Why don parents simply pull their children out of Waldorf schools when/if they learn of the occultism?
Many parents do pull their children from Waldorf schools. PLANS would like to see data from Waldorf Schools for a statistical comparison with other independent schools’ enrollment/retention records. Waldorf education differs from other schools in many ways. It is difficult to simply pull a child and enroll him/her elsewhere. For example, Waldorf discourages reading until the second grade; a child arriving in a public school for grade two after a year at Waldorf would find it very difficult, academically, to catch up. Many ex-Waldorf students require private tutors. Waldorf Education involves learning-by-copying in the elementary years – virtually every lesson is copied from the teacher. Changing to another school can be difficult for young children. Many parents decide not to get involved in the religious nature of the school (Anthroposophy study groups, various workshops, etc.) They leave their children in Waldorf – hoping it will all work out. Waldorf schools do not have a reputation
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