Why Montessori does not work: How to start Montessori at home successfully!

The reason why Montessori does not work is probably that you are doing it wrong. If you are applying the Montessori method at home, you have to be open to letting your child explore on their own. So in this video, I am debunking some myths that prevent Montessori from working in your home.
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[@latinxmontessori]

Montessori definitely works, you just have to make a slight mindset shift and be open to following your child's needs.
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[@shirleyjhaney1041]

Montessori works because almost any philosophy applies somewhat to raising kids. But the truth is if you’re bad at parenting or scared to parent or whatever and are grabbing onto anything to try to raise your kid, eventually, since you’re gonna be around for at least 18 years (hopefully) they’re going to have to deal with the real you, whatever that is, eventually. Montessori is to a huge extent way too structured for home life. Okay. Home life is for love and family. Montessori is for school and for learning. It’s to introduce kids to deliberate actions and one right way of doing things and types of equipment (that are not toys) that are meant to be manipulated in fairly exact ways. These things are all not what you want in a family. Even hardcore Montessorians concede that art and free play (recess) should basically be unstructured time for kids to be kids. And that’s what kids should be able to be at home. The exceptions are small: Montessori has some equipment for helping with chores (brooms and mops and buckets and cutters for the kitchen that work but won’t cut hands) that are actually really nice.

[@latinxmontessori]

thanks for your comment. And yes, you don't have to follow the philosophy letter by letter at home. You can be flexible and us what works for your family.

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[@lauriewromar5478]

Thanks for this!

[@latinxmontessori]

You're welcome, I hope you found it valuable

[@ellengarbarino8114]

We sent our academically gifted ADHD son to a Montessori preschool for a while hoping they could find a way for him to learn at his own pace while staying with kids his own age and it was a disaster. Self-directing within bounds is not a strong suit of ADHD kids and he caused so much grief to the teachers there, they basically asked us to leave after 6 months. Teh main thing he learned was the only way to get attention was to misbehave and that many punishment were to send him to the office (where he played chess with the school secretary) or send him to mark time in the 3rd grade class (which he loved because that was about his academic level). We used to draw straw for who would have to go in to pick him up each day to listen to the litany of all the things he had done wrong that day. He was there for months and they never realized he could read and do multiplication at age 4. This was a long establish preschool through year 8 Montessori school, so you think they would know how to do it right. My conclusion was Montessori may work for some (I expect our second, not ADHD, kid would have thrived there) but it does not work for all.

[@latinxmontessori]

I am so sorry you had this experience and I'm sorry your child had to go through this. Sadly, any school can use the term "Montessori" as it is not trademarked. It's insane that they didn't take the time to follow his lead and to notice how talented your kid is, doing advanced academic work at such a young age...such potential! The Montessori principles truly are for all. Principles or respect and honoring a child's WHOLE self. As a parent I have learned, and as I shared in this video, incorporating Montessori at home is possible and anyone can do it. I appreciate your vulnerability in sharing this, thank you for being here.