Many questions come to mind right now ...
which: should we respond to the request of the child?
The fact that each child differently advance, make them only children, children who have facilities in certain areas and difficulty in another. For example
Junior was always very very engine and stretch, but as regards the language is not his forte. He loves
provided letters, numbers, colors ...
This year he does not come to school because it does not take children under 3 years here in September. It will have 3 years and 8 months when he comes in small section.
I had originally with the idea of him a small section at home, but when he returns to school that happens?
Finally I decided it was time to find out the school and his pace, he will continue his quiet life at home, between the kitchen with Mom, drawing, sticker, painting, games, toys, walking. ..
What-is it to respond at the request of the child? I think that the answer to their questions, do not stop but does not do too much so you do not over-stimulate and to the disgust of the school.
It is very difficult to know I found the right balance between discover and learn.
It will almost four years in September, he will have much to learn from the school, the rules of life, community life and plenty of other things like counting up to 3, read her name, do graphics become autonomna, and more ...
I can obviously not prevent learning what he loves, he will necessarily greater ease in some areas next year, and gaps in others, but when it will be 6 years old, he will all go to the toilet, talking, eating alone, reading, counting ...
the consumer society encourages us to buy textbooks, we feel guilty in some sense. I do not like this company to make our children of the competitors! I read many forums, or I see moms tell my son to walk to 7-month-and-so to speak fully to 2 years, or who read at age 3.
Our children all have the capacity wonderfull in our eyes! We remain moms! Our children will always be beautiful and intelligent to us.
It's like when you read books on children, we already feel guilty with the theoretical ages for the first teeth, walking, speech ...
Then at school they are given notes, and saying such and such is first class!
Even in our adult life we grow to be a competitor, boss gives us some bonus performance!
What I like about the Montessori method is that we observe the child, and he offers activities concrètres, according to its rhythm. Obviously
to school with 30 pupils it is difficult to let children develop at their own pace, some will go faster and others more slowly.
therefore I will take my time with my children to watch them, watch them grow, play with them, since childhood passes too quickly.
Sorry for my moms waiting for the program year. I will continue to do Montessori activities so you can always find my documents on the sharing site.
By cons I will follow next year's schooling my son and I nearly consolidate the basis of what he learns with games and sideline.
