My mother runs a Montessori school and takes in the “problem” children that other schools push out. (It only annoys her that parents look at standardized test r

My mother runs a Montessori school and takes in the “problem” children that other schools push out. (It only annoys her that parents look at standardized test results without considering growth year over year.) Montessori is not a trademarked name, and so you get a lot of schools that call themselves Montessori with various levels of fidelity to the principles. Getting AMI accreditation is the best way to verify you’re legit. Even so, I agree that many good Montessori schools cultivate a certain clientele. That teacher/student ratio and the materials aren’t cheap, and they have a reputation to uphold to keep rich people coming. As per the article, it’s unfortunate because Maria Montessori started her original program for disadvantaged children. We’ve decided for our own children that after a few years of Montessori they go to public school, to be around kids with a wide range of perspectives. Best way to make schools better is to be part of them.