Hi, Neil. Here are a few indications of the relative roles of teachers and parents in Waldorf schools. You'll see that many of these indications can easily be...
This is what I think: tell them you don't consent to having your daughter in that waldorf school. Because that is the bottom line. And it's quite simple. That...
Neil, If they're not willing to let you be who you are, what makes you think they will let your daughter be who SHE is? The answer is - THEY WON'T. If your...
Neil, I agree with this about a thousand percent. Alicia knows what she's saying, having spent years there herself. Parents do not realize - even parents who...
In my case, not with parents warring in the background, just for the record. But waldorf teachers can be difficult enough without additional conflicts. And,...
... Pete puts his finger on the central issue, the welfare of the child. Anthroposophists are free to send their children to Waldorf schools where the kids...
Returning to the question of wedges: Waldorf teacher have been known to literally ban private communication between students and their parents, at least for...
... Aw, Dennis is just being polite, Diana; I'd call it downright ignorant. "Relation of religion to fascism Scholar of fascism, Stanley Payne notes that...
Re."shared ideological terrain" (below) with the Nazis is a strange thing indeed... I am sure that Peter quotes valid examples to illustrate what he means by...
Re."Scholar of fascism" `Scholar of fascism' don't deny that (although not a good one with the Catholic Church at the very end) there was `positive'...
What is the harm in Waldorf education? Why should anyone oppose it? Waldorf schools usually admit that their practices are based on Anthroposophy, but they...
... This is a good example of why lots of historians decline to engage with esoteric buffoons, and leave the dirty work to folks like me and Zander and others....
... Yes ... this particular example struck me as dopier dopiness than the usual daily dopiness posted here. Frank, you in particular, did you TRY to post the...
... I don't not think Peter has a clue when he uses the expression "devout Christians"...and I also suspect he hasn't done much reading with respect to...
... Jesus , Mary and Joseph! Diana, you're not only getting better at being funny, but also at twisting meanings and blowing smoke. Hell, if you had some...
So we actually have a substantive issue to discuss: the relationship of Christianity and National Socialism. Obviously, not a simple black-and-white question....
Alicia's recent blog post shows what parents need to know about eurythmy. http://zooey.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/eurythmy-without-rain-coats/#comment-11138...
In its wisdom, the list has moved on to other matters. Still, I'd like to remain on the subject of "help" for at least one more posting, and I'll do this by...
Welcome to the list, Steve. It's the custom here to append comments to threads at the bottom, so that they read logically from top to bottom. ... And Steve...
No worries Roger, I've been burning the midnight oil lately and haven't had much free time to post but I intend to post on this topic. Your experience...
... Indeed Pete, your Junk mail will get a rest now. But, for the sake of honesty, it was you who chose to put me on this apparent delimiter based on my...
Hi Steve, ... I'm sorry, but if you wrote to me I never received it. The email address I originally subbed to this list under has been defunct for some time....
... Of course I do, and thanks for the welcome. My interest in seeing the members list, and I know in having a group of my own for over two years now that...
... It would be a delight to have a substantive discussion of that issue. As with esotericists, different Christian groups and different Christian individuals...