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I was quite surprised to read this=2C with Germany being the birth-place of=
the Steiner/Waldorf education system=2C which VERY much goes against the s=
entiments expressed in this thread.
Is it not correct that Waldorf Schools in Germany have full state funding/b=
acking? I don't know why but I always believed this to be the case. I know =
there are some countries in Europe which do give funding for any "alternati=
ve" schooling. The one I attended in the UK has become the first to gain Ac=
ademy Status and thus some kind of recognition by the State but I'm yet to =
know whether I believe this to be a good or bad thing.
I went to the first ever Waldorf School in my final year (15-16 years of ag=
e) and I was quite blown away by the facilities and what the students achie=
ve there! Every child had built typically either a guitar or violin in word=
-working classes by I think it was age 14 (might have been 12.) The child I=
stayed with had built a boat we went sailing in! Quite amazing really!!
"
In early childhood learning is largely experiential=2C imitative and sensor=
y-based. The education emphasizes learning through practical activities.Dur=
ing the elementary school
years (age 7=9614)=2C learning is artistic and imaginative=2C and is guide=
d=20
and stimulated by the creative authority of teachers. In these years=2C=20
the approach emphasizes developing children's emotional life and=20
artistic expression across a wide variety of performing and visual arts.Dur=
ing adolescence
(age 14-19)=2C the emphasis is on developing intellectual understanding=20
and ethical ideals such as social responsibility to meet the developing=20
capacity for abstract thought and conceptual judgement."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_School
I will most definitely seriously consider sending my children to one when I=
have them and I would suggest anybody who is disenfranchised with the Stat=
e education systems provided by their country of residence have a look into=
them and similar schools where they live.
Regards=2C Dale.
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g 2012 11:34:19 +0200>=3B From: ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net>=3B =
Subject: Re: [LAU] Study Finds New Pop Music Does All Sound the Same.&g=
t=3B >=3B On Mon=2C 06 Aug 2012 08:32:41 +0200=2C david <=3Bgnome@h=
awaii.rr.com>=3B wrote:>=3B >=3B >=3B Of course=2C this is =
compounded by the way at least the American education >=3B >=3B us=
ed to put a lot of effort into discouraging students from singing or &=
gt=3B >=3B playing music ...>=3B >=3B *chuckle*>=3B >=3B As I explained in my previous mails=2C discouraging children to bec=
ome >=3B creative already starts on German elementary schools.&g=
t=3B They teach them to use the left brain=2C instead of the right brain an=
d they >=3B don't shy away from teaching dyslexics how to read by th=
at ugly left brain >=3B thinking too. I wonder that they don't beat =
left-handers anymore. I >=3B suspect they don't understand what alre=
ady seems to be known since the >=3B 80s=2C about how the brain seem=
s to work. They have tons of affirmative >=3B action to teach the ch=
ildren arts=2C to teach dyslexics reading etc.=2C but >=3B this seld=
om is done by artists=2C experts=2C it's done by social workers who &g=
t=3B miss to join their own psychotherapy.>=3B >=3B Regards=2C<=
br>>=3B RalfI was quite surprised to read this=2C with Ge=
rmany being the birth-place of the Steiner/Waldorf education system=2C whic=
h VERY much goes against the sentiments expressed in this thread.Is=
it not correct that Waldorf Schools in Germany have full state funding/bac=
king? I don't know why but I always believed this to be the case. I know th=
ere are some countries in Europe which do give funding for any "alternative=
" schooling. The one I attended in the UK has become the first to gain Acad=
emy Status and thus some kind of recognition by the State but I'm yet to kn=
ow whether I believe this to be a good or bad thing.I went to the f=
irst ever Waldorf School in my final year (15-16 years of age) and I was qu=
ite blown away by the facilities and what the students achieve there! Every=
child had built typically either a guitar or violin in word-working classe=
s by I think it was age 14 (might have been 12.) The child I stayed with ha=
d built a boat we went sailing in! Quite amazing really!!"
h=
ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_SchoolI will most definitel=
y seriously consider sending my children to one when I have them and I woul=
d suggest anybody who is disenfranchised with the State education systems p=
rovided by their country of residence have a look into them and similar sch=
ools where they live.Regards=2C Dale. =
=
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