tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post7547458617585856308..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: Déjà vuChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-54833791265586374402012-08-27T20:27:22.679-05:002012-08-27T20:27:22.679-05:00Two recent commentaries follow up on this story, a...Two recent commentaries follow up on this story, and the larger issue, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-school-lunch-gets-some-kids-sick/2012/08/27/fb43ba1e-f05f-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_answer-sheet" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.voxxi.com/school-lunch-programs-obesity/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-14633185408934915142012-04-18T23:59:37.813-05:002012-04-18T23:59:37.813-05:00Rivka -- Yeah, bad sign. But those homeschooled k...Rivka -- Yeah, bad sign. But those homeschooled kids lack "socialization"!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-6744444983357675042012-04-18T23:49:24.051-05:002012-04-18T23:49:24.051-05:00LAB -- That's a great question. I looked up t...LAB -- That's a great question. I looked up the school, and it certainly <a href="http://seward.mpls.k12.mn.us/About_our_school" rel="nofollow">talks the talk</a> about Montessori, including the three-hour uninterrupted work periods. On the other hand, the <a href="http://seward.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/seward_sip_2011-12.pdf" rel="nofollow">School Improvement Plan</a> sounds like the usual NCLB-driven gibberish, including schoolwide PBIS. Maybe "public Montessori" necessarily implies some degree of split personality?<br /><br />The website of a group of parents trying to generate support for a public Montessori school in Iowa City is <a href="http://montessoriic.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. In the sidebar, there are links to about twenty other public Montessoris nationwide.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-16995897516811779472012-04-18T19:53:34.987-05:002012-04-18T19:53:34.987-05:00I also notice the comment from a public school tea...I also notice the comment from a public school teacher saying that children need to be able to socialize during lunch because that may be their only opportunity all day.Rivkahttp://tinderbox.homeschooljournal.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-21960774605098893212012-04-18T19:31:38.168-05:002012-04-18T19:31:38.168-05:00I'm fascinated by these public Montessori scho...I'm fascinated by these public Montessori schools. They don't have them where I live, but I know they're in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and other towns. How much Montessori-style education is really offered? Is there a work cycle in the morning where the children choose their own work and concentrate on it for three uninterrupted hours? <br /><br />The downside of private Montessori elementary is cost, but also a fear that your Montessori child won't be able to transition well into public middle or high school (with desks, homework, tests, etc.). I'm curious to know if public Montessori is in any way a middle ground between authentic (almost unschool-ish) Montessori elementary and the standard authoritarian public school. I like to think public Montessoris fill this space, but I'm skeptical. Are they that much different from regular public schools? This lunch situation suggests no...although the fact that students took the initiative to write an op-ed for the StarTribune suggests a possible yes.LABnoreply@blogger.com