Is Montessori a good match for giftedness? – Selena’s Story Today I’m speaking with Selena about uncovering her child’s giftedness and her experience of Montessori in the early years. In this episode you’ll hear about: Accepting her son is gifted and trying not to be that parent Her son hiding himself when his needs were not met in early years learning Re-learning how to learn at school when he did find the right place Why the assessment was so helpful One child and different Montessori experiences in the early years Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “School became about play and social stuff - it wasn’t about learning it was about hanging out with your mates… it’s kind of sad because they are hungry for something and they aren’t getting that at school.” – Selena “He hid…. He was very quiet, he was very introverted. He learned that when you’re in the classroom you shut up, you don’t ask questions, you don’t get involved and then playtime is when you come alive… and that did a lot of damage.” - Selena   “Now he’s at the right school, now he’s at Dara where they actually understand his brain and how it works and can meet his needs [but] it’s taken a couple of terms to re-learn that school was where we learnt.” - Selena “I think he just wasn’t able to be himself and he was managing that by shutting down at school and then getting vivaciously hungry for whatever he could get outside of it.” – Selena “It’s not about the label… but it’s about the information that that report gives… and it helped me so much to understand my son.” - Selena Resources Edufolios Dara School Edufolios Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook!