I currently have a preschooler attending her 2nd year at FMA, and a 2nd grader who attended in preschool 3 years ago. \r
Let me preface this review by saying I was a "Montessori Kid" until 5th grade, so I know that this type of education is a fabulous way of learning. I guess it is a rule in Montessori that all teachers must be very quiet and stoic-looking, because that is how I remember school, and that is how FMA seemed to me the 1st time I observed! However, very much like my own school experiences, my children have had the most loving, caring teachers of which I could ever dream!\r
As a matter of fact, the other day I was telling my daughter's teacher that she would be out of town for a couple of days to visit her grandparents (who she absolutely LOVES), and my daughter started crying. When I asked her what was wrong, she told me she didn't want to go to see them because she didn't want to miss school. Now if that is not reassuring, I don't know what is! \r
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