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Have had now 3 kids thru Montessori and another starting next year. 2 of them did in New Zealand and younger 2 in HongKong. The kids have all excelled, want to
by zoom6628 5y ago
Have had now 3 kids thru Montessori and another starting next year. 2 of them did in New Zealand and younger 2 in HongKong. The kids have all excelled, want to rush to school every day, come home smiling. Can’t say anything like this of older kids experience of public or private( $$$) school system in either place.
My own experience is that Montessori puts the kids years ahead of age group peers and the learning benefits last into adulthood. My eldest earned a PhD in spite of learning challenges and the second eldest senior manager in a Govt department. #3 taught herself a 3rd language at age of 3. To many things to attribute just to home life and DNA.
Not familiar with other systems mentioned but I do see any environment where kids are respected and observed carefully seem to get similar and lasting results from their education.
- omniscient_oce 5y agoSimilar story here. I did Montessori for kinder + primary school in NZ (christchurch) before moving to Aus for high school. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think it gave me a tangible leg up over a lot of my peers. Perhaps not a huge one, and everyone is different, but I think the 3hr work cycle concept + freedom to learn at my own pace - translating into not hating or getting frustrated at school/learning + the physical equipment you use to learn mathematics concepts were the most beneficial.