Village Squire, 1980-08, Page 22A dlsplay on the Waldorf education concept at the Byron branch library.
therefore, seek substitutes. But in order to
become true educators, we must again
approach man from within, developing all
the potentials for it in our own nature. In
this way we shall again feel close to what
we are trying to evolve in the child"
When children enter Grade 1, they meet
the teacher who expects to accompany
them through the next seven or eight
years of school life. It's one of the most
brilliant, and at the same time, one of the
most fundamental and radical of Steiner's
educational innovations.
The Waldorf method is not one where
children do whatever they like, but rather
like what they do. Learning is not forced,
but is encouraged to grow naturally. It is an
ideal home situation. Forces of feeling are
nurtured in writing, reading, through
drawings, modelling, handwork, singing,
eurythmy,and such homely tasks as setting
a table, "baking", "washing", and
general cleaning up. There is also free
play, walks, learning to dress and undress
with outdoor clothes, resting, and using
the bathroom. It is the child's daily work.
He is joyfully serious with it all.
No formal education starts in Waldorf
Schools until the change of teeth. It is felt
that any attempt to stimulate intellectual
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