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Ours are in a more structured daycare for this reason where they have a curriculum. All kids are same age and learn same thing but ofcourse they have play time.
Ive heard great things about Montessori but also heard once they hit regular public schools its harder to adjust to curriculum bc they have been use to doing their own thing on their terms. But im sure there are many positive stories too. All kids are different.
Only in the preschool stages but we are pulling her next year before kindergarten. To emphasize some of the points above, Montessori school is intentionally unstructured (although the true amount of structure varies by school), which only some kids thrive in. I thought my daughter would thrive there because she is super smart but unfortunately, a bit too smart. She realized early on nobody would make her do anything she didn’t want to so she just opts out or chooses the same “work” every day. They also encourage independence to a fault, so she isn’t learning any real conflict resolution as they expect them to “figure it out themselves” so she acts out.
When we have her home and provide more structure, she behaves far better, so we are putting her into a more traditional school next year. Some kids need the structure and more serious academic rigor, even at that age, IMO.
My kid has been in Montessori since 2 she's in Kindergarten now going into 1st grade.... thinking about moving her out because the style doesn't work for her in Kindergarten at our Montessori school share a class with Pre schoolers and its distracting for her to sit and do work when her classmates are playing...
Yes, I did from preschool to kindergarten and it didn’t work for my child. We were only able to do it for two years - love the concept and if the child’s temperament is agreeable, then you’re fine. My oldest would’ve excelled because he is a self starter and pushes himself; my baby could not care less. And at Montessori, they allow the child to navigate and determine their own schedule for the day. It was just two hands off. Once when I went in for the parent teacher conference. They said they were really working on getting my son to do all of his work because he would just have the other friends to do it for him. I know he’s destined for great things. 😂😂
Unfortunately, though, by the time he reached first grade he was behind. So it really boils down to the child.
Most people I know end up pulling their kids from Montessori around 1st-2nd grade when they realize they aren't learning anything.
Tried it early on but it’s not for us. I arrived early (and without notifying the school) to find the teacher yelling at a kid and being rough with him. There were only 2 kids in the class. I was done after that. It isn’t a good fit for my son anyway bc he likely has ADHD. Structure is crucial. We moved to a better school district and he is in a great public school now and thriving in the gifted program.