The school’s website notes that 18 kids aged 3-6 (dubbed primary level) and 30 kids aged 6-9 (dubbed lower elementary level) will be admitted for the coming school year. And while it’s not entirely clear why you’d make 3-year-olds and 9-year-olds try to learn the same material at the same time, or if that’s still the plan, we’re sure Musk has his reasons.
Montessori education is great for kids at all levels. Given how screwed the typical grade-stratified butts-in-desks-no-fidgeting-there-Johnny factory education model is for most public and private schools, I'd wait and see on the snark.
Not a Musk fan here, but a stopped watch can still tell the correct time.
Not a Musk fan here, but a stopped watch can still tell the correct time.
Cookie cutter 'everyone gets the same education' means nobody brings anything new or unique to the table in the workplace.
Dramatic 'experiments' in education like this seems like a good idea. The end result will be more variety in how people are educated and how they act in adulthood. In the same way companies push diversity because studies show more diverse teams have higher economic output, diversity of education probably has similar benefits.
Interested parents need to note the fate of the Ad Astra school. Elon Musk has historically withdrawn his support of the institution once his children graduate without leaving behind any infrastructure to sustain a lasting organization.
TL;DR if your children are about the same age as Elon's kids, you’re probably ok.
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Montessori education is great for kids at all levels. Given how screwed the typical grade-stratified butts-in-desks-no-fidgeting-there-Johnny factory education model is for most public and private schools, I'd wait and see on the snark.
Not a Musk fan here, but a stopped watch can still tell the correct time.
Many home-schoolers use “Gather ‘Round” curriculum materials. They support you in educating a wide range of different ages in the same class.
It works spectacularly well for home schoolers. It could work well for mixed-grade classrooms.
After all - almost nothing could be worse than what we’re doing in public education, right now…
Cookie cutter 'everyone gets the same education' means nobody brings anything new or unique to the table in the workplace.
Dramatic 'experiments' in education like this seems like a good idea. The end result will be more variety in how people are educated and how they act in adulthood. In the same way companies push diversity because studies show more diverse teams have higher economic output, diversity of education probably has similar benefits.
Interested parents need to note the fate of the Ad Astra school. Elon Musk has historically withdrawn his support of the institution once his children graduate without leaving behind any infrastructure to sustain a lasting organization.
TL;DR if your children are about the same age as Elon's kids, you’re probably ok.