Preschool/kindergarten Teachers...your opinion please

DeniseRN

I put DS1 in Montessori this year. He's 3. He goes 5 days per week for 3 hours a day. I know that Montessori is very different from traditional school in that they use real life activities to teach. The trouble is he's complaining about going to school every day and there's nothing really measurable as far as progress. Example letters, numbers, etc

He's a very bright kid and very verbal, but his birthday is 9 10, so he would be the oldest kid in his class in traditional school. That's why I picked Montessori. His class has kids aged 3 to 6

However, I don't want to send him to school to wash a table or wash his hands all day.

I don't know. I was really excited about it to begin with, but now I'm doubting my choice. Any experience w Montessori kids going into traditional school? FWIW, his school is 1 of only 4 in the state that is AMI certified,so they're very legit and official