One Last Thing...

To the left here is a picture of Maria Montessori and I notice they have a picture of her in my daughter's pre school classroom. It reminded me of when you take yoga classes and they have a picture of some guru hanging up. Which brings me to todays topic: Montessori as religion. Is any one or everyone tired of the subject of my daughter's school? If so, sorry. I think this will be my last rant. 


I was yet again pondering the question of why L's teachers were so adamant about her having developmental problems even after the results of the evaluation and a committee meeting said otherwise. In our discussions with them we kept saying their classroom appears to work very well for many children, but just isn't a good fit with our daughter's temperament. 


Then it occurred to me why they couldn't accept this. They believe in the tenants of the Montessori principles and have the vigor toward early intervention for special needs the way many people approach their religious beliefs. They practice their teaching with such zeal that there isn't room for other interpretations. This comparison made sense to me- I didn't doubt that these were kind hearted people and also now I understand that their position will not change. In their eyes our daughter will have "problems" and they won't change their behavior toward her.


I hope this (perhaps harsh critique of Montessori principles and religion) strikes the reader as either true or false and that you feel free to explain to me why.