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Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out
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Teachers and parents of children ages 3-6
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Jack Petrash
Jack Petrash has been a teacher for over 30 years, much of that time at the Washington Waldorf School in Maryland where he has taken three classes of children from grade one through grade eight. In addition to teaching, he is the director of the Nova Institute, dedicated to working with parents and teachers to promote a deeper understanding of children.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is a fantastic primer on the philosophy and practice of Waldorf Education. I often hear Waldorf mentioned in the same breath as Montessori, yet they are actually divergent methods of education. Waldorf's "head, heart, hands" core philosophy leads to the integration of the arts and crafts in the classroom and an eye toward developing a truly well-rounded individual. I am completely sold! I hope to send my future children to Waldorf schools.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book has been very helpful to me in "Understanding Waldorf Education". I look forward to the years ahead homeschooling my daughter in the method.
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