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That appears to be a criticism of some Montessori schools. Though clearly there are others that do a wonderful job. And private schools in general do a better job than public schools and home schooled children outperform all the rest on average.

But based on the title you gave the thread it appears that your concern is not with Montessori schools but with making sure that people conclude that choice of schooling is a bad idea.

That is not the conclusion they should draw. They should draw the conclusion that people should have choices except when those choices hurt others. Sending a kid to school and not teaching him is a choice that hurts that kid. Assuming you are correct about the Montessori schools you described those schools and/or parents should be held accountable for failing to do what they were obligated to do - teach to certain standards. Of course most inner city schools commit what can only be described as a criminal act of negligence when they fail to teach whole communities and then those same communities are left less able to cope with poverty.

True freedom allows parents to send their kids to any school that will give them a good education and true equality will allow all parents in a given taxing district to do so with the same amount of taxpayer funds.