I've read it said that maybe we should work the bugs out of Montessori and it would be a fitting replacement for free universal public schools. �What do you say? �The big complaint I've read is that Montessori wants you to master activity A before you begin activity B. �And that Montessori schools often only go through elementary. �
I went to a self-paced private highschool for awhile with the ACE cirriculum, which was shallow and weak, IIRC. �But at least it was self-paced. �So there's two programs with a working history that are at least successfully non lock-step timewise. �Then there's the quiestion of how to level the lessons. �There's even a discussion about how far to follow a kid's interest out of order knowing that a little time going over the basics first will deter a lot of getting sidetracked later. (link 1). And a discussion about computer classes being the most realistic way to differentiate education for all (link 2). �But the ace thing I used that time used booklets, self-paced booklets. �And the montessori uses that shelf full of manipulatives. �So computer's not the only way. �I don't know if linear progression is or isn't the only way. �I think I hear you saying it's not. �The davidson academy is doing something with the kid's that's much more individualized. �But, in all three of those cases the student teacher ratio is smaller, to start with. And the students in all three cases come from families that are more involved in their children's daily education as well. �But let's talk about how we can make it universal. �I'm not saying the system should stay, I'm asking what you would replace it with? �Oh I wish teachers weren't contentious. �I wish they all loved everybody and loved learning and loved ideas and loved conversations in the classroom. �Is there a psychology class that teaches that so all the teachers would be the good one's?
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted...._I_buy_curriculum_two_gra.html#Post90935http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB/ubbthreads.php/topics/80647/8.htmlOh, sorry daytripper. That's way off from your original thought in this thread. But I still want to know.
