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Media: Wall Street Journal's "The Montessori Mafia"

I could not have been more delighted when I read recent Wall Street Journal article, "The Montessori Mafia."  WSJ readers are some of the most educated, powerful, and wealthy individuals in our country: people who are able to leverage their cultural and economic capital to advocate for and secure the best opportunities for their children. The Montessori philosophy is a clear choice for every parent, and the parents in WSJ readership are a savvy, connected, and empowered enough bunch to recognize this value and demand the opportunity for their kids.  The Montessori philosophy should be demanded; it is a child's right. 

The article, written by Peter Sims, suggests that attending a Montessori school raises a child's chances of entering the creative class.  Sims cites the overwhelming number of creatively successful alumni from Larry Page and Sergei Brin to Julia Child and Anne Frank, a study showing Montessori educated kindergarteners to be better prepared for elementary school than non-Montessori peers, and the merit in becoming a person who learns through hands-on immersion and discovery.  This article is just a drop in the bucket, but it's a drop in a bucket of people who are able to make noise.  I wonder whether there's a Montessori Madmen fingerprint on this...
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