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Re:Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by johnchristopher on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @04:49PM (#18555999)
I am not downvoting you but I disagree. A friend of mine has two daughter in a Montessori like school. One of them has a young teacher, the other a more experienced one. One of them is severely lacking in basic arithmetic and grammar and the other one is striving.

Anecdata but when I add my experience and feedback from acquaintances in teaching position I conclude that the style doesn't matter as much as the teacher.

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Re:Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by malvosenior on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @05:29PM (#18556270)
> One of them is severely lacking in basic arithmetic and grammar

This describes like 80% of people who graduate from public high school. I think it's worth acknowledging that most people struggle with what a lot of us consider "the basics".

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Re:Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by frabbit on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @08:10PM (#18557302)
"Montessori" on its own does not mean too much: there are large gaps between AMI Montessori and Froebel, London School etc.

AMI only accepts trainee teachers who have already have a bachelors (as a minimum) and their pedagogy seems to be more rooted in experimental results than simply psychological theories (see e.g. Angeline Lillard's book for further details http://www.montessori-science.org/montessori_science_genius.... )

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Re:Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by mattcaldwell on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @06:17PM (#18556603)
Striving for what???
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Re:Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by millisecond on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @06:42PM (#18556773)
Thriving, I bet
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Re:Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by johnchristopher on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @06:59PM (#18556871)
Woops, sorry :)p

"thriving"

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