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- kowalzki, on 12/05/2007, -8/+43Hey, google owners ate pizza! ***** me if I don't get as successful as them considering the amounts of pizza I eat everyday.
- UCFMark, on 12/05/2007, -2/+33I went to a Montessori school for elementary school and it worked out great for me. On the other hand, though, other students (including my brother) didn't do so well with it. In practice, students learned at their own pace, and those who exhibited a strong desire to learn (such as myself and Brin and Page I assume) flourished. On the other hand, those who couldn't care less about school languished.
Still, I strongly endorse the Montessori Method and believe that it is far superior to conventional methods currently employed in public schools, which tend to emphasize teaching to the lowest common denominator. - flamingmb, on 12/05/2007, -2/+27Thanks for letting me know that more than 50% was a majority!
- bscene, on 12/05/2007, -10/+31both of my daughters went to a Montessori preschool and it was great... as a preschool.
the fact that Larry Page and Sergey Brin went on to found Google has nothing to do with their Montessori schooling - dkm201, on 12/05/2007, -0/+21I wonder if that has to do anything with the fact that all (100%) of kids that go to Montessori are from upper-middle class, education-minded families.
- Csma, on 12/05/2007, -7/+26Montessori is a great method of schooling, this is the type of school I attended as a child. In fact the majority of my classmates that went to my Montessori (greater than 50%) are all about to graduate college within the next year.
- AlmostEvil, on 12/05/2007, -6/+20Yep, nothing quite like teaching kids to become future masochists wih nun fetishes.
- kwazyhulk, on 12/05/2007, -0/+13The Montessori method is amazing IF you have self-directed children. If your kids have trouble motivating themselves, they may flounder. One of the problems I've seen when they implement this system in older kids (grades 1 through 6) is that some kids have a difficult time without more regimented teacher direction. It's definitely not for everyone. Just an observation from a parent with three kids in the Montessori system.
- Jazzillion, on 12/05/2007, -6/+18I also attended Montessori and my mother was the principal of a Montessori school for over 10 years.
Objectively, looking back on it, it was so influential and stimulating in comparison to other classroom models. I remember learning word parts, sentence structuring, and could identify adverbs in 1st grade, all without the use of a book mind you. By second grade I could read at a 4th grade level, do division, and I wasn't a genius, just a student. There was no desks, just random chairs and tables. No strict rules and confinement, just independence and the will to learn. I practiced technical skills of weaving, building, pouring, and the like.
In 4th grade I transfered to public school, because I outgrew the Montessori program that was offered. Conforming to the repetitious cycle of doing busy work, filling in workbooks, and watching a teacher scribble on a board while rambling was so painful. I had to sit in a chair constantly and ask to use the bathroom. Slowly but surely, I was told what to think, and given a template to fill in colors without going out of the lines, rarely allowed to paint my own picture.
To this day, I look back on those formative years and know that they made all the difference. Children aren't meant to be restricted and controlled. - kwazyhulk, on 12/05/2007, -1/+11You obviously didn't eat the same pizza. Sergey and Larry ate pizza made with the Montichelli method where you have to gently massage the nipples of a goat to secure the richest milk to produce the finest cheese...
- inactive, on 12/05/2007, -0/+8I went to Montessori school.
However, in 4th grade when I went to public school, I had trouble adjusting to the more restrictive format.
The result?
Math: A
History: A
PE: A
Language Arts: A
Behaviour: Severe deficiencies. Parent teacher conference mandatory.
***** YOU MRS. PRADO! - KewlerKid3, on 12/05/2007, -12/+20I'm all for different systems of educations, but I honestly feel nothing beats a nun with a yard-stick ruler who disciplines students at will.
- rhinopig, on 12/05/2007, -0/+7Yes, but those who couldn't care less about school probably won't do great in a traditional school either. I mean they will do better, but only because they are forced to (and many people who would otherwise enjoy school will resent the force and come to dislike school). The Montessori system gives kids a chance to learn to enjoy learning.
- blapierre, on 12/05/2007, -0/+7Dropping out of Harvard, The education system of the world's (now) 2nd wealthiest man.
- thermus, on 12/05/2007, -0/+6What a strange correlation!
- Rotzooi, on 12/05/2007, -3/+8thanks for letting us know!
- nxxm, on 12/05/2007, -2/+7where is the reference / evidence that google founders were montessori educated... i only see a link to general montessori stuff on wikipedia...
this is lame / fake until proven a fact. - inactive, on 12/05/2007, -0/+5I went to a regular public high school, in a good district, and 95% of the students went to college.
- alpine75, on 12/05/2007, -0/+5Dumb question. Why is a wiki entry a digg submission?
- mal1964, on 12/05/2007, -0/+5My teachers told me I was the most average kid they had seen
- inactive, on 12/05/2007, -1/+6You obviously never went to Catholic school. Nuns don't like ANYONE.
- BenderFlexo, on 12/05/2007, -0/+5Must have been all the smoke!
I went to Montessori school and all I remember is a bunch of hippies and fingerpainting - anTii, on 12/05/2007, -1/+5All I learned in montessori is how to make ants on a log
- PedleZelnip, on 12/05/2007, -0/+4As a husband of a Montessori instructor at a local preschool I have to say that's not always true. The school my wife works at takes on a very large number of underprivlidged and/or special needs children which are a long ways from being upper-middle class.
- scott2007, on 12/05/2007, -2/+6Are you a self-made multi-billionaire?
- DrMonkeyLove, on 12/05/2007, -0/+4My pizza is made with the Pizza Hut method, where you just take a ***** ton of cheese and throw it on dough. There might be sauce too. It's hard to tell under the pound of cheese.
- TwiceHephaestus, on 12/05/2007, -0/+4The fact that the Google founders went there may not be the only thing that lead to their success, but that doesn't mean it had *nothing* to do with it. These schools encourage creativity, self-learning, etc. If those two had gone to a school with ***** teachers and a dated and useless education system, I get the feeling that Google sure wouldn't be what it is today.
- allbubba, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3I actually had this specific issue at a Montessori school. In 1st-3rd grade I excelled and was at the top of the class. When other kids were stuck I would help them out. In 4th grade they introduced "creating your own lesson plan". Basically it involved looking at all the activities on the board and creating a weekly plan to accomplish them. As a 9-year old I found self-organization to be very hard. Every week I would not finish all the activities and some would carry over to the next week. That created a snowball effect that stressed me out and made the school that I once loved a place I no longer wanted to be.
In 5th grade I started in a Catholic School, which was miles apart from my Montessori education. I never got completely adjusted and was often reprimanded for not completing homework. Looking back, I'm very thankful for the Montessori education. I only wish that there had been a little more help and guidance when I reached the 4th grade level. No system is perfect for everybody, but I think it is an area that calls for more research. The current education system falls far short of preparing our kids for college and life in general. - inactive, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3Kids should have the best education that parents can afford. You will never know when the education and knowledge gained at school will save your life or pull you out of poverty or a slum.
- diecastbeatdown, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3They should write about these guys in M: The Magazine for Montessori Families.
I myself was a product of the Montessori system and both of my daughters attend there now. I'll agree with many of the others who attended a Montessori in that you must be motivated and have a desire to learn. This I believe is a taught process. When your child asks you a question, answer it and explore it fully. If you simply ignore them or allow time to lapse (even for a second) then the opportunity is lost. - captbbq, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3You were told what to think? Say, it sounds like those public schools were more adequately preparing you for society my friend!
- ness0013, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3My story is almost identical. I was learning a level of material that was one or two grades above mine during my time at the Montessori program.
At the third grade i transfered to an ordinary private school. As to be expected, my grades suffered as did my willingness to learn. - jacquesm, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3montessori was a great improvement over the school systems of the time when it was first introduced, but it is not for everybody. Sure, each school system will be able to point at its successes but you should always balance that with the failures, and the fact that two kid billionaires used a certain system is no guarantee that if you send your kid there that they will become billionaires. In fact you can wonder if that is something to strive for, happiness would be a better indicator. For the record, I did go to both 'classical' and 'montessori' schools and out of the 7 or so (long story) schools that I visited I think only a single one was of acceptable quality (ASVO in Amsterdam, they exist today). All the rest of them were for the most part populated by teachers that couldn't care less.
- hixsonj, on 12/05/2007, -1/+3I think Kevin Rose went to a Montessori type school as well. They must be doing something right...
- ssmith2k3, on 12/05/2007, -2/+4PHD...the education system of Google founders
- endersadvocate, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2hah
- Talena, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2The montessori school I was on for 7 years sucked, I had major lack of knowledge compared to kids from other school systems,
it's not so much the school type that matters, but the school it self - alphaterminus, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2My daughter started second grade at a Montessori school this year. At public school in Kindergarten and First grade we felt that she was getting the "No Child Left Behind" teaching and daily she complained about repetition of things she learned at home two years ago etc.
In most things, like reading and science, she's doing great with. They bring in high school level books for her to read and let her do science reports on things like plate techtonics, etc. I laughed when she did a report on Hippies a couple weeks ago... apparently she saw something about it on the history channel then delved into the internet. He summary was "Hippies liked peace and drugs, but it wasn't that simple."
She has taken a step back in math. Apparently she doesn't like it so for the first 2 months she just didn't do it. Her teacher eventually told us about his and she is at least going through the motions, but still would rather do reports on hippies. - bbjohnnyt, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2Bright people don't hang out on digg. Welcome fellow loser. :-)
- Annon201, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2A public school who had been running a Montessori pre-school for a few years decided to, with the help of some parents, setup higher level classes.
I was one of four 'guinea pigs' when I was in year 2 for those classes, for the first term it was only us four and nobody really understood what was happening, but the second term was a fair bit better with a few more students. It really showed its true colours in years 3 & 4 once they had everything running smoothly. Unfortunately that didn't continue from year 5 onwards, but I ended up taking an extra curricula accelerated maths course for a few years, and some how got in on an adult entrance exam into TAFE (A public vocational college) in year 6 with the pursuit of learning programming - I never got a certificate there, I was only going for very specific modules and had to stop come senior high school.
I would say Montessori helped play a big part in who I am today. My best mate is one of the other 3 in the group that started, his mum played a big role in Montessori in South Australia, and she continues to do so although she is mostly retired now. - theOster, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2My teachers told me to go home.
oh, also - "the teachers their said I was on of the brightest kids they had seen" :) - tahcoboy, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2you FTL
- blatch, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2Montessori school is a fantastic place for a child motivated to learn. If a child doesn't possess this desire, he or she will fail at it. That's how it works. However, it makes for one harsh transition to middle school.
- crapmatic, on 12/05/2007, -1/+3Then Montessori has taught you well. Fifty years from now, society may struggle to find that person who has expertise on ants on a log.
- kernel16, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2I can name loads of successful people that attended normal schooling, and some that haven't. What's your point?
- tahcoboy, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2Without a doubt i was one of those self motivated kids growing up, which was what had landed me in Montessori, biggest mistake ever. More than anything the teachers dubbed me as a trouble maker and had me tested for ADD several times, to of which i did not have, and restricted me from doing any real learning.
- inactive, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2Yeah, that's me. If it weren't for the need to buy food and pay rent, I'd never get off the couch. Then again, I wasn't always this way, and I think it's part of the biological nature of children to be curious. I think the lack of motivation probably comes more from traditional schooling itself. So, it might not make sense to use this system starting late in schooling.
- tahcoboy, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2Montessori scared me forever, it was so bad I remember begging my parents to put me in public school,
I literally was hit by the head teacher on several occasions by way of yard sticks, markers, or pretty much anything the teacher would have in their hand at the time. My penmanship is also horrible from being taught to write in cursive before print, I did not learn to write in print till public school. On the academic side, we were only taught math and reading nothing else, if anything, academically I was never allowed to flourish. My cousin can attest to the same, as we both were at the same Montessori school. :/ - inactive, on 12/05/2007, -1/+3That is what happens when you take sex out of the equation. Priests like little boys and nuns like little girls. Nuns get a high on belting young kids.
You have heard the joke: Mother Superior telling her nuns. Girls you know the rules; lights out by 11, candles out by 12. -
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