Gillian Smith

There are actually How -To's on getting rid of a child's entire collection of toys, here:
http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/coldturkey.htm
I'd been looking into the Waldorf approach...seems to come with the AP territory...but this sort of thing is enough to turn me off completely.

Gillian
(list newbie/Mom of 3, enjoying lurking. DS, 5, dressing up like a character from The Borrowers & playing in & outside. DD, 4, putting all the alphabet books together. DS, 2, watching a Barney video and playing with DD.)
----- Original Message -----
From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] More TV questions?



The more I learn about Waldorf schools and Rudolf Steiner, the less respect I
have for them.

It sure does SELL well to peace-loving, artsy, loving parents with cash,
though. Their assertions about music and art sound good and soothing while
you're first hearing it, but from the point of view of art or music they seem
like nonsense.

And one of the saddest homeschooling stories I've ever heard was of a family
where the parents became suddenly SO sold on Waldorf stuff that they went in
and cleaned out their son's toys. Everything with faces and everything
plastic was swept up and trashed. And they presented him with his new
improved "guaranteed" nurturing and wonderful new toys. But the little boy's
favorite thing had been a My Little Pony, and it was thrown away without
consultation. He had not only no interest in the new faceless wooden pony,
but felt hugely betrayed and hurt.

It's another example of parents looking at a "program" instead of at their
own child.


Sandra



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