? Attaching importance to inheriting the true connotation of traditional festivals and the sense of ritual in life is one of the important contents of Waldorf education. Traditional culture learning is integrated into life and into every corner of the campus. On the Dragon Boat Festival, there are activities such as sprinkling blue soup, lighting cinnabar, tying colored thread, wearing sachets, and leaving the teacher's ceremony.
? Another Waldorf school places special emphasis on the way of education: using artistic and practical methods to teach, rather than instilling knowledge into children directly, so that students feel that learning is a beautiful and interesting thing. For example, learn math, architecture, measure the foundation with children, and build a small house with brick soil to learn. The school also puts drama classes in an important position, and there have been puppet shows since kindergarten. Drama is highly integrated with music, dance, art, literature and other art forms, which helps to awaken children's appreciation, rhythm and perception of art. In the final performance, children of all grades showed their childlike love for art and life by singing "I will go on stage".
Waldorf's educational philosophy is quite different from that of traditional schools, but no matter how high it is, it will eventually land, especially in our country, where exam-oriented education is deeply rooted and hard to return, but has a profound and excellent traditional culture (according to research, rudolf steiner's educational thought is in the same strain as that advocated by Laozi, the founder of Taoist culture in China). How to localize, take root and blossom in China? It is a great challenge and test for the teachers of practitioners.
? Because my children are studying in Chuntong School, I have the opportunity to get close to Waldorf education. I can't say I have a deep understanding. I only have a glimpse of the daily teaching, organizational activities, environmental construction, teachers and students' words and deeds.
? In short, Waldorf education practices the enlightenment education of returning to simplicity and putting people first. The motivation of education does not come from the anxiety of realistic considerations, such as getting good grades, going to a good university and finding a good job, but returning to the simplest origin of "human growth".
? "Everything has its time" is the principle of Waldorf education. Every life has its growth process and laws. Man is also a product of nature. A child is a seed and needs to be raised slowly. Although the harm of "pulling out seedlings to encourage others" was well known in ancient times, today, with the panic of "don't lose at the starting line", many children started the primary education mode from kindergarten. Whether it's good or not, everyone knows it well and doesn't want to comment. However, whether you agree with Waldorf's educational philosophy or not, one thing is absolutely correct: fast-growing chickens raised in captivity and fed with feed hormones will never look as good as "country chickens" and taste as delicious!
? Waldorf does not exclude the study of cultural knowledge courses, but advocates gradual and timely teaching. But also to go out of the classroom, into life, feel life, and learn in the real world.
? Not only do homework need to be taught in time, but the mistake of forcing children to attend interest classes is needless to say here. Many parents stressed that my children like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they like playing ball and dancing. I am too happy. Of course, I must give my full support. However, Waldorf is highly alert to this and insists that "teaching must be timely". For the students in my children's fourth grade class, the teacher asked them to participate in free and unrestrained ways such as climbing mountains, cycling and swimming, instead of rushing to learn intense ball games; Another example is learning musical instruments. Before the third grade, they learned to play the clarinet, while the violin and piano waited until after the age of nine, because the children's muscles were not well developed. When drawing, look at the soft and warm crayons and watercolors on the wall of the children's classroom. Color flow changes, no obvious lines. At this time, the teacher will not let the children contact the stick figure prematurely, so that the children's thinking will not fall into a fixed line thinking, which will constrain the children's imagination.
? It is also very important that Waldorf requires parents to participate in school education, and families to work closely together to be consistent with the school. Specific to every detail, for example, it is not allowed to tell stories to children with recording players, but parents are required to tell stories with their own hands and feelings. For example, children's toys and teaching AIDS are all made of natural wood, and parents are asked not to buy plastic. When my children were in the fourth grade, TV and mobile phones were all things that the school asked children not to touch, not only because they affected their eyesight, but also because electronic products were harmful to their body, mind and spirit at this stage.
? No matter how beautiful the education is, can it finally be realized? Teachers are the key. Waldorf education has very high requirements for teachers. A qualified teacher should not only have feelings and cultural knowledge, but also know children, master music, fine arts, literature, handicrafts and other artistic disciplines, and be able to apply them to teaching. What is even more arduous is to invest a lot of energy, compile self-selected teaching materials, grow up with children, and become their intimate friends and role models. The contribution of knowledge, time and emotion is enormous. We have to worry about every detail in our daily work, and the parents involved always feel that the teacher is very tired.
Finally, I want to pay tribute to the pioneers of Waldorf who are committed to promoting the education reform in China through a letter from parents to the teacher of Rose Class!
? Dragon Boat Festival Lantang Tang Xiang is still remembered, and the deep winter garden is unforgettable. Time flies, leaving only good memories. The tender grass is green, and when it meets the spring breeze, the sunflower blooms because of the bright sunshine. What time can't take away is a step-by-step footprint. The spring breeze turned into rain and the sun was shining. Thank God for letting us meet in a natural, true and beautiful spring tree. Thank you for walking with us and going all the way. ...
? Think back to that day, we brought the child to you through the Rose Gate. You are smiling with a child in a long skirt, a little shy but firm;
? Listen to the children's paintings and tell stories of ups and downs, and feel your guidance with joy; ?
? Your gentle voice passes through the wilderness of the child's mind and awakens the truest and purest part of the child's heart;
? Your reiki board painting shines deeply into children's hearts and sows the seeds of perfection and beauty;
? The warm fragrance and charming color of roses, in your selfless dedication of true love and efforts, warm, nourish and nurture every lovely and intelligent child, and also infect and open up every parent and light our hearts. When the lights are on, so are our hearts. In this long night, we warm and support each other, and love flows to the bright side like a river. That side, with god and wisdom, bravely walked to that side and held hands with big hands. Even if you walk unsteadily, even if you walk too slowly. Your love will always be with you.