tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post6442777381248018776..comments2024-01-22T05:26:58.609-05:00Comments on Bea's Book Nook: Guest Post by Rebecca Coleman: Childhood Perfected?Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-9195341868968490212011-10-14T15:31:45.103-04:002011-10-14T15:31:45.103-04:00There is much more to the "philosophy" o...There is much more to the "philosophy" of Waldorf/Steiner education than what one learns from the movement's outreach material or from a few months in a school. The pedagogy is based on a religious/spiritual foundation called "anthroposophy." Buyer beware . . . .<br /><br />Years of research for my own novel left me both fascinated and concerned about the reality of what Anthony P. Norsehttp://www.soulsofterrorbook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-80977177472310945802011-10-07T20:12:50.790-04:002011-10-07T20:12:50.790-04:00Rebecca, I can imagine that you were bewildered. I...Rebecca, I can imagine that you were bewildered. I'm glad everything worked out and that you were willing to move him.<br /><br />Gareth, many followers of the Waldorf movement are what we call "the crunchy granola types", modern day hippies. There's some value to their thinking but it's not a philosophy I can buy into all teh way.<br /><br />Angie, thanks! I appreciate Bea's Book Nookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02877646362613531501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-32666497834067044912011-10-07T08:51:45.599-04:002011-10-07T08:51:45.599-04:00This sounds like a very interesting read...I'v...This sounds like a very interesting read...I've added it to my TBR pile...I get so many great recommendations from your site Bea!Angela Addamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283366504707259705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-47746396901128864912011-10-07T04:37:55.464-04:002011-10-07T04:37:55.464-04:00To be honest I hadn't heard of the Waldorf mov...To be honest I hadn't heard of the Waldorf movement until now and I can't understand why they would stifle a childs creativity when its something that should be nurtured and encouraged. After all we don't want a world of grey suited clones do we. We want the enlightenment of humour, the progressive positiveness of forward thinking and people to question the way things are done to Falcata Timeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966249741728882578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-33005300422649925432011-10-06T23:44:57.075-04:002011-10-06T23:44:57.075-04:00Thanks, and thanks for posting my story. By the wa...Thanks, and thanks for posting my story. By the way, I had been an elementary education major before I had James (after he was born I switched to English) and did two student teaching seminars, and so what I was seeing was bewildering both as an almost-teacher and a mother. I'm sure his teacher would have her side to tell, too-- I wasn't the ideal Waldorf parent, after all. But then, not Rebecca Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754725199248850774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-3875787661517365532011-10-05T18:23:52.378-04:002011-10-05T18:23:52.378-04:00I had a passing familiarity with it as I teach pre...I had a passing familiarity with it as I teach pre-school. When I got the book for review, I talked to some of my co-workers about the Waldorf curriculum and got a book from the library. Overall, I find I disagree with a lot of their thinking but there are some good bits. At my school, we happily take bits and pieces from various educational philosophies and mix them into our own blend. <br /><brBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-10874441835102764692011-10-05T17:49:18.956-04:002011-10-05T17:49:18.956-04:00Truly incredible! I honestly had no knowledge of t...Truly incredible! I honestly had no knowledge of the Waldorf movement until I read this book and I was so intrigued by it, I went online and did some more research.<br /><br />In fact, I'm STILL interested in it! <br /><br />What a great story :)Adaptable Kay https://www.blogger.com/profile/12057573235257128211noreply@blogger.com