Posts by Hope-Faith-Charity

I am a real fan of Waldorf but...I would pull my child if I was experiencing what you seem to be and the school was unresponsive. I know of a number of situations where parents did this for a time until the situation had calmed down....

Wow...what a great question. It's so general, though --  I find myself wondering what research you are particularly thinking of, and how you think the education should change to accommodate this?   Every primary teacher...

I agree with knittygritty on all these points. There are certainly major differences in schools and their communities. The private schools are naturally limited socio-economically, but it sounds like the public school in your area may...

There is no anthroposophical dogma about weaning, bed-sharing, or anything else...just a bunch of people expressing their views. I've noticed that many anthroposophical doctors suggest weaning between 6mos. - 1 year, or a bit longer....

It varies from school to school...our school went through a period of mixing festivals from various traditions. Now we've just transitioned away from this and are avoiding referring to any festivals by names that identify them with any...

I'd like to share a few stories of Waldorf alumni I have personally run into over the years who were critical of their education at various stages: -- An alumna of our Waldorf school wanted to be an art teacher, but definitely not...

These are good suggestions. If she has no learning issues, she will very rapidly pick up reading and arithmetic with you; after all, she has been exposed to quite a lot at school, whatever teaching methods they have been using. If you...

About 2 years ago I heard a radio report about an Australian study comparing science achievement in Waldorf and non-Waldorf schools. The author, who was doing this for his masters degree I think, found that the Waldorf students had...

Speaking of Waldorf schools adapting to circumstances (or not): Here is a YouTube video of a Waldorf school in Sierra Leone (and here is Part II).

It just shows how individual Waldorf schools are. Ours also has a large Muslim population and lots of other cultures represented - my son's class has about 10 different native languages spoken at home. The school sponsors various forms...