I was hooked. And all at once, transported back to fourth grade.
In the early grades, I attended a private school based on the educational philosophies of Rudolph Steiner, usually known as the Waldorf Schools. This was the mid-1970s, and the schoolâs creative, loving, holistic philosophy appealed to my New Age-adjacent mother, even though the schools were founded a half-century before anyone had heard the term âNew Age.â
I loved the school. It was a place where everyone could feel safe and fulfilled. We did marvelous hands-on projects, such as practicing medieval construction techniques by building the corner of a building in our classroom. Math was taught with allegorical stories and colorful pictures. Almost every activity involved drawing or sculpting or some other creative outlet.