The Neuroscience of Narrative and Memory
Read here about why children remember stories so vividly! https://www.edutopia.org/article/neuroscience-narrative-and-memory
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Willibrord: A Wandering Saint in Dialog with his Friends
This new release is a helpful one for preparing the stories of remarkable, selfless, self-transcendent folk from long ago. It is difficult with our modern, busy frames of mind to find the mood of a truly holy person from the time in human development that matches that of our seven and eight year olds. To
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Thy Will Be Done: The Task of the College of Teachers in the Waldorf School
By Roberto Trostli In Waldorf schools around the world, teachers gather to build an imagination of their school that opens hearts and minds to higher realities on behalf of the children entrusted to the care of the teachers and the school. This colleagueship forms a vessel for the receiving of strength, courage, light, and love
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Technology Is Turning Your Kids Into Digital Junkies
Research indicates that the child’s brain while in front of a screen is responding as all brains respond on drugs. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8-hChptPAA
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The iPad is a Far Bigger Threat to Our Children Than Anyone Realizes
The author of Toxic Childhood assembles research on the effects of iPads on toddlers and young children. Read about it here: http://www.somedaily.org/ipad-far-bigger-threat-children-anyone-realizes/
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Maine Coast Waldorf School Alum Delivers Grandparents Day Address
Here’s an eloquent, heart warm synopsis given by a Waldorf high school graduate for Grandparents’ Day at her alma mater. She says it all succinctly! http://www.mainecoastwaldorf.org/2017/05/25/mcws-alum-delivers-grandparents-day-address/
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When It Comes To Class Size, Smaller Isn’t Always Better
The debate about class size is addressed nicely in this article, “When it comes to class size, smaller isn’t always better,” published in Time Magazine. Read here about how great teaching is more important than class size: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2056571,00.html
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Kids Who Use Smartphones Start Talking Later
Time magazine reports on delayed speech in the very little ones who have a cell phone from early days. You can read about it here: http://time.com/4769571/smartphone-speech-delays/
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Why Social Media is Not Smart for Middle School Kids
From Psychology Today comes an article about parenting the middle-schooler and Social Media — an age when parents need all the help they can get! https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-wealth/201703/why-social-media-is-not-smart-middle-school-kids
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Trouble in Paradise: California Enacts a Strict Mandatory Vaccination Law
by Tiffany Baer, MD In July 2016, in California, a mandatory vaccination law (Senate Bill 277) took effect. The law mandates that every child, entering certain grade levels, must have a specific set of vaccinations in order to attend class.(1) The law applies to children in both public and private schools—including Waldorf schools. If a
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