --- the school got DoD funding for all the students from the base attending.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone go through Montessori education until age 12 (end of grade 6)?

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Post by SoftTalker »

ramtatatam wrote: post #232
SoftTalker wrote: post #146

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There might be some confusion over what "classical education" means. Do you mean a traditional/mainstream public school? Or classical as in structured around the trivium? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_education_movement

I meant traditional public school, it's what I referred to as "classical" ("classical" in a sense what I believe most of us went through), though I understand there are private schools that in principle operate in similar way.

Thanks.

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Post by jkestner »

technothrasher wrote: post #234
jkestner wrote: post #63

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My mother's also a longtime Montessori teacher, and yeah, there’s a lot of variety. Montessori is not a protected trademark. Look for AMI-certified for a school that has to meet some standards. I attended Montessori from 2-14, but have no advice that can be generalized to every kid or school. But doesn’t the same variety apply for public schools? They’re not all a disaster. My kid goes to a good dual language immersi…

> Look for AMI-certified Just be sure you know the difference between AMS and AMI. They're pretty different in their approach to Montessori. AMI is strictly traditional Montessori, whereas AMS is a more progressive model. My mother founded an AMS school, so you can guess which one I think is better. But you have to decide which style makes more sense to you.

Yes, and my mother founded an AMI school so you know why I said AMI. :) Though the gentlest person you’ll ever meet, she talks trash at the drop of an hat about AMS, charter schools and nearly every other sect. Hey, her trainer was trained by Mario Montessori. That said, she’s a little off the AMI orthodoxy, and every school does have its own style, so you gotta observe at the schools you’re interested in.
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