Last night went to a talk by the author who wrote "Montessori Madness." We've been sending our four year old to Montessori for the past two years, so we thought it would be an interesting talk.
The author has several points as to why he believes Montessori is better than traditional teaching methods:
-children take ownership of learning
-children learn at their own pace
-children learn by participating in activities which interest them
I don't have any sources, but I know people who believe in Montessori will tell you how much of a better method it is realtive to traditional methods. So if it works better, why don't public schools integrate Montessori methods? Especially considering the cost of a Montessori education is cheaper than what public schools are paying for shit results?
Montessori cost - 7k
State public cost - 9k
I'm guessing that teacher's pensions are the difference.
This takes the "Montessori methods are more expensive, that's why they don't do it" argument of out the equation. It's sad that my property taxes can't be used more useful.
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