Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I am curious though, why you feel it would be impossible to recreate the environment? I ONLY take children that fall into the two early age categories (birth to 3 and 3-6).
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A typical traditional Montessori classroom would have 30+ children with ages spanning 0-teens, all under the premise the youngers can gain insight and learn valuable skills from being in the same vicinity as the olders.
It's not a hard and fast concept, but it is the ideal as far as I'm aware.