As a parent and teacher, I ultimately want two things for my children: to be happy and to be successful. In a world of comproimse, we'll often gladly take one or the other. Sometimes simply seeing your children laugh is enough. Other times, seeing your kids concentrating and succeeding at a difficult task is its own reward. But if there is both joy and learning, something special is taking place.
Having been overseas for over a year, I entrusted Growing Time with the education of my son. Upon my return, I witnessed a formerly reserved child who used to hide from strangers happily laughing and easily interacting with both his peers and with adults. In addition, he was reading, adding and subtracting, and bursting with knowledge of the natural and man made world, all before his fifth birthday.
I would have been wholeheartedly content if my son simply greeted me with an easy smile. I would have been greatly impressed sharing in his newfound knowledge. But surprisngly, I witnesseed so much more. I saw a child that was both happy and successful. I knew then, as I always suspected, that Growing Time Montessori was indeed a special place.
Ryan Saiyasombat