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If you want your children to be intelligent read them fairy tales. If you want your children to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. ~Albert Einstein
Today I told the Grimms’ fairy tale The Fisherman and His Wife to the first grade at our school. I had known for a few days that this [...]

It seemed to David that he heard voices singing in the wind among the olive trees, as though the trees themselves were singing, voices that sang not to the ear but to the soul. ‘He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them.’
I am reading [...]

Today I gave the girls I’m working with a block test. it was challenging, but they did an amazing job. I was quite curious to watch what happened when I gave them their tests back. It seems that having such a small class, the scrutiny that a student feels when being compared to his or [...]

Tomorrow and Friday are my last days as a guest teacher at the not-so-nearby school I’ve been visiting. I’ve had such a wonderful time teaching this small class of two and I’ve been so struck by how much we’ve been able to do in our lessons. I feel like, more than most waldorf students, these [...]

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Lately it feels like inspiration is coming from everywhere!
Last week, after a morning of teaching at one school, I spent the afternoon visiting another. I cannot express how impressed I was with the physical environment of the school, the dedication of the teachers, and the cheerful innocence of the students!
What a wonderful experience it has [...]

I have had so many reminders lately of the importance of maintaining equanimity in my life.
All my life I have tended to live with an abundance of sympathy. I have a very easy time understanding the perspective of another person, and though this seems like it might be a wonderful skill, at times it has been difficult [...]

Today Alice had day one of her three day visit at school. All new students go through this formal process of visiting the class, the parents interview with the teacher and then a decision is made as to enrollment. I was somewhat surprised that the school wanted Alice to go through this process — we [...]

For the past week or so I’ve been feeling a bit low. It just feels like there hasn’t been much life in my life lately. I think it’s partly a let-down from not being in the classroom full-time this year. There is nothing like the life and energy created by a classroom of students and their teacher exploring exciting [...]

Well, we’ve officially decided to send The Girl back to school. She’s so excited she can hardly contain herself. Her teacher is excited, too. I’m excited, too. I’m still a little concerned about keeping up with helping her improve her reading, but I think that with my mornings now free I’ll be able to free [...]

These days I’ve been thinking a lot about how to strengthen the will. All three of my children struggle with mustering up enough will forces to accomplish tasks. I was talking to the Little Boy’s teacher about it one day and she said that even when he’s trying and is not distracted, he has a [...]