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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much misinformation about Waldorf.  My child is in a local Waldorf school and doing great socially, emotionally, and academically.  We sort of stumbled on it while searching for an alternative to virtual school during the pandemic.  We love that the program incorporates nature, movement, music, and art into the curriculum.  This is really how young kids should learn, as opposed to being stuck at their desks all day doing worksheets, tapping on iPads and chromebooks, and taking standardized tests.  Our school has a lot of international families, as I think other countries embrace this type of education over the current American system (which, let’s admit, is a pretty broken model).[/quote]

Is your child allowed to use any color they want in their art? Are they allowed to choose subjects to paint?[/quote]

Yes!  They do a good bit of form drawing, used to teach math and geometry concepts, but have opportunities for free drawing and painting as well.[/quote]

If they're allowed to use black, then they're not doing the full Waldorf thing, which is an improvement.[/quote]

Reporting back that my son brought home a picture he drew today at his Waldorf school today and he used black crayon all over!

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet, as there are many misconceptions about Waldorf.  While Steiner may have believed kids should t draw or paint with black, it’s not on the ground reality at all (maybe not even most) US Waldorf schools.
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Your perception of the "on the ground reality" though reflects what you want to believe about your school too (I assume you're not in the school building day-to-day) if your the PP who talked about your 'wonderful Waldorf school,'  I have to admit that you seem to echo some of their "talking points"--assuming public schools have kids on screens all day (my public ES kid has computer class 1x a week and isn't otherwise on screens) or just doing worksheets (they do plenty of other things) and starting to talk about "how kids are meant to learn" --which is rooted in a very particular Steiner philosophy.  Your defensiveness about "misinformation" from people who are not just looking up on the internet, but who have direct experience/knowledge.  Just encouraging you to talk a little deeper with the teachers about how they handle social conflicts when they arise, what they do if their methods don't work, how they will teach reading and math, what they do when children struggle with it etc. and make sure that this lovely school you happened into really aligns with the education you want.  Also, I would keep in touch with parents of similar aged kids outside the school as your kid gets older and compare things like where they are at in reading and math in specific terms if you're planning on eventually re-entering public schools (or a non-Waldorf private) at some point.  [/quote]

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