Our experience was less than desirable as well. My DS just isn't into hands on things, he's an abstract kind of guy.
The teachers at his Monty school were wonderful, and it was his head teacher who actually mentioned the "pg" possibility to us first. It's just that the method of Montessori, as much as I adore it, isn't a good fit for my gifted dude. He doesn't want to do something three times, he barely wants to do it once, he understands it, why does he have to show you? KWIM?
You can imagine the year we all had! I believe the teacher to be a compassionate and very capable teacher, it's just there is only so much tweaking you can do before it's not Montessori anymore.
I truly think DS walked into the 3-6 room already passed that stage of development.
This isn't to say it won't work for you, I just think it's a tricky fit for gifted kids. I can see it working for some, and not others.
(I am not NAK, I type on an iPad that has a mind of it's own!)
Last edited by Amber; 07/27/11 08:06 PM.
