Here is one in a series of YouTube videos on different topics that will prove useful to schools and parents about the underlying principles which informs the practices and approaches in Waldorf schools. Torin Finser, PhD and John Bloom discuss why Waldorf education waits to teach literacy until children are developmentally ready. John Bloom is Senior Director at RSF Social Finance and a Waldorf parent. Torin Finser PhD is the Chair of the Department of Education, Antioch University New England and the General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America.