10 questions for #WaldorfSchool parents as the start of the new school year approaches:
1. Are you OK with Waldorf school #ChildDevelopmentTheory based on the Anthroposophic belief that children develop invisible bodies around the ages of 7 and14?
sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
1. Are you OK with Waldorf school #ChildDevelopmentTheory based on the Anthroposophic belief that children develop invisible bodies around the ages of 7 and14?
sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
2. Are you comfortable with your child being taught by devotees of a guru whose #racist theory of spiritual evolution is a fundamental tenet of their sect and whose racist writings led to two of his books being banned by the German government? 
3. Are you aware that #pseudoscience is a part of Waldorf education?
sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
4. Did you know that ancient myths have an important role in Anthroposophy and that is why there is an emphasis on mythology in history classes at Waldorf schools?
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sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
5. Has any Waldorf teacher been honest enough to tell you that Eurythmy is an occult ritual intended to bring students closer to the spiritual world of Rudolf Steiner’s teachings?
zooey.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/ero…
zooey.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/ero…
6. Do you fully understand why children at Waldorf schools engage in ritual celebrations such as the Advent Spiral, Maypole dancing, and the Michaelmas pageant? sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
7. Are you aware that Steiner told teachers not to let outsiders hear them calling prayers “prayers” but instead to call them “verses” and that grades 1-4 classes begin with the children chanting a morning prayer to Anthroposophy’s sun god?
8. Many people have concerns about safety at Waldorf schools. Do you think Anthroposophists’ beliefs about guardian angels and karma might be a reason for lax #safeguarding?
[theguardian.com/education/2019…
[theguardian.com/education/2019…
9. Did you know there are about 30 websites/blogs/FB pages exclusively dedicated to criticism of Waldorf schools and dozens more with articles critical of Waldorf schools? Partial list available at: sites.google.com/site/waldorfwa…
10. What were your goals for your child’s #education when you enrolled him/her in a Waldorf school? Have those goals been met?
