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coryrclast Monday at 11:01 PM1 replyview on HN

Montessori does advocate that, but mixed ages is not mixed intelligence.


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galangalalgolyesterday at 12:49 PM

Yes, that is an issue. There isn't much separation until age 11 or 12 and even then it is usually at the same physical facility. Is there good data on how to handle that? Don't want to make irrevocable decisions too early, seen lots of people good at arithmetic that can't do math and the reverse almost as often. Then is it bad to have socialization absent between different intelligence levels? Most public schools in the us seem to intentionally leave no time for critical thinking or actual history lessons (as opposed to propaganda).

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