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Oakland, CA
Oakland Montessori School (OMS)
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Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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neighborhood: Crocker Highlands / Glenview · Telephone: (510) 482-3111 · Website: www.oaklandmontessori.com
Teachers Are:
| OVERALL RATING: (4.0) |
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| Full of energy and seemingly happy in job |
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| Patient and affectionate with children |
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| Talks with children and listens carefully when they are talking with him/her |
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| Praises children for accomplishments and good behavior |
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| Provides feedback on what my child does during the day |
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| Shares insights on my child that are helpful and accurate |
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| Identifies my child’s strengths and weaknesses |
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| If necessary, provides additional support to my child during pickup and drop-off |
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| Resolves disputes quickly, calmly and fairly in a manner that allows children to learn from the dispute |
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| Notices children who are not on task and/or engaging with other children appropriately and quickly reengages them |
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| Manages the energy level of the children so that all children feel safe and able to learn |
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| Provides additional support to a child when s/he is clearly failing in her/his efforts |
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| Strikes the proper balance between active and quiet play for children |
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Director's Comments on Individualized Teaching
Description of how teachers work with children who are
"behind," "excelling" or "different" from the majority of students
Due to past difficulties and misunderstandings, we no longer hire teachers who are not Montessori certified.
Parents' Comments on Individualized Teaching
Parent #1
I felt that the director of OMS was difficult to reach and hard to work with. This was frustrating at first. I learned that working with the teacher instead of the director, accomplished what I needed. In fact, the teacher was the highlight of the school, and I was quite pleased to work directly with her, and know that my requests and concerns were being addressed.
Parent #2
Although initially the school had very good teachers, to which I would have answered 5 for all questions, the current staff (all the good teachers have left) are sadly uninspired, and dont seem to really like working with children. They seem overtired and overdrawn.
Parent #3
The Art teacher is great. She worked for years at Habitot also. She loves what she's doing. For music, they have Music together.
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