KansasWaldorf.org Website to promote Waldorf education, Anthroposophy, and organic, communitycentric way of life. Although teachers in the waldorf method teach from spiritual impulses and adhere to Steinerian representations of http://www.kansaswaldorf.org/Articles/msadler5.htm
Extractions: According to the Waldorf system of education, or the "Waldorf pedagogy," as it is referred to, children before the age of seven - or more precisely, until their adult teeth have come in - are in a very dreamy state of consciousness, and should not be awakened from it. Waldorf educators, who often quote from Wordsworth that children come into the world "trailing clouds of glory," believe that young children's task is to orient themselves in their physical body, and to develop their will. Children at this age learn through imitation. To attempt to engage children's intellect at this point, Waldorf teachers believe, is possible but a disservice to the children. For that matter, it is a disservice, according to Steiner, to attempt to engage their emotions, which are also not ready to be awakened. The fantastical imagery and story content of fairy tales speaks to children at this age, Waldorf educators believe. The tales are instructive in the sense that they generally contain some kind of implicit lesson, and evil is always vanquished. Fairy tales have happy endings. Waldorf teachers may draw from nature stories and fairy tales from all over the world, but they don't change their content: They want to remain faithful to what they consider more or less a historical, cultural, and supernatural record. Even the fairy tales collected by the Grimm Brothers, violent though they are, are not amended, though the violence is not made graphic or dramatic.
Preschoolers Today: Preschool Prep Series: The Waldorf Method waldorf method web sites for teachers and others in education. waldorf Education Explains the waldorf method. waldorf Education A Family Guide- Offers a great number Inc. All rights reserved. teach-nology - The Art and Science of teaching http://preschoolerstoday.com/resources/articles/preprepwaldorf.htm
Extractions: news community diaries shop Preschool Prep Series: The Waldorf Method by Tara Swords Georgia Klenn was never content with traditional schooling. She taught seventh-grade math while pursuing a degree in education, and was so dissatisfied that she cried nearly every night. "We did a block on percentiles," she says. "If I gave them the formula, they could plug into the formula and get an answer. But when I gave them a word problem and they had to think for themselves, they couldn't do it." Frustrated, Georgia knew she didn't want to spend her life programming children to recite memorized facts. She wanted them to think. So when she heard of a style of teaching called the Waldorf method, Georgia knew it was the answer. "Even before I had kids, I read about it and started crying. I thought, 'I wish I taught that way.' It's absolutely incredible." Defining Waldorf The Waldorf method that so intrigued Georgia was founded by a man named Dr. Rudolph Steiner in the early part of the twentieth century. He believed very strongly that education should not only engage the minds of children, but the bodies and spirits as well. These elements are not treated as separate; the Waldorf method is designed to educate all of them in concert. "[Children] are 'sense' beings," says Waldorf teacher Steve Johnson. "They smell and see and taste a great deal and we try to appeal to that." That philosophy was enough to convince Georgia Klenn to enroll her son Zachary in a Waldorf school, where he's been learning from Steve Johnson for most of the past six years.
Toys That Teach The right toy can teach your child to care, to be watchful and conscious, to be careful, to their adult lives. The waldorf method of education is based completely on http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/toysteach.htm
Extractions: August 1, 1999 Toys that Teach: A Lesson in Reverence, Gratitude and Beauty A toy is something your child invests precious time in and in this way it acts as a teacher. The right toy can teach your child to care, to be watchful and conscious, to be careful, to appreciate, to love. In your childs hands are the keys to learning to be grateful, to appreciate beauty, to have a sense of peace and reverence for life in all its forms By the same token, the wrong toys can teach your child anger, frustration, disregard, insult and mockery. How many times have you seen this at the community playground? Children mimicking the grotesque objects they have been playing with? Making grimaces and bullying the other children. They are putting out what they have taken in, from their toys. What can a plastic contraption possibly teach your child? What lesson is hidden within the action figure? When children have a room full of such toys they are often so overwhelmed, that they choose not to play at all. Grandparents come and say they are spoiled. Oftentimes, when they do choose to play, they play in a very aggressive and destructive manner. They show no sense of love or caring for these toys. They show no gratitude for these toys. These toys which growl at you and make grimaces at you seem to be designed to instill or teach anger, frustration, and hatred. Ask yourself "what does my child get from such a toy?" If you closely observe your child you will discover that their play lasts about 5 minutes at most and they end up being frustrated and overwhelmed. They physically look ill after playing this way, with these toys.
My Waldorf Method As I was exploring waldorf Education I found it was not The head, heart, and handsmethod is used in all lessons and stages and what you want to teach them and http://www.geocities.com/waldorfhomeschool/page4.html
Extractions: As I was exploring Waldorf Education I found it was not so much what the lesson was about but how it was taught. The head, heart, and hands method is used in all lessons. So each lesson has an imaginative part like a story or poem, a rhythmic part and a practical work part. So you can implement a curriculum to allow for your children's development and stages and what you want to teach them and when. I start each day with a rhythmic part which contains things like singing, speech exercises, counting and mental arithmetic done with movement like walking, finger exercises, action songs or verses.and playing a song together on the lyre. This rhythmic part was quite intense in our first year but is less so in our second year . Also counting has given way to working on multiples instead. Then I deliver the main lesson. (Under a Waldorf system the children do not use workbooks or texts.) This is usually a story or poem. As the main lesson goes on for three weeks sometimes I do a puppet show with the story and only give bits at a time. This way they are always looking forward to what is going to happening next. To add variety (and to save my time) to our main lessons sometimes I make up a felt board and to a picture as the story unfolds.
Pedagogy Page In college I minored in education, and received certification by the State ofOhio to teach junior and senior high school English and The waldorf method. http://www.geocities.com/tira_and_moon/pedagogy.html
Extractions: T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding , V Before you continue reading about my opinions on educational methodologies, you might want to know my background. I have an A.B. degree in English and humanities, an M.A. in English literature and an M.A. in Writing. Although I attended public schools from 1st through 12th grades, the universities I attended were all private: 1 Lutheran and 2 Jesuit (Catholic). In college I minored in education, and received certification by the State of Ohio to teach junior and senior high school English and humanities. I spent two years in the Peace Corps teching English as a foreign language and three years teaching computer science courses to college graduates in an entry-level information systems program. My daughter, who's 15, has attended 3 different schools so far: a Montessori pre-school and elementary school, a Waldorf elementary and middle school and a Jesuit college preparatory school.
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Waldorf Method waldorf Education Explains the waldorf method. A guide to Rudolf Steiner's waldorfeducational philosophy. teach-nology - The Art and Science of teaching with http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/methods/waldorf/
Extractions: Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Teacher Resources Methods and Theory Waldorf Method ... How is My Child Doing? Student Evaluation in Waldorf Schools - Discusses assessment via the Waldorf Movement. San Francisco Waldorf Teacher Training Steiner-Waldorf Education - The association of Steiner Waldorf Schools in the UK and Ireland. Waldorf Teacher Development Association - Information on Waldorf Schools and organizations both on and off the web. Waldorfsidorna - No it's not jargon, this site is in German. Waldorf Education - Explains the Waldorf Method. Waldorf Education: A Family Guide - Offers a great number of quality articles. Waldorf Education: A growing school movement - Examines the history of this movement and provides pertinent links. Waldorf FAQ - An excellent introduction to Waldorf Education.
Teach-At-Home Features What is the difference between the Charlotte Mason method and the waldorf method? Atrip to the store is used to teach math and life skills; building with http://www.teach-at-home.com/NCampbell1.asp
Extractions: Once the decision to homeschool is made, a second decision is faced. How? Families who choose to homeschool can be surprised at the various styles and methods of homeschooling. Words like "electic," "decompression," and "umbrella" are thrown around as if by some magical spell homeschooling parents understand what they mean. What is the difference between the Charlotte Mason method and the Waldorf method? Aren't unschooling and deschooling the same thing? In this first of four articles, formal homeschooling, unschooling, and deschooling with be explained and their pros and cons outlined. This style is similar to traditional school. The area set aside to homeschool may resemble a miniature classroom with desks, bulletin board, etc. Each day is scheduled out, and a curriculum of math, science, social studies, language arts, and physical education is followed. The curriculum is either purchased or put together by the family. Grades are given for work, and work is expected to be turned in by a due date. The parent keeps track of grades and makes lesson plans for what needs to be covered. Formal homeschooling works best for a family that needs or enjoys structure, and who have the resources to set up a schoolroom and/or purchase curriculum. Formal homeschooling can ease the worry about missing something important in a child's learning.
Welcome To Homeschool.com The goal of the classical approach is to teach people how to learn for themselves. Thewaldorf method The waldorf method is also used in some homeschools. http://www.homeschool.com/welcome/styles.asp
Extractions: Homeschooling Approaches Although every homeschool is unique, certain homeschooling "styles" have become very popular. Most homeschoolers do not follow one style or method exactly. Instead, they select the ideas and suggestions that fit their family and eventually end up with a method all their own. It may take some time to develop your own routine and you may discover that you start out more structured in the beginning and become more flexible and relaxed as time goes on. The following are the most popular homeschooling styles. School-at-Home School-at-home is the style most often portrayed in the media because it is so easy to understand and can be accompanied by a photo of children studying around the kitchen table. This is also the most expensive method and the style with the highest burnout rate. Most families who follow the school-at-home approach purchase a boxed curriculum that comes with textbooks, study schedules, grades, and record keeping. Some families use the school-at-home approach but make up their own lesson plans and find their own learning materials. The advantage of this style is that families know exactly what to teach and when to teach it. That can be a comfort when you are just starting out. The disadvantage is that this method requires much more work on the part of the teacher/parent and the lessons are not as much fun for the children.
Waldorf Painting Technique When practicing the waldorf method of painting, always remember that the experienceis more teach the child to use slow, deliberate strokes which will work to http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/wet.htm
Extractions: We Recommend: How-To Book for aspiring Waldorf Doll makers Baby Dolls and Their Clothes: Dozens of Projects to Make These soft, cuddly baby dolls are simple to make, fun to personalizeand impossible to resist! A basic doll pattern shows you how to stitch several styles of baby dolls, plus knitted dolls and even small plush animals. Vibrant, close-up photos illustrate each technique step by step, from sewing doll bodies to adding lovely tresses, beautiful costumes, and simple accessories that will help to create a doll that's as unique as its maker. Color Inspirations Color Dance Some of Our Favorites! Elsa Beskow Books Tomtens! Pippi Longstocking! "When a child comes into this world, he is exposed to things from which we must protect him through our teaching. Otherwise he would flow too actively into the world. A person always has the tendency to become weak and stunted in soul, to make his limbs rachitic, to become a gnome. And in teaching and educating him, we work at forming him." We sense this formative activity best if we observe the child making a drawing, then we smooth it out a bit so that the result is not what the child wants and not what we want either, but the result of both. If I can do this, improve what the child scribbles with his fingers, in merging my feelings that I must protect from the child from being absorbed too strongly by the outer world. We must see that he grows slowly into the outer world and not let him do it too rapidly. We constantly hold a protecting hand over the child."
Waldorf Education Method Of Homeschooling the different homeschooling methods and links for each method. Network A virtual mallof waldorf services and We teach practical skills your child will need to http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/methwaldorf/
Waldorf Critics And PLANS - Some Comments money was being spent to teach religion at the schools. He also found that PLANShad failed to demonstrate that, were it not for the waldorf method, the new http://hem.passagen.se/thebee/comments/litigation1.html
Extractions: In consequence of its view, PLANS in February 1998 filed a federal lawsuit in Sacramento, California, naming as defendants the Sacramento Unified School District , which operates a "Waldorf Method" magnet school, the John Morse school , and the Twin Ridges Elementary School District , also in California, which has established a number of "Waldorf inspired" charter schools The two school districts disputed the litigation, and in May 1999 the Sacramento School District moved for a summary judgement in the case. In September 1999, the judge in the case ruled against the litigation by PLANS in deciding that the public school programs using Waldorf methods have a secular (non-religious) purpose To investigate whether Waldorf education have the unintended consequence of advancing anthroposophy, he however let the case proceed . A following offer by the School Districts to resolve the case was rejected by PLANS. The case was expected to be heard in February 2001, but was postponed to June. In the meantime, a decision in March by an Appellate Court in New York led to a review in May of the case by the judge. The decision of the Appellate Court holds that a broad challenge to the expenditure of tax dollars for the ordinary costs of operating schools is insufficient to confer taxpayer standing on a plaintiff, something argued by PLANS.
Extractions: For some years now, People for Legal and Nonsectarian Schools (PLANS) has been pursuing legal action against two school districts in the US state of California for using Waldorf teaching methods. PLANS claims that the Sacramento Unified School District and the Twin Ridges Elementary School teach religion in their schools in breach of the US constitution because their teaching is based on Waldorf education methods. The schools dismiss the charge and respond that while they successfully apply the Waldorf method in their teaching, they do not teach the content of anthroposophy or Rudolf Steiners writings. In the most recent development, the Sacramento federal district court threw out the case on the grounds that PLANS lacked standing to be a proper plaintiff. The case is by no means finished, however, since PLANS has already submitted an appeal. Robert Freehling presents the background to the case. Sacramento, 19 September (NNA)
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Extractions: For my December column of the online Celestine Journal I am looking for interesting ways that people around the world celebrate the Holidays during the months of December and January. Last year I spotlighted a woman in Sweden who celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah, a man in Denmark, another man in New Zealand, and a woman in North Carolina who celebrates Kwanzaa. This year I would love to know more about how holidays are celebrated in India, China, Japan, or the Middle East during these two months.If you have an interesting holiday that you celebrate other than Christmas and Hanukkah, please email me a couple of paragraphs. It might be something I could use for the December article.
Renewal Online: Is Waldorf Education Christian? Education as education toward freedom. The waldorf method is so While a waldorfteacher, as a student of search as a teacher affect what you teach my children http://www.awsna.org/publications-renewal-christian.html
Extractions: Waldorf schools seek to cultivate positive human values of compassion, reverence for life, respect, cooperation, love of nature, interest in the world, and social conscience, as well as to develop cognitive, artistic and practical skills. The soul life of the child is affirmed and nourished as the ground for healthy, active thinking. Because of this, Waldorf schools sometimes are mistakenly perceived as religious, or, in particular, as Christian schools. Nevertheless, parents of various religious views and ethical philosophies-Catholics, Jews, Buddhists, Protestants, Sufis, Muslims, eclectic seekers, and agnostics-choose Waldorf Education for their children. They do so knowing that Waldorf schools are based on a spiritual view of the human being and of the world. However, no religion, including Christianity, is promulgated in a Waldorf school. The inspiration for Waldorf Education arises from a worldview or philosophy called Anthroposophy. This broad body of research, knowledge, and experience holds a spiritual view of human nature and development. It sees the human being as more than a culturally conditioned, genetically determined, biological organism. Instead, Anthroposophy maintains that each individual human being has a spiritual core, or "I," and that this I is in a continuous process of becoming, of evolving in freedom through spiritual activity toward ever greater self-knowledge. With the gradual awakening of the I, a corresponding awareness of the spiritual wisdom within the created universe arises in the soul. The anthroposophical worldview understands the historical evolution of consciousness in many cultures as the background for each individual's path of self-discovery.
Waldorf Education FAQ schools do not subscribe to or teach the beliefs when they first hear about the Classteacher method. people who are motivated to become waldorf teachers and http://www.capeannwaldorf.org/caws-faq.html
Extractions: Many families who want to offer a liberal arts education to their children, including lessons in Greek and Latin, as well as formal instruction in logic, opt for the Classical Education approach. This method is based on the Trivium, an educational philosophy used in ancient Greece and Rome. Education is divided into three stages, Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric. Grammar (grades 1-6) is at the heart of the Grammar stage, as well as memorization of facts, figures, and basic skills. The Dialectic stage (grades 7-9) deal with logic, or understanding the why and how behind all the facts they learned in the grammar stage. The final stage, Rhetoric (grades 10-12+) focuses on reasoning and applied logic, explaining and using this learned knowledge to create new ideas and also applying them to real and hypothetical life situations.
The Nation Education -- Learn English From News Story 2 Some parents opt for home schooling, but those who are unable teach their children Roadwas the first school in Thailand to adopt the waldorf method, which was http://www.nationmultimedia.com/edu/edu_back/Jan22_28/learneng2.html
Extractions: This is an education feature story. Alternative education lets students 'do' ALTERNATIVE education has become an increasingly attractive choice for many parents who dislike conventional schools' rote-learning approach, which educational experts say increases stress and aggressiveness in children. Some parents opt for home schooling, but those who are unable teach their children themselves are choosing schools that encourage active learning
The Watchman Expositor: Waldorf Charter School Controversy a Christian teacher would necessarily teach students to waldorf teachers must beAnthroposophists first and teachers of teaching matter and method in Steiner http://www.watchman.org/reltop/waldorfcontroversy.htm
Extractions: SITE DIRECTORY Home Page About Watchman Fellowship Free Subscriptions Church Presentations Weekly News Subject Index Profiles State Offices Watchman Staff OVERVIEW OF CULTS Articles JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Articles MORMONISM Articles NEW AGE Articles OCCULT Articles SCIENTOLOGY Articles OTHER RELIGIOUS TOPICS Articles Vol. 14, No. 5, 1997 Articles on Other Religious Topics by John W. Morehead A group of concerned parents carried signs of protest as they picketed Oak Ridge Elementary School in Sacramento, California. Their critics described them as misguided and in opposition to an "acclaimed curriculum" ("Waldorf Hysteria," Sacramento News and Review, June 12, 1997, p. 13). The parents, and representatives from the secular group, People for Legal and Non-Sectarian Schools (PLANS), claimed the school's use of the controversial Waldorf curriculum brought religion into the public school classroom. The disagreement intensified in July of this year, when the Sacramento City schools chief recommended that the Waldorf program remain at the school, and school board trustees voted unanimously to endorse the methodology ("Schools Chief Favors Waldorf," The Sacramento Bee , July 2, 1997, B1). This caused PLANS to begin preparation for a lawsuit against the school district. (TruthQuest Institute is finalizing a Brief of Amici Curiae (Friend of the Court) to accompany the lawsuit.)
