My DH, his older sister and younger brother went to a Steiner school for their whole of their school careers. My DH is the most un-steinerish person you will ever meet, he is not airy-fairy or arty-farty at all! He didn’t learn to read or write until he was 12! I’ve looked though all his school books and his drawings are amazing, so detailed and colourful (with lots and lots of dirty fingermarks around the edges). He did really well in his HSC, went on to uni and is now a successful professional (environmental scientist). He talks about his school days with such fondness, it truly sounds like he had an amazing and very happy time.
His brother and sister, who you would think would have personalities better suited to a Steiner school than my DH, had very different experiences. His sister thought it was OK and it really did not suit his brother at all, he ended up redoing his HSC at TAFE after he left school.
I guess what I’m trying to say is different kids can suit different schools with sometimes unexpectedly good and bad matches. So I guess I’ve not really been of any help at all.
He didn’t learn to read or write until he was 12!
I’ve looked though all his school books and his drawings are amazing, so detailed and colourful (with lots and lots of dirty fingermarks around the edges). He did really well in his HSC, went on to uni and is now a successful professional (environmental scientist). He talks about his school days with such fondness, it truly sounds like he had an amazing and very happy time.
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