Are We Sending Kids to School Too Early?

Hello, friends! Welcome to another “Sunday with Sarah.”

Many of the theories of Rudolph Steiner, the founder of Waldorf education, were formulated without the sophisticated scientific methodology we can employ today. However, modern research continues to validate the developmental philosophy which Waldorf educators have advocated for a hundred years!

Today I’m here to share with you an interesting study, conducted by Stanford researchers, which supports the benefits of allowing some children to start first grade a year later than “normal.” As I’ve mentioned before in previous videos, one of my own sons benefited enormously from this approach.

I hope you enjoy hearing my perspective as a Waldorf teacher and mother on this illuminating study. You can read the full article here:

https://qz.com/546832/stanford-resear...

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Wishing you a day full of play,

Sarah