We are unapologetically book people.

Some people don’t quite understand how you can be a book person and be a Waldorf person. Now granted, I’ve never claimed to be a Waldorf purist or a “Steiner Says”er, but I’ve thought the people who feel Waldorf education is anti-book rather miss the point. I find that, at the heart of this crazy Waldorf way of learning and living, is the story. And isn’t that the heart of every good book as well? We weave our day with stories— sung stories about little leaves waking, off-the-cuff stories about little boys washing the sleepy dust left by sandman, laughing stories told about naughty children who somehow overcome and find their better nature. There are so many stories to be told, books cannot even begin to hold them all.  Read more...