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> Waldorf kindergartens don't have anything which resembles standard Prussian pedagogy. No desks, no assignments, none of that, and you aren't expected to read
by cptskippy 6y ago
> Waldorf kindergartens don't have anything which resembles standard Prussian pedagogy. No desks, no assignments, none of that, and you aren't expected to read or write. It's mostly freeform play, we also learned to bake bread.
Your Waldorf experience was my Kindergarten experience in a US public school in the 80s.
I still have the cookbook we made and remember fondly making all the recipes in class.
Marigolds are still one of my favorite flowers because we planted them in milk cartons to bring home on Mother's day.
I also remember looking up the teacher's skirt because we all sat on a rug in the middle of class rather than desks.
- donw 6y agoI recall a lot of coloring, playing outside on a dedicated playground for kindergarteners, and frozen green grapes at snacktime during the summer. Also scheduled naps which I never took. We had tables for coloring and crafts, but not desks, and sat around on the ground whenever the teacher would tell us a story. There was also this hippy-ish woman who literally drove up in a VW microbus -- crazy that I remember that -- and who taught us a bit about music. Singing and clapping along to syllables are the bits that come to mind. One other thing is that there were no fences around the school. It was a good way to grow up, and I'm going to do my best to ensure my kids get at least some of this.
- KozmoNau7 6y agoThat is how I remember kindergarten here in Denmark as well. Lots of playtime, songs, puppet theatre, cooking/baking, board games, learning to tie your shoelaces, that sort of thing. We've also had forest kindergartens for some years now, and if the missus and I ever have kids, they will 100% be attending one of those.