What if there is a mismatch between student and teacher?
This sometimes happens. There are many different personalities in the world, and some get along more easily than others. Yet Waldorf teachers are extraordinarily motivated to find a way to work with children whom they initially may find challenging. Like a parent, they can’t just “put up with” a child for one year and then pass him or her on to another teacher the following September. This is true of the parent-teacher relationship, too. Remarkable things happen when everyone understands that this is a multi-year commitment. Waldorf class teachers meditate on each of their students every night, and parents are often surprised to find that a teacher understands their child as well or better than they do. Parents are encouraged to communicate regularly with their child’s teacher, not only during Parent-Teacher conferences but anytime they have questions or concerns. Parents receive written student assessments in essay form from their children’s teachers, one to three times per year, depe
