Re: Strange Teachers
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splat21 (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 24, 2003 09:40PM
Does sound. Can be the trouble with unusual philosophies/theories of education - they can attract people who just go over the top. Stalinistic Christians? Weird mix.
Think your daughter would be catered for there actually - they go to 11 at the school I'm thinking of, and it may actually be up to 18. I'll see if I can find the name. I've got a video of Elementary Montessori (it's about an American school but it shows you roughly what they do & why & how they work) you're welcome to it if it'll help - e-mail me your address and I'll send it.
It's fee paying though - Montessori was only government-funded during the war, oddly enough, then they decided the schools were a luxury! Why? No idea.
Montessori Science is pretty good too actually. I'm not a scientist so I'm not really qualified to judge, but the materials I've seen are logical, clear, very simple, and would have taught me in 90 seconds flat. Maths materials too - they're a dream for the numerically-challenged like me. Grammar materials I want to play with, so no wonder the kids enjoy it! It's pretty sophisticated stuff. Sounds as if I'm advertising them - I'm not proselytising (can't spell it!) but I do think it's worth a look.
My first-hand knowledge only goes up to 11 though, but I'd be surprised if the later stuff wasn't as good. If you're interested though I'd go and see the school by yourself first, and then, if you like it, take Jessica and see what she thinks. You can usually tell if it'll suit you, judging by the children who used to come to our school and go, "Yes, I want to come here," or "Muuuum!" and leg it... the ones who wanted to come were the most successful. Logical, I guess.
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