The Founder of Anthroposophy
From: golden3000997
Date: Mon Mar 8, 2004 6:35 pm
Subject: The Founder of Anthroposophy
Dear Lisa et al,
It is pronounced "mi-cha-el" just
like you would say "ga-bri-el" and "ra-pha-el".
The "el" at the end of each name means "God".
Michael means "countenance of God".
The Archangel Michael, as we take him to be,
is "The Founder of Anthroposophy" because he is the
supreme champion of the development of Human Freedom and the
"I" or Individuality of each Human Being. He slays
the dragon of the falsehood of materialism and protects the Eternal
Feminine who gives birth to the New Human Being.
Rudolf Steiner spoke of a "Michael School"
which took place in the 1800s in which many, many individualities
who were about to come into physical incarnation were "enrolled".
This "school" brought souls together who had been pursuing
many different paths to the Spiritual World and taught them (literally)
how the piece of the cosmic puzzle through the long ages of time
fit together and how crucial it is for each Human Being to find
his or her own direct way to the Spiritual World and to the Christ
Being from with in their physical life. This was not an "indoctrination"
- it was a bringing together of people who had sought truth and
love throughout the ages and united them in knowledge and purpose.
Rudolf Steiner was a great teacher of this
"Michael School" - not a guru, not a "cult leader",
not a person interested in interfering with or directing other
people's free will. But a true teacher - one who made himself
available to the Spiritual World and to
the Human Beings now living in the material world. Not as a "channel"
or "sleeping prophet" but one who worked to be able
to perceive Spiritual reality as concretely and objectively as
any person can perceive the physical world. And he worked to
make not only the knowledge about this objective reality available
to people, but a safe, moral and fully concious path to knowledge
of this spiritual reality so that they would be able to develop
the "tools" of spiritual perception in a healthy and
verifiable way.
All of the work of Rudolf Steiner is directly
inspired by the Archangel Michael as the "countenance"
or "representative" of the Christ Being - the Archetype
of all Humankind - ALL. Not one word is meant to be or expected
to be or really, allowed to be taken on "faith" or
because "he said so." Every word is given in Freedom
and can ONLY be taken in Freedom or rejected in Freedom. By the
same token, every word and every spiritual impulse
behind those words is given to Humanity as a Whole - not one
person excluded, not one person judged for "worthiness"
or even for capacity to understand. Just as the Sun shines on
every person who steps out of his or her house, so does the Light
of Truth shine for all who choose to open
their "eyes" - their hearts and minds.
How each person chooses to do this; why each
person chooses to do this; what results in each person who chooses
to do this is entirely their own business. No one judges or has
a right to judge. Even when ideas or interpretations of ideas
get misinterpreted or distorted - unintentionally or intentionally
- often others do not interfere, exactly because of the great
respect every person who is a student
of Rudolf Steiner has for the "I" of the other person
and the responsibility that each one carries for what lives inside
his or her true individuality. This can create problems, due
to the fallability of people, but it stands in opposition to
the "dogmatic" view of "religious truth"
that has carried humanity through up to now. We stand at the
Threshold of an age in which we cannot
and will not be led "blindly" by churches, governments
or any other social institution. Mankind faces the challenge
of having to "stand on our own two feet." We see in
our time mostly tragedy occuring when people try to go back to
various forms of "group conciousness" in their spiritual
strivings. There can be a community of the heart involved in
Anthroposophy, but never one which expects the Individual to
"surrender" his or her own knowledge, discernment and
freedom of thought, word or deed.
What is it that the Archangel Michael is "trying
to achieve" through Rudolf Steiner and all who choose freely
to take up a work such as Waldorf Education? It is always and
absolutely that each and every individual shall find an environment,
a community and a vocation that allows as much as possible (given
the limits of space, time and the wider social fabric of our
time) that person to fulfill the intentions that he or she came
into this earth existence with. That each human being, to the
best of whatever the circumstances will allow have a childhood which allows him or her to develop in
as healthy a way as possible; that allows for a gradual sequence
of unfolding of abilities, talents and interests; that strives
to work for harmonizing potentially harmful tendencies; that
seeks the kind of balance of Form and Freedom that gives the
growing human being both encouragement to grow and healthy boundaries;
that works to nurture in each developing human being a profound
respect for life, for the earth, for every form of life on the
earth, for each other and for him and her self; that brings to
each child the as many of the infinite names and faces and manifestations
of God as possible, so that he or she may discover the "door"
in his or her own heart that opens easily
to God in whatever form or manifestation that person desires
and requires.
Perhaps you and others have encountered "Anthroposophists",
"Waldorf Schools", "Waldorf Teachers" etc.
who fail miserably to live up to the statements above. Have you
ever known a "Christian" to fail to live up to the
teachings of Christ? I know that I have failed, pretty much every
day of my life and may continue to fail for several more lifetimes.
Without the hope of and knowledge of and experience of Forgiveness,
I know that I could never try again. I believe that there are
others who would feel the same way. Have we failed you and your
children in some way? I do not doubt it if you say so. Speaking
for myself, I feel it deeply and I know it from every side. I
have been on the receiving end of unkindness and lack of understanding
as well - from my "fellow" Steiner people and Waldorf
people.
But I have also seen and heard and experienced
those moments of love and understanding and true acceptance such
as I have never seen or experienced anywhere else. I have had
my moments, too when real, viable good was accomplished, even
by me - moments I can attest to and carry with me with pride
for my efforts and reverence for the guidance
that I received in the process.
Do we have a long way to go? Absolutely! We
are still in the infancy of the work. There are still a many
years and many "miles" to go. The Archangel Michael
guides us and helps us when we ask for help, but he does not
do the work for us. He does not expect us to "surrender"
our wills. He expects us (all human beings) to strengthen our
Will and through our Free Will to work for the Power of Love
and Truth that lives within each and every one of us.
With respect,
Christine
Rudolf Steiner - found at the end of "Study
of Man"
Teacher's Verse at Faculty Meetings
Imbue thyself with the Power of Imagination
Have Courage for the Truth
Sharpen thy Feeling for Responsibility of Soul
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From: holderlin66
Date: Mon Mar 8, 2004 8:22 pm
Subject: Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
golden3000997 wrote:
Dear Lisa et al,
Let it ring forth to all hearts! Thank you
so much Golden! Thank-you, thank-you, thank-yu!
Not one word is meant to be or expected
to be or really, allowed to be taken on "faith" or
because "he said so." Every word is given in Freedom
and can ONLY be taken in Freedom or rejected in Freedom. By the
same token, every word and every spiritual impulse
behind those words is given to Humanity as a Whole - not one
person excluded, not one person judged for "worthiness"
or even for capacity to understand. Just as the Sun shines on
every person who steps out of his or her house, so does the Light
of Truth shine for all who choose to open
their "eyes" - their hearts and minds.
How each person chooses to do this; why
each person chooses to do this; what results in each person who
chooses to do this is entirely their own business. No one judges
or has a right to judge. Even when ideas or interpretations of
ideas get misinterpreted or distorted - unintentionally or intentionally
- often others do not interfere, exactly because of the great
respect every person who is a student
of Rudolf Steiner has for the "I" of the other person
and the responsibility that each one carries for what lives inside
his or her true individuality. This can create problems, due
to the fallability of people, but it stands in opposition to
the "dogmatic" view of "religious truth"
that has carried humanity through up to now. We stand at the
Threshold of an age in which we cannot
and will not be led "blindly" by churches, governments
or any other social institution. Mankind faces the challenge
of having to "stand on our own two feet."
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From: golden3000997
Date: Tue Mar 9, 2004 3:41 pm
Subject: Fwd: The Founder of Anthroposophy
From: Peter Farrell
Date: Tue Mar 9, 2004 1:05 pm
Subject: Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
To: waldorf-critics@topica.com
Nicole wrote:
I agree with Lisa that
accepting what Steiner said as truth must be a matter of faith
as there is no way to verify it. You either believe that he was
a clairvoyant Master and therefore had privileged access to the
Akashic Record (the cosmic memory of all human existence according
to Steiner), or you do not. This 'fact' cannot be investigated
independently and objectively.
Peter F. adds:
I don't agree with this. It
seems to me that at least some of what Steiner said and claimed
does fall into the class of those things that can be tested independently
of this faith. Much of biodynamic practice, Anthroposophical
medical practce, aspects of the educational approach, and much
of his writings on scientific matters can be examined with a
view to verification or to falsification. My own opinion is that
a great deal of what Steiner had to say is evidently incorrect.
If what he had to say on issues that we can independently test
is wrong, why should we not make a skeptical judgement of what
he had to say which is harder or impossible to test.
See you, Peter
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From: golden3000997
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 4:50 am
Subject: Fwd: The Founder of Anthroposophy
From: Dan Dugan
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:15 am
Subject: Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
To: waldorf-critics@topica.com
Christine, thank you for your
moving testimony of faith. If anyone here doubted that Anthroposophy
was a religion, your essay should erase that doubt. I have a
few questions on the details.
It is pronounced "mi-cha-el"
just like you would say "ga-bri-el" and "ra-pha-el".
The "el" at the end of each name means "God".
Michael means "countenance of God".
Pronounced by whom? Why, in
Waldorf schools, is the common English name "Michael"
pronounced "mi-cha-el"? Why is it necessary to make
a distinction? Is it because that's the way it's pronounced in
German? Why would that matter?
The Archangel Michael,
as we take him to be, is "The Founder of Anthroposophy"
because he is the supreme champion of the development of Human
Freedom and the "I" or Individuality of each Human
Being. He slays the dragon of the falsehood of materialism and
protects the Eternal Feminine who gives birth to the New Human
Being.
When and where do we see this
"New Human Being"?
Rudolf Steiner spoke of
a "Michael School" which took place in the 1800s in
which many, many individualities who were about to come into
physical incarnation were "enrolled". This "school"
brought souls together who had been pursuing many different paths
to the Spiritual World and taught them (literally) how the piece
of the cosmic puzzle through the long ages of time fit together
and how crucial it is for each Human Being to find his or her
own direct way to the Spiritual World and to the Christ Being
from with in their physical life. This was not an "indoctrination"
- it was a bringing together of people who had sought truth and
love throughout the ages and united them in knowledge and purpose.
Rudolf Steiner was a great
teacher of this "Michael School" - not a guru, not
a "cult leader", not a person interested in interfering
with or directing other people's free will. But a true teacher
- one who made himself available to
the Spiritual World and
to the Human Beings now living in the material world. Not as
a "channel" or "sleeping prophet" but one
who worked to be able to perceive Spiritual reality as concretely
and objectively as any person can perceive the physical world.
And he worked to make not only the knowledge about this objective
reality available to people, but a safe, moral and fully concious
path to knowledge of this spiritual reality so that they would
be able to develop the "tools" of spiritual perception
in a healthy and verifiable way.
The above is a statement of
doctrine. It's based solely on revelation from divine sources.
All of the work of Rudolf
Steiner is directly inspired by the Archangel Michael as the
"countenance" or "representative" of the
Christ Being - the Archetype of all Humankind - ALL. Not one
word is meant to be or expected to be or really, allowed to be
taken on "faith" or because "he said so."
Every word is given in Freedom and can ONLY be taken in Freedom
or rejected in Freedom.
But if it's "directly
inspired" by a supernatural source, who could doubt it?
That's the problem with criticizing Steiner. If he got his teachings
from the spiritual world, only another "researcher"
in the spiritual world would be able to argue whether he got
things right or not. But there are very few who claim to be able
to study the spiritual world as Steiner did. So that leaves Anthroposophists
with only one thing: faith. All the talk about "freedom"
may make you feel good, but it's meaningless in practice. It's
a trick Steiner played on you, a guru trick.
By the
same token, every word
and every spiritual impulse behind those words is given to Humanity
as a Whole - not one person excluded, not one person judged for
"worthiness" or even for capacity to understand. Just
as the Sun shines on every person who steps out of his or her
house, so does the Light of Truth shine
for all who choose to
open their "eyes" - their hearts and minds.
Religions do claim to have
"the Light of Truth."
How each person chooses
to do this; why each person chooses to do this; what results
in each person who chooses to do this is entirely their own business.
No one judges or has a right to judge.
Sounds good, but in practice,
in Anthroposophical institutions there's a whole lotta judgin'
goin' on. Those who can quote Steiner to justify their positions
win.
Even when ideas or interpretations
of ideas get misinterpreted or distorted - unintentionally or
intentionally - often others do not interfere, exactly because
of the great respect every person
who is a student of Rudolf
Steiner has for the "I" of the other person and the
responsibility that each one carries for what lives inside his
or her true individuality. This can create problems, due to the
fallability of people, but it stands in opposition to the "dogmatic"
view of "religious truth" that has carried humanity
through up to now. We stand at the Threshold of an age in which we cannot
and will not be led "blindly" by churches, governments
or any other social institution. Mankind faces the challenge
of having to "stand on our own two feet." We see in
our time mostly tragedy occuring when people try to go back to
various forms of "group conciousness" in their spiritual
strivings. There can be a community of the heart involved in
Anthroposophy, but never one which expects the Individual to
"surrender" his or her own knowledge, discernment and
freedom of thought, word or deed.
Nonsense. Anthroposophical
communities expect total surrender to Steiner's revelations.
They can't survive otherwise.
What is it that the Archangel
Michael is "trying to achieve" through Rudolf Steiner
and all who choose freely to take up a work such as Waldorf Education?
It is always and absolutely that each and every individual shall
find an environment, a community and a vocation that allows as
much as possible (given the limits of space, time and the wider
social fabric of our time) that person to fulfill the intentions
that he or she came into this earth existence with. That each
human being, to the best of whatever the circumstances will allow
have a childhood which allows him or her to develop in
as healthy a way as possible; that allows for a gradual sequence
of unfolding of abilities, talents and interests; that strives
to work for harmonizing potentially harmful tendencies; that
seeks the kind of balance of Form and Freedom that gives the
growing human being both encouragement to grow and healthy boundaries;
that works to nurture in each developing human being a profound
respect for life, for the earth, for every form of life on the
earth, for each other and for him and her self;
High ideals that everybody
would agree with. But does Waldorf education actually "allow
him or her to develop in as healthy a way as possible"?
How would you know that Steiner's indications from the spiritual
world actually lead to those results?
that brings to each child
the as many of the infinite names and faces and manifestations
of God as possible, so that he or she may discover the "door"
in his or her own heart that opens easily to God in whatever
form or manifestation that person desires and requires.
Indeed, as Eugene Schwartz
said, he wants his daughter in Waldorf because it is a religious
education. Wouldn't it be more honest to stop covering that up?
Perhaps you and others
have encountered "Anthroposophists", "Waldorf
Schools", "Waldorf Teachers" etc. who fail miserably
to live up to the statements above.
I'd say that's inevitable,
given the state of Waldorf teacher selection and training. How
will the movement reform itself? Criticism is suppressed, there's
no feedback loop, therefore no correction of wrong directions,
no growth.
Have you ever known a "Christian"
to fail to live up to the teachings of Christ? I know that I
have failed, pretty much every day of my life and may continue
to fail for several more lifetimes. Without the hope of and knowledge
of and experience of Forgiveness, I know that I could never try
again. I believe that there are others who would feel the same
way. Have we failed you and your children in some way? I do not
doubt it if you say so. Speaking for myself, I feel it deeply
and I know it from every side. I have been on the receiving end
of unkindness and lack of understanding as well - from my "fellow"
Steiner people and Waldorf people.
But I have also seen and
heard and experienced those moments of love and understanding
and true acceptance such as I have never seen or experienced
anywhere else. I have had my moments, too when real, viable good
was accomplished, even by me - moments I can attest to and carry
with me with pride for my efforts
and reverence for the
guidance that I received in the process.
Waldorf teachers are the devotees
of the cult. The enterprise only goes on when you sacrifice yourselves
to the cause. It makes you feel noble, and special.
Do we have a long way to
go? Absolutely! We are still in the infancy of the work.
After 80 years I'd expect
a little more confidence.
There are still a many
years and many "miles" to go. The Archangel Michael
guides us and helps us when we ask for help, but he does not
do the work for us. He does not expect us to "surrender"
our wills. He expects us (all human beings) to strengthen our
Will and through our Free Will to work for the Power of Love
and Truth that lives within each and every one of us.
Why do you capitalize Will
here? What does that mean?
-Dan Dugan
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From: VALENTINA BRUNETTI
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:40 am
Subject: R: [anthroposophy_tomorrow] Fwd: The Founder of Anthroposophy
Dear Christine,
that's the same old story. These guys who
"pretend" to be "critics of Anthroposophy"
demonstrate on and on, in case they were "goodfaith"
people to know nothing at all about Steiner's insights. How is
it possible to carry on and on the hoax of "anthro-cult"
ignoring, for instance, that Anthroposophy is, first of all,
a path of cognition and not a "system of beliefs" ?
How is it possible to ignore that between
"blind faith" ( this is the only kind of "faith"
that the W(ater) C(loset) herd is able to grasp ) and "perfect
clairvoyance" there is a whole lot of middle degrees described
not only into Steiner's works about Spiritual training but also
by lots of Spiritual researchers all along a century, namely
Stein, Unger, Zeylmans, Wegman, Polzer Hoditz, Colazza, Scaligero,
Lievegood, Ben Ahron, Mayer, Kuhlewind and many others ?
It's quite impossible to be so dull. So those
guys are NOT goodfaith nuts (at least most of them) and like
our dear Charalatanmaier they are only performing a job coinsisting
in "scream your lies the loudest you can and you'll make
them become truths!"
Let's give them the deserved "pay"
for such a job here in the web and everywhere we'll be able to
catch them!
Andrea
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From: at
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
Peter F. adds:
<snip>
My own opinion is that
a great deal of what Steiner had to say is evidently incorrect.
If what he had to say on issues that we can independently test
is wrong, why should we not make a skeptical judgement of what
he had to say which is harder or impossible to test.
A perfect case of seeing only what you want
to.
Here is a simple and logical test. If so much
of what Steiner said is empirically wrong, why is the movement
in his name growing worldwide? What sort of fools would finish
medical school and then spend time learning anthroposophically
extended medicine? (Yes, finishing medical school and becoming
a board certified physician is a prerequisite for practicing
anthroposophically extended medicine, both in the US and in Europe).
What idiot farmer would go for a technique that consistently
doesn't work, and why are there more and more of them (farmers)
every year? And what fools send their kids to a school that obviously
does nothing to educate them, year after year? And under such
circumstances, why is it the fastest growing independent school
movement in the world?
Just as an FYI, I went to a Waldorf open house
last weekend just to check it out. In the first grade class room
all the books were out, and all of them had writing in them!
Writing done by the students, no less! and it was in complete
sentences! In First Grade! To read things over at the WC, this
is impossible. No Waldorf School does this, supposedly. Reality
check?
Daniel Hindes
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From: at
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 4:25 pm
Subject: Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
Dan Dugan:
Why, in Waldorf schools,
is the common English name "Michael" pronounced "mi-cha-el"?
Why is it necessary to make a distinction? Is it because that's
the way it's pronounced in German?
Actually, no. In German the CH is soft (more
like HE). A major difference in the consonant. Perhaps it is
to be clear that the Angel is being referred to.
Sounds good, but in practice,
in Anthroposophical institutions there's a whole lotta judgin'
goin' on. Those who can quote Steiner to justify their positions
win.
I'd be more inclined to believe you if you
gave examples.
Nonsense. Anthroposophical
communities expect total surrender to Steiner's revelations.
They can't survive otherwise.
That, my friend, is an opinion rather than
a fact. And a not-very-well informed opinion either, for that
matter.
High ideals that everybody
would agree with. But does Waldorf education actually "allow
him or her to develop in as healthy a way as possible"?
How would you know that Steiner's indications from the spiritual
world actually lead to those results?
80 plus years of experience? Beyond your small
circle of (perhaps justifiably) disgruntled friends are thousands
upon thousands of people who are quite happy with the results
of Waldorf Education.
Waldorf teachers are the
devotees of the cult. The enterprise only goes on when you sacrifice
yourselves to the cause. It makes you feel noble, and special.
Really? Every last one of them? No exceptions?
[Christine:]
There are still a many
years and many "miles" to go. The Archangel Michael
guides us and helps us when we ask for help, but he does not
do the work for us. He does not expect us to "surrender"
our wills. He expects us (all human beings) to strengthen our
Will and through our Free Will to work for the Power of Love
and Truth that lives within each and every one of us.
Why do you capitalize Will
here? What does that mean?
-Dan Dugan
It means that free will is important to Anthroposophists.
What do you think it means?
Daniel Hindes
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From: winters_diana
Date: Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:52 am
Subject: Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
Daniel asked rhetorically (about Waldorf):
why is it the fastest growing independent
school movement in the world?
What is the basis of this claim? Where are
these data found?
Just as an FYI, I went to a Waldorf open
house last weekend just to check it out. In the first grade class
room all the books were out, and all of them had writing in them!
Writing done by the students, no less! and it was in complete
sentences! In First Grade! To read things over at the WC, this
is impossible. No Waldorf School does this, supposedly. Reality
check?
No one has claimed they do not "write"
in first grade in the mechanical sense of putting letters on
paper. Most of first grade is usually devoted to learning to
copy the alphabet.
If you want a reality check on this, Daniel,
it may be difficult, since many Waldorf schools do not like to
do this, but you would need to ask if you may observe in the
classroom for a morning or two, where these sentences are being
written by these children in these books.
Not all Waldorf classrooms or teachers are
alike, and it is possible these children are learning to read
and write. I have talked to a number of Waldorf teachers who
think it is total nonsense to try to hold kids back from reading
in first grade, or even earlier, if they are ready. It is also
probable that a certain percentage of the children whose books
you were looking at already know how to read and write because
they learned before they got there. There is ample evidence,
however, that in many Waldorf first grades, what they are doing
is copying these sentences written by the teacher off the board.
Another reality check might be for you to inquire of the children
who wrote these sentences what they say, and see if they can
read them. Of course, they are not likely to want you to do this.
A display of beautiful books at an open house may leave you with
quite a different impression than you might gain from sitting
in that classroom.
Another technique I've heard Waldorf teachers
share, intended to prevent or at least delay children learning
to get their own thoughts on paper via written language, is that
the class will invent sentences together, and then everyone is
required to copy those. The important thing to understand is
that it is considered generally a good thing to delay a child's
understanding of the alphabetic code (because it is "abstract"
and therefore damaging to children), and that unlike most other
first grade teachers world over, Waldorf teachers are not likely
to encourage their students to view writing as a means of expressing
their own thoughts by use of this code (because that makes them
"self-conscious" and "awakens" them). Making
it a group event where everyone copies the same thing, preferably
without understanding it, is considered desirable.
Diana
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From: Patrick
Date: Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:11 pm
Subject: Re: [anthroposophy_tomorrow] Re: The Founder of Anthroposophy
Dear Diana,
It is not true that most of first grade in
a Waldorf school should be spent learning to copy the alphabet.
If the teacher is doing this he or she is not well-trained or
is idiosyncratic. The children should receive: (1) an artistic
introduction to the 26 letters of the alphabet -- children of
course copy the letters in order to make them correctly; (2)
the presentation of each letter must include the sound that the
letter generally makes and this sound symbol relationship must
be rehearsed and reviewed in order that the children make the
connection; (3) the teacher then makes or chooses a little verse
that contains the letter and sounds being recognized or rehearsed
and the process of discovery and learning of symbols and words
begins; (4) words and sentences are not taken out of context--
the children learn a sentence or verse by heart, see it written
on the board, hear it spoken as they follow the words with their
eyes, read it together, and copy it. This process of relating
to the symbol and sound with active human feeling, a learning
to recognize the gestalt of the word, the phrase, and the sentence
through writing and reading what you have heard and learned by
heart is the basis of the Waldorf approach to reading. This is
done over the course of a year. We also work with phonetics as
we help children learn to spell. The group writing technique
that you mention is done not in order to keep the children from
learning to write on their own, but just the opposite! It encourages
the children to be active in oral composition, to discuss and
discover different ways of expression, and to learn from each
other. Done repetitively and with enthusiasm, this method helps
children to learn to write on their own. There are, of course,
subsequent steps. The next step, having modeled it in group composition
exercises, is to form smaller groups and so on until individuals
are writing on their own. By the end of first grade it was Steiner's
intention that children could write simple sentences on their
own. Of course, not all children will achieve this: but many
can and do. Children are always encouraged to do as much as they
can do. Waldorf education trains the thinking; it merely avoids
abstractions and definitions while doing so. Any Waldorf teacher
with a good training and good mentoring works in this manner.
I know this because I have been a Waldorf teacher for 20 years
and now, for the past seven years, also train teachers.
Sincerely,
Patrick
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