Just down the road from me is a Jewish synagogue with a Montessori school attached to it. I have always seen the sign and did not know until a couple of years ago that Montessori was Maria Montessori, a devout Catholic. I think it is ironic that very few Catholic schools follow a Montessori type program but with the growth of home schooling maybe this will change. Since home schooling seems to work so well, I would think there would be more individual learning in all schools, public or private.