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memory and verbal skills.
In Waldorf, writing is taught before reading and is experienced at first through stories and pictures. Nature stories are introduced in the early grades and developed in the later grades into more advanced investigations of zoology, geology, botany, chemistiy, physics, physiology, and anatomy. Math and English are taught in an imaginative way that incorporates illustration, drama and movement. Music is a large part of the school day. “Waldorf Schools are in the most impressive way concerned with quality in education. All schools would do well to become knowledgeable about the philosophy that underlies Waldorf education,” stated Dr. Boyer, Director of the Carnegie Foundation for Education.
Mattke’s sense is that Waldorf is growing so quickly for several reasons. The first is because this form of education approaches the whole child, and does not favor intellect over emotion, or academic over creative. Waldorf strives to educate children from three
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