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[quote=Anonymous]Waldorf schools are great for early childhood IMO. Lots of outdoor time, imaginative play, understanding nature and its cycles, art. For the elementary school years, it’s quite a bit less academic than mainstream public or private schools. Kids don’t learn to read or write until the average age of 7. That’s where the cutoff of 6 years by May 31 comes from. So I think you need to be willing to stick the course at least until or possibly through middle school, since transitioning to mainstream schools in elementary could be challenging. An NYT article some years ago interviewed Waldorf educators and some said that it wasn’t great for kids with learning differences, often because they don’t get detected until quite late. The other piece to consider is how much of Steiner’s original philosophy is a part of the curriculum. Some of his ideas are racist and others would definitely be considered controversial.[/quote]
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