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Why Waldorf Programs are Unsuitable
for Public Funding
Dan Dugan
Abstract
The author tells the story of his experience as a Waldorf school parent, and his
discovery that the school was a front for a cult-like sect called Anthroposophy.
Waldorf education appears to combine artistic and academic learning and claims
to be child-centered, but critical examination reveals that it is devoted to
promulgating the ideology of its founder, Austrian mystic Rudolf Steiner
(1861-1925). Penetration of Waldorf philosophy into public schools has raised
legal issues of Establishment Clause violations and ethical concerns about
racism inherent in the system. The author illustrates his discussion with
examples from Waldorf and Anthroposophical publications.
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