It is the Montessori school I've been going on about. Here is a good summation of the Montessori philosophy. Essentially, the child sets the pace of their learning environment, and there's a lot of emphasis put on self sufficiency and self discipline.
For me, this *is* the preschool "down the road", it's the closest pre-school to my office. It also happens to be just the sort of environment where I think Widget would flourish; it's very similar to the environment we've been trying to build at home. The competition comes in where there's not many Montessori schools, and it's a very popular educational philosophy at the moment, so lots of parents want their kids to go to a Montessori school.
And it wasn't really an interview, although they call it that. It's more a chance to meet with the kids, assess their developmental level, and try to determine if they would be a good fit for the program, because not all children will thrive in the environment it provides.
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Date: 2004-04-23 03:48 am (UTC)Here is a good summation of the Montessori philosophy. Essentially, the child sets the pace of their learning environment, and there's a lot of emphasis put on self sufficiency and self discipline.
For me, this *is* the preschool "down the road", it's the closest pre-school to my office. It also happens to be just the sort of environment where I think Widget would flourish; it's very similar to the environment we've been trying to build at home. The competition comes in where there's not many Montessori schools, and it's a very popular educational philosophy at the moment, so lots of parents want their kids to go to a Montessori school.
And it wasn't really an interview, although they call it that. It's more a chance to meet with the kids, assess their developmental level, and try to determine if they would be a good fit for the program, because not all children will thrive in the environment it provides.