Comments on: Take home lessons from a Waldorf preschool https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:46:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kara https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-289933 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-289933 In reply to Lark.

Lark, that made me giggle.. thank youxxx

]]> By: Lisa https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-94219 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-94219 Kara, thank you so much for sharing how your experience of Waldorf education in a play group changed the way you see Waldorf education. Before the internet, the only way to “see” Waldorf education was to experience it as you did, only. We homeschoolers did not have the internet to compare ourselves to others who were doing Waldorf at home and then when we did, it was not so visual for the first years and we were so happy to find each other. We had chat groups before the advent of blogs. We had very few books too. Now the internet brings us so many images and ideas of what Waldorf is, without the actual group experience and without being able to really take it in and digest it with head, heart and hands. In a way it feels like a mixed blessing, to have so much available online, yet without the processing of it, we can feel like we are coming up short and not being “WaIdorf enough” and without the actual experience with others, it is easy to idealize Waldorf and forget that teachers, schools and the pedagogy have warts and all, just like we do at home.
I wrote a bit about circle and handwork in Waldorf education to help shed some light on these things here:
http://www.celebratetherhythmoflife.com/2012/01/circle-time.html

]]> By: monica https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-94212 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-94212 this was so excellent. I honestly have never known much about Waldorf, and I am homeschooling four boys. You have tweaked my interest now, and I want to learn more–especially for my two year old. Thanks for the awesome perspective!
aloha

]]> By: Lark https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-94211 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-94211 I am in total envy of the teacher you mention. I wish I could be that well redirected when I am frustrated with the kids’ behaviors. Does anyone give workshops on that? Preferably at a spa? lol

]]> By: Kelly https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-94208 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-94208 Thank you for this post. The longer I homeschool, the easier I am able to allow all types of methods influence how I school my children. I can take the bits and pieces from several sources and get what my kids need. Thanks for this great perspective.

]]> By: Philip Townsend@Preschool curriculum https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-91959 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-91959 Great blog. I love how you talk about not worrying about being perfect. When I teach, I definitely worry too much. But, just doing your best and helping the children can be enough.

]]> By: Debbie https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-77078 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-77078 It wasn’t an accident that I stumbled across this post! I learned and I laughed which is exactly what I needed today. Thank you.

]]> By: Sandra92 https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-73663 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-73663 I think, Waldorf education is the solution for providing the best way of education to our children….

]]> By: Audrey https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-73440 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-73440 I do love to learn in every valuable ideas, Waldorf education is certainly the best…

]]> By: nicole https://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/#comment-73131 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=15595#comment-73131 Thanks for sharing with us this interesting information/ knowledge about Waldorf , it’s a huge help for me to understand things matter…

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