There will likely be a new charter school opening in our area that will allow kids to work at their own pace and be grouped according to their ability in mixed-grade groups. The coordinator told me it would be structured similar to Montessori. For math, for instance, there may be several stations for kids to rotate through. Sounds perfect for most gifted kids. But does this sort of program work for kids with EF issues who are spacey, distracted, and disorganized? On one hand it seems like being up and moving around with hands on activities would help, and on the other hand it seems like it might be too much chaos.
