“Montessori students collaborate and work together in learning and on major projects. They strive for their personal best.” “Montessori 101: Some Basic Information that Every Montessori Parent Should Know” by Tim Seldin. “Tomorrow’s Child,” Volume 8, Number 5, 2000. Pg. 6.
We are frequently asked how our students perform when they graduate and contend with being graded, tests, and other formal “evaluations.”
Our alumni thrive. The responses that they’ve given to this question make us proud – and sometimes make us smile. One student said her struggle was more related to culture shock when she started at a local middle school. “I didn’t know that slacking was ‘a thing.’ You just always did your best.”
A persistent myth is that Montessori students are not evaluated because they don’t receive graded report cards. Rest assured--they are evaluated and assessed by highly trained teachers, by themselves, by their peers, and by the self-correcting materials. We have high expectations for our students, and our methods make it fun for them to aim high.
Please let me know how we can support you in understanding your child’s school experience beyond our scheduled conferences, parent nights, park meet-ups, and observations.
