Category Archives: waldorf education
Unsettled
(You will have to bear with me here. I have lots going on and came up with this cute little structure for the post that will not let me cut anything out! So read on, all 1,400 words, if you … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Crafting, freelancing, life, Napoleona, papa, Religion, SillyBilly, travel, waldorf education
Pride
At the beginning of the school year, I wrote about SillyBilly’s classroom. About how I was unhappy with certain aspects of the pedagogy and curriculum, and how I was worried about competitiveness at such an early age. Some of those … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Deep Thoughts, papa, Parenting, School, SillyBilly, waldorf education
Worthy Role Models?
In elevating to a level of demiworship people with big bucks, we have been destroying the values of our future generation. We need a total rethinking of who the heroes are, who the role models are, who we should be … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Deep Thoughts, Rants, waldorf education
Saturday Steiner
So, I spent the morning doing wet-on-wet painting with a roomful of other Waldorf mamas at Melisa‘s house. It was so great to meet people on this path, learning as we go. We nibbled yummy snacks, did some beautiful paintings … Continue reading
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Self-efficacy
In the book about the psychological roots of dogmatism that I am currently editing, the author brought in the concept of self-efficacy, which is described by Albert Bandura (who developed the concept) as “people’s beliefs about their capabilities to produce … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Deep Thoughts, editing, waldorf education
Structure
A while back we had lots of conversation about structure, regimentation, and authority. I’m finally getting back to it now, and thought I could share some concepts from Waldorf education and anthroposophy that relate to these aspects of parenting. Rhythm … Continue reading
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School Days
I volunteered in SillyBilly’s classroom this last Wednesday, but I wanted to let it percolate a while before writing about it. It is just so not Waldorf, that I hesitate to write about all of this, for fear of alienating … Continue reading
Filed under Parenting, School, SillyBilly, waldorf education
A Reply to Nana
In yesterday’s post, Nana left a comment responding to my anxieties about sending my kids to private schools that are not Waldorf: hokay! I’m an outsider here and will probably cause some apoplexy for some of you. Does anyone think … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Parenting, Uncategorized, waldorf education
Parzival’s Mother
The medieval German Romance Parzival, by Wolfram von Eschenbach, is read widely in Waldorf high schools and teacher training courses, as a rich allegory for the modern human’s struggle for inner development (or as Rudolf Steiner put it, the development … Continue reading
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Teeth and Rebirth
SillyBilly has had a permanent tooth erupting for the last few weeks. It was there, coming up quite shyly behind his slightly loose milk tooth, right in the bottom front. Today the dentist pulled that little shy milk tooth, plus … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Health, SillyBilly, Uncategorized, waldorf education
