Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Kristine wrote: <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians are the Waldorf pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so she wouldent get a place there before she had to start school>> Have you talked to them directly and explained the dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the top of the waiting list because you're a special case. Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a parent in the school! Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even lacto-vegetarians can eat it. Good luck, Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Most of the stuff called yogurt isn't yogurt - most don't have the live cultures. ERB <bakwin wrote: Kristine wrote: <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians are the Waldorf pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so she wouldent get a place there before she had to start school>> Have you talked to them directly and explained the dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the top of the waiting list because you're a special case. Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a parent in the school! Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even lacto-vegetarians can eat it. Good luck, Liz The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf education are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian as is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin wrote: > > Kristine wrote: > > <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians > are the Waldorf > pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so > she wouldent get a place there before she had to start > school>> > > Have you talked to them directly and explained the > dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the > top of the waiting list because you're a special case. > Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a > parent in the school! > > Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they > put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even > lacto-vegetarians can eat it. > > Good luck, > > Liz > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 On 2/16/07 1:41 PM, " chandelle' " <earthmother213 wrote: > primarily omni with some WAP overtones That sounds like a weird weather report. Marla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Speaking of Waldorf... My husband and I are considering a Waldorf school to send our son to this fall to begin preschool/pre-K (He'll be 3 1/2 this Fall). Along with a laundry list of other reasons why I think that Waldorf education is the way to go, being sensitive to veg*n lifestyle is a big one for me (although my husband is omni, he supports veg for me and our son). Any others out there who have used Waldorf Education? My biggest (and really only) concern is Waldorf being completely anti-computer and anti-TV/media. I think there are valuable tools within each, when screened appropriately by the parents first. I do not think it's realistic to say that we can keep our child 100% away from tv/media/computers (my husband and I both work in the computer field!), so does that mean that we/our son will fail in a Waldorf institution??? Any advice greatly appreciated! To Chandelle - What would your husband and his co-teachers have to say about this? -Heather in MN Quoting chandelle' <earthmother213: > my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf education > are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the > director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian as > is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the > other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. > > On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin wrote: >> >> Kristine wrote: >> >> <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians >> are the Waldorf >> pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so >> she wouldent get a place there before she had to start >> school>> >> >> Have you talked to them directly and explained the >> dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the >> top of the waiting list because you're a special case. >> Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a >> parent in the school! >> >> Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they >> put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even >> lacto-vegetarians can eat it. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Liz >> >> >> For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at >> http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to >> http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to >> provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a >> qualified health professional. >> >> edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health >> professional. >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 ugh is right! i was always under the impression that rudolph steiner was a vegetarian. (see article below) but i have noticed a lot of crossover between waldorf and NT/WAPF. so what happened to steiner's alleged vegetarianism???? is this accurate? did he drop it??? http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/steinerveggie.htm anyway, my kids go to a montessori school. my son is in the toddler program and my daughter is in the primary class, and they both have vegetarian teachers (yay!). no meat is ever served by the school, although of course some kids have it in their lunch. my daughter is always appaled when her friends have meat in their lunch. i try to be non- judgemental and say something like " well, they chose to eat meat, but we chose not to. " but she is always scandalized by the whole affair. we do have some NT kids at our school, too. if you think it is hard putting a veg. kid into a school setting, the NT people actually have a more difficult time due to their requirements for raw milk products, etc... chandelle', i would love to hear the full scoop on steiner's vegetarianism or non- vegetarianism, whichever the case may be... karen , chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > > my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf education > are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the > director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian as > is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the > other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. > > On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin wrote: > > > > Kristine wrote: > > > > <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians > > are the Waldorf > > pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so > > she wouldent get a place there before she had to start > > school>> > > > > Have you talked to them directly and explained the > > dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the > > top of the waiting list because you're a special case. > > Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a > > parent in the school! > > > > Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they > > put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even > > lacto-vegetarians can eat it. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Liz > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > > qualified health professional. > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > > professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 I think that it is very important to understand your child's way of learning before choosing a school. We had our daughter at a montessori based school for kindergarten and first grade; it was a huge mistake. She did so much better at a regimented, high pressure, competive school (one spouse and I would have hated). " k.beauford " <karen wrote: ugh is right! i was always under the impression that rudolph steiner was a vegetarian. (see article below) but i have noticed a lot of crossover between waldorf and NT/WAPF. so what happened to steiner's alleged vegetarianism???? is this accurate? did he drop it??? http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/steinerveggie.htm anyway, my kids go to a montessori school. my son is in the toddler program and my daughter is in the primary class, and they both have vegetarian teachers (yay!). no meat is ever served by the school, although of course some kids have it in their lunch. my daughter is always appaled when her friends have meat in their lunch. i try to be non- judgemental and say something like " well, they chose to eat meat, but we chose not to. " but she is always scandalized by the whole affair. we do have some NT kids at our school, too. if you think it is hard putting a veg. kid into a school setting, the NT people actually have a more difficult time due to their requirements for raw milk products, etc... chandelle', i would love to hear the full scoop on steiner's vegetarianism or non- vegetarianism, whichever the case may be... karen , chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > > my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf education > are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the > director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian as > is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the > other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. > > On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin wrote: > > > > Kristine wrote: > > > > <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians > > are the Waldorf > > pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so > > she wouldent get a place there before she had to start > > school>> > > > > Have you talked to them directly and explained the > > dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the > > top of the waiting list because you're a special case. > > Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a > > parent in the school! > > > > Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they > > put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even > > lacto-vegetarians can eat it. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Liz > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > > qualified health professional. > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > > professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 i don't know if he was a vegetarian or not. i keep steiner/anthroposophy pretty separate so i guess it's sort of irrelevent to me. (i think anthroposophy is pretty creepy-culty, so i steer clear, but i LOVE waldorf.) whether or not a waldorf school is veg-friendly is going to depend very much on whether the person/people running it are into anthroposophy or not. most anthropos stuff i read about raising children advocate having the child weaned around 6-12 months and using whole cow's milk to " ground " the child more <dubious look>. heather - although it varies among practitioners, waldorf isn't really ANTI-tv/computers. it's just a philosophy of " everything in the right time. " the belief is that exposing children to a lot of tv and computers at a young age, when their brains and spirits are not really ready and are easily overwhelmed, is not really positive. we're really " into " waldorf, but we, like most of our counterparts, own a computer (obviously). i agree that computers are great reservoirs of knowledge. although i like to life as simple a life as possible, i also have an endless curiosity and like to be able to look up answers to my questions whenever they pop up. so we have a computer. we do NOT own a tv. but we DO watch movies on our computer on dvd, and sometimes our son watches with us. i think it's ok in moderation. the important thing to remember is that the key to waldorf is " preserving the spirit of childhood. " most people who advocate for waldorf think that too much tv and computer/video games is killing childhood, and i heartily agree. part of " preserving childhood " is promoting pretend play, expansion of imagination, etc. there is ample evidence proving that a lot of tv, actually even a little, plus video games and computers, are killing children's ability to use their imaginations. they play based only wihtin the confines of a particular plot they've seen on a show or video game. most tv - even that aimed at children - and many video games are composed of adult themes are way beyond a child's capacity to understand, but that won't prevent them from imitating it and internalizing it into their play and relationships. " play " is the most important element of waldorf education. when children see even a bit of tv or use the computer for games or entertainment, it disrupts their ability to play in cooperative, healthy, natural ways. my husband can attest that even a bit of tv makes his kids more violent. there are also issues with advertizing and the lack of physical activity - both things that waldorf education opposes strongly. if you have a tv at home, most likely you will be asked to limit your child's exposure to it. that is suggested at my husband's school. most parents watch tv when their kids go to bed, but almost universally they have stated that when they limit it for their kids, they end up limiting it for themselves as well, and receiving nothing but benefits and blessings from doing so. i can attest that for our family. we got rid of our TV when my son was 6 months old because i had a horrible PPD that i was never going to get out of as long as i zoned out in front of the tube watching " judge judy " all day. our family life has really improved since getting rid of it. we are indie film fanatics, so we still watch movies on our computer. i think most waldorf schools would say, if you want to keep a tv around, don't make it the center of your life. don't watch it while you eat, don't make it " family time " to watch " the simpson's, " don't keep it on just for the noise, don't use it as a babysitter or teacher. i'm not a religious person, but when i walk into almost any home and see the tv front and center and everything in the house aimed toward it, i ponder the idea of " idols. " most waldorf parents i know who have a tv put it in a closet or rarely-used room and pull it out occasionally for movies. as for computers, waldorf likes teaching to come in its own time and not when a child isn't ready. zoning out in front of a computer isn't healthy for ANYONE but especially not for young, sensitive, developing minds. waldorf is in favor of computer education, which they begin i believe around 8th grade. in every study conducted, students pick up on the science immediately and never struggled in later education, including college. (98% of waldorf students who apply to ivy league colleges are accepted and do very well.) i'm sure most kids learn to use a computer sooner - i'm sure ours will. but it will not be used as a primary or even secondary educational tool. there are so many other methods that are just as useful and more conducive to healthy learning and maintaining the spirit of childhood. i hope that helps. my husband probably could have explained this better. there are lots of resources online for aldorf questions. if you want to ask my husband questions directly, email me off0list and i'll give you his email. chandelle' On 2/16/07, k.beauford <karen wrote: > > ugh is right! i was always under the impression that rudolph steiner was > a vegetarian. > (see article below) but i have noticed a lot of crossover between waldorf > and NT/WAPF. so > what happened to steiner's alleged vegetarianism???? is this > accurate? did he drop it??? > > http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/steinerveggie.htm > > anyway, my kids go to a montessori school. my son is in the toddler > program and my > daughter is in the primary class, and they both have vegetarian teachers > (yay!). no meat is > ever served by the school, although of course some kids have it in their > lunch. my > daughter is always appaled when her friends have meat in their lunch. i > try to be non- > judgemental and say something like " well, they chose to eat meat, but we > chose not to. " > but she is always scandalized by the whole affair. we do have some NT > kids at our school, > too. if you think it is hard putting a veg. kid into a school setting, > the NT people actually > have a more difficult time due to their requirements for raw milk > products, etc... > > chandelle', i would love to hear the full scoop on steiner's vegetarianism > or non- > vegetarianism, whichever the case may be... > > karen > > > , chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > > > > my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf > education > > are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the > > director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian > as > > is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the > > other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. > > > > On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin wrote: > > > > > > Kristine wrote: > > > > > > <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians > > > are the Waldorf > > > pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so > > > she wouldent get a place there before she had to start > > > school>> > > > > > > Have you talked to them directly and explained the > > > dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the > > > top of the waiting list because you're a special case. > > > Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a > > > parent in the school! > > > > > > Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they > > > put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even > > > lacto-vegetarians can eat it. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Liz > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website > at > > > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go > to > > > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not > intended to > > > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained > from a > > > qualified health professional. > > > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified > health > > > professional. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I believe it depends on how the rules of the school are set up, but we've visited with Waldorf schools where they make you sign a contract that there will be absolutely no media during the weekdays, and limited to none on weekends. We had looked at Waldorf, but found a little too much " calming " , where a natural hectic exuberance in our son was looked down upon, for a much more mellow environment then he was capable of handling. Also, the costs for us were extravagant! But look into it, for each school is run by the community it serves, and things may be different or more flexible at the one you attend! - HLANE<HLANE < > Friday, February 16, 2007 5:47 PM Re: Waldorf waiting list Speaking of Waldorf... My husband and I are considering a Waldorf school to send our son to this fall to begin preschool/pre-K (He'll be 3 1/2 this Fall). Along with a laundry list of other reasons why I think that Waldorf education is the way to go, being sensitive to veg*n lifestyle is a big one for me (although my husband is omni, he supports veg for me and our son). Any others out there who have used Waldorf Education? My biggest (and really only) concern is Waldorf being completely anti-computer and anti-TV/media. I think there are valuable tools within each, when screened appropriately by the parents first. I do not think it's realistic to say that we can keep our child 100% away from tv/media/computers (my husband and I both work in the computer field!), so does that mean that we/our son will fail in a Waldorf institution??? Any advice greatly appreciated! To Chandelle - What would your husband and his co-teachers have to say about this? -Heather in MN Quoting chandelle' <earthmother213<earthmother213>: > my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf education > are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the > director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian as > is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the > other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. > > On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin<bakwin> wrote: >> >> Kristine wrote: >> >> <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians >> are the Waldorf >> pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so >> she wouldent get a place there before she had to start >> school>> >> >> Have you talked to them directly and explained the >> dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the >> top of the waiting list because you're a special case. >> Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a >> parent in the school! >> >> Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they >> put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even >> lacto-vegetarians can eat it. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Liz >> >> >> For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at >> http://www.vrg.org<http://www.vrg.org/> and for materials especially useful for families go to >> http://www.vrg.org/family.This<http://www.vrg.org/family.This> is a discussion list and is not intended to >> provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a >> qualified health professional. >> >> edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health >> professional. >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 chandelle', yes, i have never quite understood the relationship between anthroposophy and waldorf/ steiner... i'm glad to hear that they don't have to go hand-in-hand. as a montessori parent, i don't know a whole lot about waldorf, although as a co-leader of a holistic parenting group, i did organize an alternative education panel for one of our meetings last summer at which a waldorf teacher spoke at length. however, she didn't address anthroposophy at all. i just keep stumbling upon mentions of it in my research on the WAPF... on a side note, i have read that maria montessori recommended ground meats and chocolate (not together ) as excellent foods for children, and she was a physician. i'm greatful that the teachers these days don't include her dietary recommendations in the curriculum! later, karen , chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > > i don't know if he was a vegetarian or not. i keep steiner/anthroposophy > pretty separate so i guess it's sort of irrelevent to me. (i think > anthroposophy is pretty creepy-culty, so i steer clear, but i LOVE > waldorf.) whether or not a waldorf school is veg-friendly is going to > depend very much on whether the person/people running it are into > anthroposophy or not. most anthropos stuff i read about raising children > advocate having the child weaned around 6-12 months and using whole cow's > milk to " ground " the child more <dubious look>. > > heather - although it varies among practitioners, waldorf isn't really > ANTI-tv/computers. it's just a philosophy of " everything in the right > time. " the belief is that exposing children to a lot of tv and computers at > a young age, when their brains and spirits are not really ready and are > easily overwhelmed, is not really positive. we're really " into " waldorf, > but we, like most of our counterparts, own a computer (obviously). i agree > that computers are great reservoirs of knowledge. although i like to life > as simple a life as possible, i also have an endless curiosity and like to > be able to look up answers to my questions whenever they pop up. so we have > a computer. we do NOT own a tv. but we DO watch movies on our computer on > dvd, and sometimes our son watches with us. i think it's ok in moderation. > > the important thing to remember is that the key to waldorf is " preserving > the spirit of childhood. " most people who advocate for waldorf think that > too much tv and computer/video games is killing childhood, and i heartily > agree. part of " preserving childhood " is promoting pretend play, expansion > of imagination, etc. there is ample evidence proving that a lot of tv, > actually even a little, plus video games and computers, are killing > children's ability to use their imaginations. they play based only wihtin > the confines of a particular plot they've seen on a show or video game. > most tv - even that aimed at children - and many video games are composed of > adult themes are way beyond a child's capacity to understand, but that won't > prevent them from imitating it and internalizing it into their play and > relationships. " play " is the most important element of waldorf education. > when children see even a bit of tv or use the computer for games or > entertainment, it disrupts their ability to play in cooperative, healthy, > natural ways. my husband can attest that even a bit of tv makes his kids > more violent. there are also issues with advertizing and the lack of > physical activity - both things that waldorf education opposes strongly. > > if you have a tv at home, most likely you will be asked to limit your > child's exposure to it. that is suggested at my husband's school. most > parents watch tv when their kids go to bed, but almost universally they have > stated that when they limit it for their kids, they end up limiting it for > themselves as well, and receiving nothing but benefits and blessings from > doing so. i can attest that for our family. we got rid of our TV when my > son was 6 months old because i had a horrible PPD that i was never going to > get out of as long as i zoned out in front of the tube watching " judge judy " > all day. our family life has really improved since getting rid of it. we > are indie film fanatics, so we still watch movies on our computer. i think > most waldorf schools would say, if you want to keep a tv around, don't make > it the center of your life. don't watch it while you eat, don't make it > " family time " to watch " the simpson's, " don't keep it on just for the noise, > don't use it as a babysitter or teacher. i'm not a religious person, but > when i walk into almost any home and see the tv front and center and > everything in the house aimed toward it, i ponder the idea of " idols. " most > waldorf parents i know who have a tv put it in a closet or rarely-used room > and pull it out occasionally for movies. > > as for computers, waldorf likes teaching to come in its own time and not > when a child isn't ready. zoning out in front of a computer isn't healthy > for ANYONE but especially not for young, sensitive, developing minds. > waldorf is in favor of computer education, which they begin i believe around > 8th grade. in every study conducted, students pick up on the science > immediately and never struggled in later education, including college. (98% > of waldorf students who apply to ivy league colleges are accepted and do > very well.) i'm sure most kids learn to use a computer sooner - i'm sure > ours will. but it will not be used as a primary or even secondary > educational tool. there are so many other methods that are just as useful > and more conducive to healthy learning and maintaining the spirit of > childhood. > > i hope that helps. my husband probably could have explained this better. > there are lots of resources online for aldorf questions. if you want to ask > my husband questions directly, email me off0list and i'll give you his > email. > > chandelle' > > > > On 2/16/07, k.beauford <karen wrote: > > > > ugh is right! i was always under the impression that rudolph steiner was > > a vegetarian. > > (see article below) but i have noticed a lot of crossover between waldorf > > and NT/WAPF. so > > what happened to steiner's alleged vegetarianism???? is this > > accurate? did he drop it??? > > > > http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/steinerveggie.htm > > > > anyway, my kids go to a montessori school. my son is in the toddler > > program and my > > daughter is in the primary class, and they both have vegetarian teachers > > (yay!). no meat is > > ever served by the school, although of course some kids have it in their > > lunch. my > > daughter is always appaled when her friends have meat in their lunch. i > > try to be non- > > judgemental and say something like " well, they chose to eat meat, but we > > chose not to. " > > but she is always scandalized by the whole affair. we do have some NT > > kids at our school, > > too. if you think it is hard putting a veg. kid into a school setting, > > the NT people actually > > have a more difficult time due to their requirements for raw milk > > products, etc... > > > > chandelle', i would love to hear the full scoop on steiner's vegetarianism > > or non- > > vegetarianism, whichever the case may be... > > > > karen > > > > > > , chandelle' <earthmother213@> wrote: > > > > > > my husband is a waldorf teacher. sadly a lot of people in waldorf > > education > > > are into WAP/NT based on some baloney steiner said. disgusting! the > > > director of the school who is also the only other teacher is vegetarian > > as > > > is her daughter, who is one of my husband's students, but otherwise the > > > other students are primarily omni with some WAP overtones. ugh. > > > > > > On 2/16/07, ERB <bakwin@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Kristine wrote: > > > > > > > > <<The only pre-school I know of who accept vegitatians > > > > are the Waldorf > > > > pre-school, but the waiting list is just so long, so > > > > she wouldent get a place there before she had to start > > > > school>> > > > > > > > > Have you talked to them directly and explained the > > > > dietary problem? Maybe they could bump you up to the > > > > top of the waiting list because you're a special case. > > > > Be sure to point out how involved you would be as a > > > > parent in the school! > > > > > > > > Yogurt in hummus....so bizarre. In the States, they > > > > put gelatin in most commercial yogurts, so not even > > > > lacto-vegetarians can eat it. > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > > > Liz > > > > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website > > at > > > > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go > > to > > > > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not > > intended to > > > > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained > > from a > > > > qualified health professional. > > > > > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified > > health > > > > professional. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 it depends VERY MUCH on who is running the school (any school, waldorf included) and what their agenda is. my husband does not and would not ever teach at a school that made such demands on a parent or student. to expect a child to be anything but hectic is insane! happily the waldorf school that my husband teaches at is really wonderful and i think most of them are like his...the highly regimented/judgmental/contract types are few and far between and really not in the true spirit of waldorf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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