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toured a Montessori yesterday and it felt SOOO cold to me. Is that just me or does anyone else get that feeling?
22 replies [ Reply | Watch | MoreAMI-affiliated schools are more strict Montessori (Metropolitan, REDS), AMS affiliated schools are more modified (WSMS, Morningside).
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np - Both are on the UWS. WSMS is in the W 90s between WEA and Riverside Dr; Morningside is on 100th and WEA
[ Reply | More ]DC is at WSMS. What you post above is nothing like the school. Teachers make a big deal about greeting (and shaking hands) each morning, parents stay and do work until drop-off time is over, parents are welcome to come back to class to do a presentation on their careers or hobbies...it's a warm, wonderful place, IMO.
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the fact that parents aren't allowed to be involved or set foot in class would make me cross them off my list immediately, on principle.
[ Reply | More ]you wouldn't even ask about the reason? like if the reason is that parents are allowed in at certain times to observe, but that a constant parade of parents in and out of a classroom is very disruptive, especially to young people who are trying to develop concentration and doing their work.
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it really depends on the montessori. which one did you tour? Manhattan Montessori in Tribeca, for example, is very cold compared to Washington Market School (also Montessori). It really depends on the school, and the teachers. I've sent 2 kids to 4 different montessori programs (about to send a third kid to a 5th program -- we move a lot) and while many things about each program were the same, just as many things were unique to the school.
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All Montessoris are different - it's not a copyrighted name or methodology. Just as all traditional schools vary in approach, warmth, academics, etc. Like all schools, as well, the key is the teachers and the admin and their philosophy about kids. I remember we toured one Montessori that was really strict in its implementation of the method and I was totally turned off - the kids seemed fine but I felt it was too quiet and restrained. And I had previously been really excited about Montessori. Then we found one that felt perfect for us - warm, inclusive, social, academic, creative - and my kids actually are sad on weekends to not be able to go to school!
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