primary Math - new question post #19 - Page 3

[MattBronsil]

Not that I can think of I will look. I have written something about it once in quite a bit of detail. I will see if I can find it and repost it.

[elmostoney]

Hi Matt,

a few questions not related to montessori math:

1. For some reason, I let my daughter start at a conventional preschool, but she will still go to Montessori 3 half days. I regret in my decision and plan to pull her out of the conventional preschool by year's end so that she can go back to Montessori 5 days a week. Anyway, having been to school for only 1 week, she came home and told me that her new school is fun and all play and that they didn't get to play in the old school (montessori). I am afraid that the longer I let her stay there, the more she would be against leaving. Also, she came home telling me that her school is very noisy - which I could understand, considering that Montessori classrooms are very orderly and quiet. DD is a bit sensitive in hearing - not in the sense that it would upset her extremely - but she would be a bit uncomfortable. So I was wondering if it would have negative impact in her sensitivity in some ways?

2. I applied to the only Montessori school with preschool through primary for DD, January admission. The school has 9 casa classes, 25 kids per class - one certified teacher and one assistant. I have 2 friends whose kids started going there 2 weeks ago. One mother told me that her son came home saying a lot of "NO" "Not allowed." Would you say that this is type of expression that a Montessori teacher should shy from? or are we parents just being sensitive?

Let me know of your thoughts on these 2 issues.

Thanks.