Waldorf Education and Multiple Intelligences
How the Waldorf grade school subject classes help develop all of the nine intelligences.
Harvard professor Howard Gardner has written a number of best-selling and academically acclaimed books centered on his theory that intelligence is multidimensional. The concern that “America needs to be competitive in a global marketplace” and the desire for objective teacher evaluations continue to provoke an ever-increasing emphasis on language, science and math achievement. Results: computers in the nursery; non-reading kindergardeners labeled as ‘delayed’; and the elimination of ‘frill’ classes like music, art and phys ed.
Because most Waldorf parents and teachers understand the value of Waldorf schools’ approach to Main Lesson, the attached chart is offered as a way to help parents and teachers take a fresh look at the importance of things that happen after 10:30 – both for the way they round out the student experiences and for the support they give to the subjects that are defined as common core.
All news in this category
Domestic Report: Czech Republic
Waldorf education started soon after 1989. In 1990, the first school started in Písek as well as two kindergartens and soon afterwards 6 schools... [more]
Domestic Report: France
France is a totally centralized country in all respects, including education of course. Therefore, Steiner-Waldorf schools have a very fine line to... [more]
Waldorf100 – watch the Movie
2019 the Waldorf movement will celebrate it's 100th birthday. Time to look back and forward. [more]
Three stages of disruption
Donald Trump, writes Otto Scharmer, is to democracy what 2008 was to capitalism: a profound wake-up call reminding us that the system is broken and... [more]
Putting modern childhood under the spotlight
The International Festival of Childhood, planned for later this year, aims to examine the issues affecting modern childhood. The evidence suggests... [more]
Domestic Report: Sweden
Waldorfskolefederationen started in the 80ies. Today most schools are members of the Swedish federation (Waldorfskolefederationen). In the early... [more]
New Zealand Waldorf schools get off lightly after earthquake
After the massive earthquake a week ago, Waldorf schools are thankful that they suffered comparatively little damage – in contrast to the 2011... [more]
The Powerful Force of Curiosity
Curiosity killed the cat. Eve was curious about the forbidden fruit. Pandora was curious about what was in that box. [more]
How do children learn empathy?
Empathy, the ability to understand others and feel compassion for them, is arguably the most defining human quality – setting us apart from smart... [more]
For creativity, capability and resilience, Steiner schools work
Steiner education is a popular choice of alternative schooling in Australia, with more than 40 schools country-wide. Along with other alternatives to... [more]
Bund der Freien Waldorfschulen e.V.