Water's Edge School Weblog http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org An Extraordinary Education Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:04:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On The Web: Tech gets a time-out Our thanks to Donna Brooks for forwarding this article along: http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/tech-gets-a-time-out As always, please feel free to share comments! http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=404 On The Web: Playing to Learn Thanks to Susan Love for sharing this find with our blog community: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/opinion/02engel.html?emc=eta1 http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=402 Brilliant Parenting Discussion Group The Brilliant Parenting Discussion Group will meet at Water’s Edge Waldorf School, 150 W. Bonner Road at 7:00 p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month to discuss a variety of topics of interest to parents who take a mindful approach to the choices they make in raising their children. ... http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=398 Day in The Life of a Waldorf School **CANCELLED** Please be aware that tonight's event, "Day in the Life of a Waldorf School," has been cancelled. A new date has been scheduled for February 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  Please pass this information along to anyone who might have been planning to ... http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=374 On The Web: Research Finds No Advantage In Learning To Read From Age Five Great article about a study about the ages children learn to read and whether or not late readers showed any disadvantages later on: http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/research-finds-no-advantage-learning-read-age-five/5/33888 Thanks to Donna Brooks for forwarding this along.  Comments on the article are welcome! http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=369 Atricle: “The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting” This recent article has been passed around by a number of parents and teachers at our school.  We've decided to share it here, so it can be easily passed along to the rest of our community as well as friends and family: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940395-1,00.html Please feel free to leave comments here! http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=359 “Art in the Waldorf School: Meeting the Developing Child” with Leo Klein Saturday Parent Morning with Leo Klein "Art in the Waldorf School:  Meeting the Developing Child."  9:00 to 11:00 a.m.   All parents should plan to attend.  Limited childcare will be offered for a fee by some of our older students and graduates, but we encourage you to make your own childcare ... http://blog.watersedgewaldorf.org/?p=353