Tag: waldorf homeschool education
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Why Homeschooling is Better
Homeschooling is better than not homeschooling. That’s a bold statement, and it’s not true for everyone. However, I’m going to explain why I think it’s true for many students based on my experience as a teacher. You’ll have to read to the end, though. My intention is to bring hope to parents who continually question…
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Which Homeschool Curriculum Do I Choose?
Which homeschool curriculum do I choose? I see this question come up constantly in social media groups. Most homeschooling parents aren’t trained teachers, and they are looking expert guidance. In my experience, parents fall into one of three categories with education: no experience, some experience, and lots of experience. To each group I will make…
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Homeschooling Supplies to Get Your Started
People often ask me about how to setup their homeschooling environment, particularly what homeschooling supplies to have on hand. In this post, we’re going to shed light on that to help people new to this wonderful craft. Drawing and Writing Supplies For the grades, I would recommend the following supplies for writing and drawing: Grades…
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Mapmaking and Map Reading
Do you remember how to read a map? Do you teach your student(s) map reading fluency? Why would this skill still be necessary in an age of GPS Last year, this question was thrown in our faces when my family drove to Nova Scotia. After crossing the border into Canada, our phone signal stopped working.…
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The Threefold Social Order in Education
Why should we introduce the Threefold Social Order in Education? Observing the current political climate in America, I see there being two main sides (with a third being largely ignored). On either side, there’s very little inspiration. I hardly ever hear people express enthusiasm for their chosen candidate. Instead, I usually hear some version of…
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Spiritual Treasure
Silver and Gold What is life’s greatest treasure? Is it silver and gold, an abundant retirement, or the ownership of a nice house? How about a new car, the ability to travel, and the financial freedom to treat your family to dinner out each week? What about several years’ worth of food and supplies stored…
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Humor as Medicine in the Home
Have you ever found yourself talking with your spouse about something stressful which pressingly needs to be discussed…like, now? Meanwhile, your young child or children are in the room, and they will inevitably be stressed out, too? Your solid parenting instinct recognizes this, so you try going into another room. However, because your children are…
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Control of Thought
Dr. Steiner advises that people spend a month doing each of the Six Basic Exercises. The first is called “Control of Thought,” and we will describe it here. Below is the version I practice, and it’s based on indications from Steiner, Florin Lowndes, and Mark Riccio from the Organic Thinking website. As a side note,…
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The Six Basic Exercises
In Ancient Greece, Plato spoke of the soul as a chariot driven by the three horses of thinking, feeling, and willing. Becoming a true philosopher demanded the student learn to control these horses. Thereby, the individual, and not the horses, could drive the chariot where he or she wanted it to go. This need is…