tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post4332618099836283617..comments2023-08-17T07:47:19.127-04:00Comments on Tea and Crumpets: Waldorf educationLexilooohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789424491788958854noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post-73030840060311015702010-02-13T21:30:14.604-05:002010-02-13T21:30:14.604-05:00Genial fill someone in on and this post helped me ...Genial fill someone in on and this post helped me alot in my college assignement. Gratefulness you for your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post-7451942524854675642009-11-15T21:51:34.629-05:002009-11-15T21:51:34.629-05:00Hi there! We actually do *mostly* Waldorf educati...Hi there! We actually do *mostly* Waldorf education in my home. Waldorf homeschooling isn't all that common, so we have had to tweak a few things. Your post was correct in all its main points...Rudolf Steiner (founder of Waldorf) had many educational theories, but they all focused on the natural world being a child's greatest teacher. Emphasis is on educational/sensory experiences, not specific learning tasks. Children are typically taught the alphabet and begin reading in kindergarten/first grade. I have found with my kiddos that because we don't watch TV, they pick up reading and language much sooner than that. Waldorf doesn't discourage early literacy, it's simply a byproduct of the entire program. We find Waldorf education to be a gentle, holistic, and natural approach to not only learning, but parenting as well!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251352970877941675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post-40102967786088632752009-11-15T21:27:51.105-05:002009-11-15T21:27:51.105-05:00Hmm, I've never heard of this, but I studied l...Hmm, I've never heard of this, but I studied literacy in school and I am of the theory that you should start young. Perhaps not as rigid as they present literacy in public schools, but definitely still exposing and teaching them the basic reading skills.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838224991966075589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post-86276011492250697822009-11-15T13:24:21.505-05:002009-11-15T13:24:21.505-05:00I remember learning to read in pre-school and by ...I remember learning to read in pre-school and by 2nd grade was pretty much reading whatever I wanted by myself.<br /><br />The other thing I can somewhat relate to is having the same teacher for several years. For 3rd through 5th grade I was in a magnet program. The magnet program was made up of 30 students per grade and 3 teachers. Throughout the 3 years you'd have the same teachers but for different subjects. For example, your main teach for 3rd grade, you would have for math and science in 4th grade, and for history in 5th grade. So by the end of the 3 year not only were you really close to your class but all 3 of the teachers. I loved the way it worked!Shoshanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707241263291051104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post-41555811498654146112009-11-13T13:46:36.263-05:002009-11-13T13:46:36.263-05:00i've never actually heard of "Waldorf&quo...i've never actually heard of "Waldorf" but it sounds in the same vein as Montessori.<br />i think there are elements of an education designed like this that would work for enhancing/building certain skills, and would be more successful for <i>certain</i> kids.<br />personally i love structure and believe it's essential to learning, especially for younger children. my big knock against Montessori is that kids aren't "forced" into any curriculum they don't show interest in. to me that just reinforces bad behavior and them thinking they never have to do anything they don't want to do... not really a good lesson to prepare anyone for REAL LIFE.<br />that being said, i believe i'm going to try Montessori for the pre-school years with my children. i think that's a good time to let them do what they want and also learn... but after that it's regular school curriculum where they'll have to participate in everything... no matter what they're "interested" in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020489254253565556.post-51214808934041930782009-11-13T13:44:09.718-05:002009-11-13T13:44:09.718-05:00I know nothing, but interesting post!I know nothing, but interesting post!Rachel H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09461830604980230924noreply@blogger.com