Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Age or Ability Specific Forums Pre-school Did anyone not have success with Montessori?

Mr W was in Montessori. And it worked fine for about 12 months.

A few weeks ago we noticed a change in his behavior after school. And he was no longer the happy kid when we dropped him off.

When the school shared its "eval" of him - they had stopped the testing at his age level when in fact he knew everything they had on their "eval" through K.

We also reviewed everything that they do with him and the older kids in his room and he has known it all for about a year now. I asked him what he did during the day and he said he thinks about being at home with his toys and books.

When we suggested that he might be bored, the teacher immediately said no. LOL.

Mr W is very extroverted and that is another issue. None of the kids talk at his level, nothing in the room is at his level, and the teachers work at a much lower level. So he just phases out into his own world and they let him.

So, like its been said on here before, let the kids tell you what they need by listening to them. One year its fine and the next it is not.