Articles of Interest

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Strangers In Our Homes. “What are we doing to our children’s growth and learning potential by allowing them to watch television and videos as well as spend endless hours playing computer games?”
by Susan R. Johnson, MD, FAAP

TV or Not TV. I won’t go into why television is not healthy for young children because all you have to do is google that and there comes all the information. It is not just content, but the effects of the medium itself. When I see how my younger boy still plays with his story table and how alive his creative play is, I know he did not have to watch so soon. Creativity and imagination are what we need to protect and enhance in our children because these are the very things we will need to heal our country and the world.
by Panjee Tapales, a Waldorf mom in the Philippines.

Waldorf Education ... An Introduction. When children relate what they learn to their own experience, they are interested and alive, and what they learn becomes their own. Waldorf or Steiner schools are designed to foster this kind of learning.
by Henry Barnes, formerly Chairman of the Board of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.

Vital Role of Play in Early Childhood Education. In over 30 years of working with children, families, and teachers in Waldorf kindergartens all over the world, I have observed one consistent feature of childhood: creative play is a central activity in the lives of healthy children.
by Joan Almon, the former Coordinator of the U.S. branch of the Alliance for Childhood, and former chair of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America.

Discipline the Waldorf Way. There’s a myth about Waldorf Education and discipline. I’ve read some comments saying Waldorf kids are not disciplined and are allowed to do what they want. My experience has been the opposite, and I cannot say enough how grateful I am to Bella Tan, from whom I was fortunate to learn everything I know about discipline. She showed us, with very little words, just how to do this effectively.
by Panjee Tapales, a Waldorf mom in the Philippines.

STEAM not STEM. We Need STEAM, Not STEM Education, To Prepare Our Kids For The 4th Industrial Revolution. We are at the beginning of a 4th industrial revolution and educators are faced with preparing a generation of students for many jobs that don’t even exist yet. Since the term STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) was coined back in 2001, there has been growing interest in this learning philosophy to better prepare today's students for tomorrow's jobs. However, to adequately prepare the future workforce, another acronym is gaining popularity: STEAM, which adds arts to the mix.
by Bernard Marr a Contributor to Forbes.