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== Highlights ==
*Pretty classrooms with lots of natural materials
*Art is incorporated in all areas of the curriculum. 
*Based on the quasi-religious ideas of Rudolph Steiner including reincarnation and astrology
*Beginning reading (ABC's) not started until first grade based on the idea that the child's spirit hasn't finished incarnating in the child's body before then
*Left-handed children are often made to use their right hand instead
*Children are not taught to distinguish between fantasy and reality (fairy tales and mythology taught in place of history)
*Weird racist writings by founder

==Articles==
[https://www.bbc.com/news/education-28646118 Why are Steiner schools so controversial?] - BBC article - 2014<br>
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/steiner-schools-have-some-questionable-lessons-for-todays-children-a7402911.html Steiner schools have some questionable lessons for today's children] - Independent - 2016<br>
[http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2016/11/ten-things-you-should-know-about-waldorfsteiner-schools.html Ten Things You Should Know About Waldorf/Steiner Schools] - Quackometer - 2016<br>
[http://www.montessorianswers.com/my-experiences-with-waldorf.html A Montessori student teacher's account of a Waldorf School] - Montessori Answers