[anon291]

Schooling is difficult. As an example, I went to a normal school, with very good discipline (private), and I had the same problems. Why? Because my parents were immigrants and were shocked at how slowly the American education curriculum progressed, so constantly tutored me at home to bring us up to where they thought we should be. Thus, by the time I was in each grade, I was already several grades ahead in each subject. So I sat in class, completed all my work in a few minutes, including homework. eventually, I realized I could just wait until the last minute to do everything, which basically meant I had to 'relearn' how to properly manage time later on in life.

Ultimately, the entire way schooling is set up towards particular philosophies and particular structures is just an ideological battle that ignores the needs of individual children. Montessori is no different in this regard.