So DD (3y 4mo) is in a Montessori school. She was moved to Primary after winter break for various reasons. They do not allow children to enter primary before the age of 3 due to state regulations (choking hazards).

DD was THRILLED when she switched to primary. She had been crying every day for over 45 minutes when she was in the toddler class. I almost pulled her out but then they switched her. I thought GREAT now she has access to any work she wants! wrong. I just got her "report" in advance of our parent-teacher conference tomorrow. The report stated she was constantly asking for harder works and they were constantly "telling her about the value in repetition". They also listed "skills learned" among them, beginning LETTER SOUNDS. I freaked out. My poor child had been trying to tell them she needed harder work and they didn't think she could do it. DD has known letter sounds & upper & lowercase letters since 18 months. She is a good little reader now!!

I wrote a note to the school and had DD bring it in along with a book that she likes to read. In the note I said that the discrepancies between home and school were so vast that we needed to address the issue now rather than wait until her conference Friday. I also mentioned that she has been reading for over 3 months and has brought a book to school at least 3 days and would return home with the book saying "they didn't let me read to them". I also said that it is possible she is asking for new work because she is being forced to repeat over and over material that she is overly familiar with.

Anyway, after reading a book to the teachers yesterday, DD said they told her she could do the works she has been asking to do! I am so relieved! I am so proud of DD trying to advocate for herself and so disappointed that the teachers didn't listen. However, I am so grateful that they are now letting her do the reading work she has been begging to do! I am curious as to what they are going to say in the conference. This was a big miss for Montessori. I was truly hoping DD and her teachers could work this out on their own... I hate to be the mom that tries to mettle with school. Now I regret not going to them sooner. I knew there was a problem from what DD was saying... I just didn't want to be THAT parent.
I'll update after her conference tomorrow, but for now I am excited for DD and she is now excited for school today!