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phil
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Welcome @matt! Matt Bateman is a philosopher & historian of education. Heâs a cofounder of Guidepost Montessori, the worldâs largest Montessori school network. He has agreed to do an AMA for the /â books channel. Reply with your questions (please make sure to tag him so he can easily find them)
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jd đș
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thanks for being here @matt! - would say Montessori is something kids can transition into after being in more traditional educational environments? what are the advantages / challenges - what's the state of Montessori generally, or Guidepost in particular, in western Europe, e g. France, Italy, and Spain
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Matt Bateman
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1. Yes. If the classroom is very good, itâs very easy to have 2 or 3 non Montessori children come in every month or so. Children adapt to established social norms amongst other children *very* quickly. If the classroom isnât good itâs harder but there are also other problems. Also children are so variable! Some âtraditionalâ children are effectively Montessori kids anywayâI never saw there inside of a Montessori school until I was 32, I went to very traditional public schools in the US rural south, but I think I would have thrived in one as a child at any point, like a sudden enrollment in PK or late elementary or whatever. 2. We have one or two schools in Paris (canât remember if second is open) Weâve been flirting with Spain for years but donât think anything has happened yet
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