Category: General News
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How to Bring “Waldorf” Into Homeschooling
In today’s post, we’re gonna be talking about how to bring Waldorf into homeschooling. Let’s start by saying true Waldorf arises out of a tradition called Anthroposophy. This term means “the wisdom of the human being.” It combines Greek “anthropos,” meaning “human,” with “sofia,” meaning “wisdom.” In other words, true Waldorf Education arises out of…
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Preparing for Michaelmas
Michaelmas approaches – September 29. This is arguably the most important festival in the Waldorf school year as it symbolizes the important human quality of courage. In this post we will discuss the symbolism and importance of this holiday as well as how we go about preparing for Michaelmas. First, let’s consider what’s happening in…
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A Regenerative Education
The political spectrum is highly divided right now, but one thing we can all agree on is ushering in a sustainable future for our children. Let’s start there. In pursuit of this goal, however, all aspects of human life require transformation: medicine, agriculture, economy, science, religion, and education, among others. In my opinion education is…
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Freewill and the Education of Our Youth
Do we have freewill? And, what does this question have to do with how we raise our youth? Many, especially in the West, assert that we have freewill, absolutely. Indeed, this is for what so many battles have been fought starting with the American Revolution. Others, especially in the East, would perhaps deny freewill, saying…
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What Do We Talk About in Teen Empowerment?
A few years ago, we began a weekly Teen Empowerment Class here at Enkindle Academy to address the meaning crisis emerging in our precious youth. In this post, we will elaborate what we talk about in this class and why it matters so much. First, let’s explore what it means to empower teens. Fundamentally, it…
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The Spiritual Guidance of Youth
Today’s youth are getting wrong messages about what it means to be free. These erroneous ideas spread on social media faster than a brush fire in Colorado. They convey ideas like, “Freedom is having unlimited choices and experiences… Happiness comes from getting everything you want… Change your appearance, change your life,” etc. These messages lead…
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Summer Academics
Should you do summer academics? I get this question from parents often. The temptation is to help children catchup or gain extra practice. Math is an especially common wish for summer academics. In this post, we will look at this question from a few angles to help guide your decision making. This is not meant…
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The Danger of Materialistic-Reductionism in Education (and What to Do About It)
It goes without saying that the physical is part of reality. We wouldn’t get very far denying that. However, is the physical all there is? Many people these days would answer “yes” or “probably” to this materialistic reductionism. It is the trend of modern cultural life, particularly in the West, and it has destructive, deadening…
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Art in Waldorf Education
Why is it so important to emphasize art in Waldorf Education? Or, in any education for that matter? Why not just give them textbooks? To explore this question, let’s first acknowledge that a true education educates the whole being. Would you send your children to a school whose motto is, “We only educate the head!”…
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Explaining AI to Students Part 1 – How Does AI Function?
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In this post, we will focus on explaining AI to students by explaining it to you, the parents. This will be part one of a two-part series. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not as new as many people think. Aircraft autopilots, automobile GPS’s, website algorithms to calculate airfares, Google searches, scientific research processes, and more have…