Advertise on podcast: I Thought Waldorf Was A Salad

In this episode, we go to Busytown on a bike!  Well, sort of.  We also talk about first grade readiness.  As we slide into the end of the school year and start thinking about the next, we share our wishlists for rising first graders. As always, please send in your questions and requests, we love receiving them.  Have a postcard you want to send us?  Just reach out! If you haven't yet checked us out on the grams, you can find us @waldorfsaladpod and you can always email us at [email protected]   Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

In this episode, we talk about a few education topics in the news and then jump right into the hot button topic of discipline.  What does discipline look like in a Waldorf school as opposed to other educational models, how it changes based on child development and how teachers practice their discipline. As always, please send in your questions and requests, we love receiving them.  Have a postcard you want to send us?  Just reach out! If you haven't yet checked us out on the grams, you can find us @waldorfsaladpod and you can always email us at [email protected]   Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

In this episode, we talk about the transition from 8th grade to 9th grade by request from a listener in Minnesota - thank you listener!  As always, please send in your questions and requests, we love receiving them. If you haven't yet checked us out on the grams, you can find us @waldorfsaladpod and you can always email us at [email protected]   Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

Heads up!  This episode starts with a rather direct message about the current political climate in the US.  Take it or leave it but know where we stand. In this episode, we talk about the twelve year change by request from a listener in Denmark - thank you listener!  As always, please send in your questions and requests, we love receiving them. If you haven't yet checked us out on the grams, you can find us @waldorfsaladpod and you can always email us at [email protected]   Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

Let's get this out of the way right at the top Melvil Dewey not John Dewy created the Dewey decimal system.  They are not even related.  We are not out here spreading misinformation. In this episode, we go through the history of public education in America from the colonial period to the present.  The hope is that we set the groundwork for a future discussion of data collection and assessment.  We look at how the Waldorf model intersects with this evolution and Adam attempts to look into his crystal ball to see what the next epoch will bring. If you haven't yet checked us out on the grams, you can find us @waldorfsaladpod Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

What is your relationship to the rules?  In this episode, we go through a parade of emotions.  Adam talks about wearing kilts.  Kristi shares about her dress code blindness.  But more importantly, we tackle the big topics that come up in regard to rules, specificlly DRESS CODE, including sexism, classism and body shaming.  As always, we ground our discussion in child development and the fundamentals of Waldorf pedagogy. If you haven't yet checked us out on the grams, you can find us @waldorfsaladpod Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

Is it Mono Lake or Mono Lake?  In this episode, Adam shares about his three camping miracles.  He also tells us all about the threefold social order and the mostly progressive Emil Molt and how they contributed to the founding of the first Waldorf school.  Kristi shares about a building called the Goetheanum (go-thee-an-um) and how it's destruction holds a kernal of truth that connects to the impulse for the first Waldorf school. Check out the insta for some photos of the things we talk about in this episode @waldorfsaladpod Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

This is not a full episode, but rather a quick note about Michaelmas.  As we enter Michaelmas season, I thought a little reminder of what it's all about was in order.  I know many of you are preparing to go back to school or have just started and all of our striving (whether to get children in their seats or get them dressed for school) is matched by the spirit of Michaelmas.  Happy dragon taming! Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!

In this episode, we talk about all the ways we prepare for the school year ahead.  Adam gets super melancholic over the whole thing and all three pets join us in the studio.  We also talk about how, just like everything in Waldorf education, we go whole to the parts. Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!   If you are interested in the Waldorf planner mentioned in the episode, you can find it here.

In this episode, we pull some hypotheticals from Steiner's Discussions With Teachers.  Kristi proposes these student behavior situations to Adam and he brings his substantial social intelligence to bear on the problem.  Kristi sings a bunch and Bella meows, she meows. Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  We uploaded a new video today as well.  This one is actually available a la carte in case the budget doesn't allow for a monthly subscription.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this content!   If you are not already following us on the grams, please do so you can add your useful chime ins on our posts!  You can find us on Instagram at waldorfsaladpod.  As always, you can also email us at [email protected].

In this episode, we round out our discission of nine year change.  We go into the temperaments, the three fold human being and the curriculum as these areas relate to the nine year change. Here's some links to other episodes we mention: Nine Year Change Part I Nine Year Change Part II The Temperaments Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  There is currently a very special just for funsies episode behind the paywall.  Thanks for all the support for us in making this show!   If you are not already following us on the grams, please do so you can add your useful chime ins on our posts!  You can find us on Instagram at waldorfsaladpod.  As always, you can also email us at [email protected].

The play's the thing!  In this episode, we talk about how we do plays in Waldorf schools, how those differ from other schools and why we make it all so complicated.  Lots of theater people love in this episode.  Who's ready to write a play...not us.  Who didn't turn off her ringer?  Lookin' at you Kristi.  Adam has a full on potty mouth in this episode so prepare for spicy language.  Also, mid show, we get a text from Kordi that she passed her drivers permit test - but we handle is totally profesh (Yay Kordi!) Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  There is currently little behind the paywall but there is a free post that has the not real Ted Talk mentioned in a previous episode.  Free free to watch that gratis and also support us in making this show if you are able.  We love to give you a little love at the end of the episode. If you are not already following us on the grams, please do so you can add your useful chime ins on our posts!  You can find us on Instagram at waldorfsaladpod.  As always, you can also email us at [email protected]. Hawthorne Valley Harvest eBook

Are you Waldorf curious?  In this episode, we do a run down of whether or not Waldorf might be right for you.  We cover some territory that's very familiar, but try to put it into a kind of self-check in list.  Also, Kristi has no idea what Cocomelon is.  Mostly, we talk about Kristi's dad. Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  There is currently nothin' behind the paywall but there is a free post that has the not real Ted Talk mentioned in the previous episode.  Free free to watch that gratis and also support us in making this show if you are able.   If you are not alread following us on the grams, please do so you can add your useful chime ins on our posts!  You can find us on Instagram at waldorfsaladpod.  As always, you can also email us at [email protected].

In this episode, we discuss standardized testing.  Specifically, when we administer the tests as a public Waldorf charter and what we do with the results.  Hot button topics include the Kristi's quasi conspiracy theory about BIG TEST.  Let's just say, she has big feelings. Oh and hey!  We started a Patreon in which we plan to add some of our off topic conversations, behind the scenes stuff and opportunities for more engagement.  There is currently nothin' behind the paywall but there is a free post that has the not real Ted Talk mentioned in this episode.  Free free to watch that gratis and also support us in making this show if you are able.   If you are not alread following us on the grams, please do so you can add your useful chime ins on our posts!  You can find us on Instagram at waldorfsaladpod.  As always, you can also email us at [email protected].

In this episode, we practice pronouncing the word phenomenological and then discuss what the heck it is.  Specifically, how the approach builds keen observers and fosters wonder.  Hot button topics include the time block in grade two and butter! If you are not alread following us on the grams, please do so you can add your useful chime ins on our posts!  You can find us on Instagram at waldorfsaladpod.  As always, you can also email us at [email protected].