Thanks for the detailed posts sittin pretty and belle. Great job on describing it. Probably the best pro and con list I have seen on Montessori. I'm sure the information you guys provided will help Littlewisetone.
The interesting/weird thing about DD's school is they added a 'Montessori' lab this past year. I was annoyed with it, because her school isn't Montessori and was afraid they were heading in that direction. Personally, I think the lab is a great thing to have... another environment/method for the child to learn but I don't think they need to call it Montessori. Perhaps observation lab would be more accurate. The students use it twice a week and it gives the teachers a chance to observe them outside of the regular classroom.
