My sweet toddler is under the weather and so am I; I hope all of you are faring healthy out there!  Working on stocking stuffers and gifts?

I found a few links I wanted to share with you this weekend that I thought were well- worth a read and a look: 

I, too, am baffled by this thought that Waldorf Education is somehow not academically rigorous.  This comes up on many general homeschooling forums and lists, and I still don’t understand it.  Has anyone on these lists looked at the grades curriculum?  At any rate, here is an interesting and brief look at this topic by another author:  http://ssagarin.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html

I  especially like Melisa Nielsen’s post here about the unhealthy home life and what to do about it:  http://waldorfjourney.typepad.com/a_journey_through_waldorf/2011/12/love-and-respect.html

New knitting patterns:  http://www.teaandpost.com/wanderings/  Very sweet!

Eileen’s post on “So You Can’t Afford A Waldorf School”  is an interesting look at a common comment:    http://eileensplace.blogspot.com/2011/12/so-you-cant-afford-waldorf-school.html

And Rebecca’s post on “Compassion For All”:  http://bendingbirches2010.blogspot.com/2011/12/compassion-for-all.html

Many blessings to you,

Carrie