The only school that is avalable to my son is a Montessori school. Can I go to one out of the district?

Question

I would realy like for him to go to the one he is going to now for pre-k its realy nice and actually closer that the other one (which confuses the heck out of me). Can I just register him at his current school or do I have to put in a district trasfer? I realy don't like the Montessori school teaching phelosophy. I believe teachers should teach not the children.

Answer 1

montessori has a very god method/set up for learning. they have different montessori materials used as manipulatives for the kids to learn in a concrete manner. seeing the object,touching the object, feeling it,registers in the brain much faster rather than just talking about a certain thing/object/lesson

Answer 2

Montessori is highly effective (when properly executed) for many children. I think the most influential memories anyone has are of experiences, not lectures. Maybe your confusion is the cosmos way of nudging you towards the Montessori school.

Answer 3

I would call your district and see what it would take to have him go to your current school (I'm assuming it is a district school (?)).  Can you put in a school choice request?  If not, you need to go to the district you want to go into and talk to them about interdistrict transfers.

Answer 4

Maybe you should read up more on the Montessori philosophy. (Hint: it doesn't involve children teaching, it involves children learning.) It is a wonderful start in life for a young child. My son went to one and entered first grade already reading fluently. By second grade he was placed in the gifted program. I give Montessori a lot of the credit, because it taught him initiative and self-confidence.

Answer 5

Well, I have to agree with the other answers. You should feel privileged that you have a school offering a Montessori program to your child. If only all children had the chance to be part of a Montessori school...

I agree with the other answers that you are not fully understanding the Montessori philosophy. There is a book out that actually compares traditional schooling to Montessori education and has scientific research to show that the Montessori method is the obvious answer to the crisis in education. (And this book was written by someone who started out as a Montessori skeptic). It helps children develop into lifelong learners, with very strong educational foundations, and amazing real life experiences that help them understand who they are in society and what they have to contribute.

Please, please look into this amazing education system more. Your children can only benefit from it.