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Re: North American Montessori center
Posted by Christy on 7/06/08
However, I wanted to hear from people that do not
> work for the company. In what city were these positions offered
> to you? Does your city have a montessori training school that
> you could have attended or was NAMC your only option? Was it
> hard to start teaching when you had learned from books and
> videos and had never been in the classroom?
We have a teacher in our school who completed her 3-6 training with
NAMC. Her comments were:
- not enough philosophy to truly understand "the Montessori way"
- really missed the practicum portion of the training as nothing
ever 'goes according to the book'
- although the ideas and extensions were great, she would not
recommend it as an introductory course
Our directress/owner stated that she would be hesitant to hire a
NAMC graduate without te practicum portion of the training. Because
this teacher was a co-teacher she was able to assist her in her
learning.
I think the best thing is to ask the schools in your area how they
feel about NAMC. I know people who have experience in a particular
class use NAMC as an upgrade to a new level (ie from casa - 6-9)
I chose to go to Ottawa to take my elementary I and II with a
practicum component. Years ago while getting my Ontario Teachers
certificate and BEd. I recognized the value of co-teaching to
learn.
Good luck
Christy
Posts on this thread, including this one
- North American Montessori center , 7/02/08, by Thinking About it?.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 7/02/08, by Deborah.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 7/02/08, by Cassandra.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 7/03/08, by Michelle.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 7/03/08, by Thinking about it.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 7/06/08, by Christy.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 7/26/08, by Sarah Redden.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 8/13/08, by Joanne.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 8/14/08, by CS.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 8/15/08, by MJD.
- Re: North American Montessori center , 9/03/08, by Helene.
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