Montessori Children's House of Fort Worth, Texas.

Education is a funny thing. In some countries, like the United States, being properly educated is what we as citizens strive for. In China, children spend a majority of their childhood focusing on acquiring as much knowledge as they can in order to pass a test given when they are on the verge of becoming adults. In other countries; however, education seems to be more on the backburner of importance in a community.

Since I am a citizen of the U.S., as I assume most of you are, let’s focus on education in our country. Right now I want you to think about growing up as a child. What did you do on a day-to-day basis during the week? If your answer was not going to school, you’re lucky. For those of you who said yes, you know that starting around age five you begun your first year of school, Kindergarten. You continued your studies, attending school until around age 18, that being the minimum age if you abstained from college and risked the possibility of not obtaining a job in the working world. However, most 18 year olds are told that they MUST go to college. If you were one of those 18 year olds, like me, know that you are not alone.

College is much harder than I originally thought it would be. Most of college depends on how well you test, which in turn means how well do you study. It also means how well were your study skills developed as a young child. Take for example why it is easier for young children to learn multiple languages than it is for a grown adult. It’s not that the adult is unintelligent, it’s that a child’s brain is still developing and can absorb more information in an easier manner. For this reason it is said that study skills should be developed at a younger age. However, study skills are difficult to master. In order to master study skills it takes a large sum of individual attention, teaching and showing students exactly how to develop these skills properly.

Individual attention is something that Montessori Children’s House has mastered. Unlike the other private schools in the Fort Worth area, one of MCHs’ main focuses is individual work by and with children. By making this a main focus they have a low teacher to student ratio that allows the students to develop their skills in a much more condensed setting.

MCH is dedicated to preparing their students from a young age for academic success in their many schooling years ahead. They do this through their alternative style of teaching. The style of MCHs' schooling revolves on cumulative work, learning the same type of material each year, just in a different way or at a more challenging level. The students are taught basic individual learning skills that allow each student to focus on how they learn best and what it means to be successful independent students. The students do not obtain grades at MCH instead they focus more on concepts and working through a specific concept until it is thoroughly and thoughtfully understood.

MCH’s method of teaching works! Instead of a bogged down schooling style like most known private and public schools MCH makes learning fun and exciting. One can see that through the passion and excitement in their students’ voices while speaking on behalf of their beloved school. MCH makes going to school not just an every day routine, but rather a thrilling experience full of fun and adventure. 

By Jaime Sporl