Research on Curriculum Archives - Waldorf Research Institute https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/category/research-on-curriculum/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:40:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/a-silicon-valley-school-that-doesnt-compute/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/a-silicon-valley-school-that-doesnt-compute/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:40:57 +0000 http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=1213 The cover story to the New York Times Sunday edition on October 16, 2011, made quite a splash and put Waldorf schools on the educational map! You can see the article here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html

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]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/math-education-u-s-doesnt-add/feed/ 0 Why pushing kids to learn too much too soon is counterproductive https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/pushing-kids-learn-much-soon-counterproductive/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/pushing-kids-learn-much-soon-counterproductive/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:37:52 +0000 http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=979 A Vanderbilt University professor questions the introduction of complex biological concepts to middle school children, not ready to receive them. . .

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]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/pushing-kids-learn-much-soon-counterproductive/feed/ 0 How Finland broke every rule — and created a top school system https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/how-finland-broke-every-rule-and-created-a-top-school-system/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/how-finland-broke-every-rule-and-created-a-top-school-system/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:50:39 +0000 http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=852 Finland’s success chronicled in this report — breaking all the “rules” America has set up!
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