Montessori

Updated on June 20, 2008
T.S. asks from Salt Lake City, UT
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Thanks so far to those who have responded to my questions about preschool. I am strongly considering Motessori. Anyone have any feedback about this type of program. I am looking into Montessori Villa in the Woodlands. Any opinions? Thanks

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S.C.

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Hi T.-
So I see that you have had good responses to Montessori, let me say that our experience was not great at all. I think that if a child starts in Montessori or has a "certin" type of personalitly, Montessori is great. My little boy is all boy, he loves going 90 miles an hour, and is very creative. He loves to be in a group or will play quite well by his self. At Montessori, he was constantly in trouble with the school rules and we were getting almost daily phone calls from the teacher. The behavior that my son had at school were not behaviors that he displayed at home or with friends children. We were very concerned and were working with the teacher and the school director for months. I was very upset and concerend that we couldn't get his days under control at the school. After 8 months, and when the teacher and the director pulled me aside, to let me know that the reason my son was having problems at school was because my husband and I didn't model our home life after the Montessori way, I had had enough. I removed my child from Montessori and placed him with our Church's day program. We had a about 2 weeks of a transition and never had another problem at school. He will now be in the second grade at a public school and he is doing just fine. I will also tell you that I've had a few friends and patients that had problems with the Montessori schools too. My best friend is a second grade teacher in the Cy-Fair public schools and she said that the Montessori schools are great if you want to send your child to a private school, but they have a hard time adjusting to public school. My exprience with Montessori still leaves a very hard feeling with my husband and myself that I will never ever recommend Montessori to any one.
I know that we all want to send our children to the best schools, but I don't think Montessori is right for everyone. Good luck.

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H.R.

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I love Montessori. My kids went from ages 2-K. If I had the money they would still be in it. They are now going into 4th and 2nd and are both GT students, which I contribute a lot to Montessori.

Good luck!

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J.H.

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I absolulty LOVED my son's montessouri school. He learned by leaps and bounds and it was so nice to see his independance. He went to Greystone House in Spring but there is a location in the Woodlands also. Great school!!! Noting but great things to say about it! Although I know Montessouri is not for every child.....b/c of the independent learning some kids can get lost in this type teaching. But I love it!

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L.M.

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T.,

I'm not familiar with any Montessori schools in the area, as we recently moved from Colorado. However, I can tell you that Montessori schooling was wonderful for our daughter. We enrolled her after she was born and I went back to work...so at 10 weeks she was in a curriculum-based program. She attended until she was 4 (when we moved)...and I'm now a SAHM.

She never sat in a high-chair...the rooms were equipped with chairs and tables her size, used a bottle until 8 or 9 months, was using utensils as soon as she was eating solids, and never used a pacifier. She learned to be independent and to work things (developmental processes, conflicts with classmates, etc) out on her own most of the time. She is very advanced for her age...and I owe much of that to the Montessori program.

I don't think you'll go wrong getting your children exposed to this program!!!!

L.

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K.G.

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Hi T.. My daughter attend a montessori school from age 3mon - 24mon. I withdrew her because we were having #2 and wanted a nanny to come into our home since I worked FT and my job was very demanding at times. While I loved the school she attended, it wasn't perfect but I don't know that any are, as an infant there is one thing that I struggled with. At montessori, they do not believe in putting your infant child in any sort of restraining device. At first this seems like a good thing but when you see it in action, it kind of bothered me. There were times when I would go in to pick up my daughter and the younger infants would be crying in their cribs or crying while laying on the floor. There were many days that I thought to myself that some restraint device, bouncy seat, play saucer etc would have to be better than just letting them cry. With a ratio of 1:4/5 the teachers just cannot hold the little ones every time they cry and I understand that. And sometimes the teachers would tell me that they knew the moms were always holding their kids at home alot, because all day at daycare they would cry to be held. While your 6 mon can probably sit up this may not be a big issue for you. However, I would consider what he/she will really be doing? Just sitting up all day at different places in the room? How much stimulation will he/she get? I think if I had to do it over again, I would choose a differnt place and them maybe move them to montessori when they were a little older. Hope this helps.

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