When I helped my oldest child create his first main lesson book almost 25 years ago, I was totally intimidated. The intention behind a main lesson book is an artistic experience that becomes an alternative to the…
It’s a Q&A day with Rudolf Steiner at the very first Waldorf teacher training in 1919. A Wednesday afternoon at the Teacher’s Seminar, when the teachers-in-training ask questions and Steiner offers his comments. Steiner wants teachers to…
Taproot 2023 marks the 17th anniversary of the Taproot Teacher Training for Waldorf Homeschoolers. A few years ago, I asked Barbara Dewey, the founder of Taproot, to share the story of how the Taproot Teacher Training got…
In lecture twelve from The Foundations of Human Experience, Rudolf Steiner talks about the wonder of the human being. He explains that “If we want to understand the interactions between human beings and their physical surroundings, we…
What did Steiner say about teaching lessons on plant classification? “You can actually show the children the whole external plant world as a picture of a developing child’s soul.” Lecture Eleven from Discussions with Teachers suggests a…
Where is your Waldorf homeschooling sweet spot? Can you find it, or have you lost it somehow along the way? So often, we limit our understanding of Waldorf methods to what we see in classroom practice. And…
Do you ever feel like no matter what question you ask about the Waldorf approach, rhythm is always the answer? Kind of annoying, isn’t it?! How do we embrace rhythm in Waldorf homeschooling? The truth is, that when…
In Lecture Eleven of Practical Advice to Teachers, Rudolf Steiner talks about teaching Geography. And he makes this bold statement: “What I have just shown you about the way to deal with geography teaching is an excellent…
We’re up to Day Eleven of the first Waldorf teacher training and the Waldorf School will open in just four days! Imagine: you’re sitting in this lecture having been recruited to teach in this new school even…
How is a meadow like a tree? In Discussion Ten (the afternoon lecture on day ten of the first Waldorf teacher training in 1919), Steiner says that, “…when we look at a tree, it’s as if someone…
