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> Scientific studies regarding the Montessori method are mostly positive, ... whatever that means. Letting children choose their own way is good. It is, howev
by hulitu 2y ago
> Scientific studies regarding the Montessori method are mostly positive,
... whatever that means.
Letting children choose their own way is good. It is, however, very difficult in the age of global surveillance, when every toy is only used to collect data about its user.
- ericd 2y agoThe Montessori toys are mostly wood in different shapes...
- mirekrusin 2y agoStrainer yes, Montessori less so.
- EricWithakay 2y agoDid you mean Steiner?
- mirekrusin 2y agoYes iPhone autocomplete fail, ty.
- ericd 2y agoWell, I guess there’s also sandpaper, cards, glass, beads, other types of boxes/latches, but certainly nothing “collecting data”. At least not in the AMS accredited Montessori school we helped run.
- s17tnet 2y agoFamilies who choose Montessori school for their children usually avoid them have access smartphone, TV or internet in general. Also, they are often in the wealthy, upper class so can enforce that kind on environment.
- sigmonsays 2y agocurious why wealth plays into enforcing smart phone usage.
- sanswork 2y agoWealthier parents can pay to have more free time to spend on activities with their children to the exclusion of screens.
- yieldcrv 2y agoIt plays into the whole package of keeping children occupied after the au pair has driven them to and from expensive montessori private schools
- GuardianCaveman 2y agoI think low income family parents have to work more, sometimes multiple jobs to pay the bills so the kids end up with more screen time because maybe they have someone else watching them or they're alone depending on the age. If someone else is watching them it's easy to just give the kid a screen and they're not as concerned as the parents about the long term effects. Also if you're a kid in a low income area where maybe it's not safe to go play outside or you need constant supervision to be safe you don't go out much and therefore screens become the default indoor play. My kids have a big backyard they can go out and ride bikes around and swingset and spaces to dig and play and get dirty in the backyard because I make enough to buy a house like that.
- l3x4ur1n 2y agoIt's hard not to give a smartphone to a kid if you have to work or just can't spend a lot of time with the kid. Kids are demanding of time and attention. So either you have enough time or you pay someone to play with your kid or you have to endure a lot of chaos a kid without a smartphone and a lot of time without attention can do (from screaming and crying to wreaking havoc in your household). Or you give them smartphone and they keep quiet and still and you can do what you need to do.
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