Primary students learning math with concrete materials. Older students become mentors to younger classmates in Montessori multi-age classrooms.
Montessori Myths
There are a lot of different ideas out there about what Montessori is and is not. We would like to clarify a few things.
Misconceptions about Montessori
- Montessori Myth #1 - The Montessori classroom is unstructured.
- Montessori Myth #2 - Montessori schools are for gifted children.
- Montessori Myth #3 - Montessori is just for preschool
- Montessori Myth #4 - Montessori kids don’t transition well
- Montessori Myth #5 - Montessori curriculum is not rigorous