text: can someone tell me more about the montessori philosophy? what is the difrence between montessori and traditional shool sistem? the difference between montessori and traditional school system is the educational approach.  in a traditional class, the teacher uses the board most of the time.  the montessori approach uses activities.  lots of hands-on activities.  i think this is why kids who had a montessori education do practically well when they transfer to traditional schools.  but the common observation is their difficulty in adjusting initially to the new setting of the traditional method.