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Monday, May 7, 2012

The Waldorf School of Mendocino County - Reviews by Parents

http://www.greatschools.org/school/parentReviews.page?id=8829&state=CA#from..HeaderLink

Posted November 28, 2011
There are some very positive things about this school, but the Waldorf method of teaching reading (at least at this school) leaves about 35% of kids confused and struggling. The children's confusion and failure to learn is excused with statements like "The child isn't developmentally ready to read yet. When s/he's ready, s/he will just BLOOM into reading." So the learning problems caused by poor teaching go unrecognized and neglected, and genuine learning disabilities go unrecognized and untreated as well. If you want to send your child to this school, do the child a favor and teach him/her to read at home. —Submitted by a parent

Posted November 10, 2011
If your child has any learning disability at all, keep them away from this school. The teacher wasn't really sure what dyslexia was, much less able to help with it. A complete waste of time. It all sounds very light and wonderful; in practice I found bullying on the playground and a rather terrifying allegiance to a cultish philosophy of education that is outdated and out of step with modern learning. —Submitted by a parent

Posted October 11, 2011
Not what I expected at all. Loved the loving care of the children and the focus on the soul of the child but my child just wasn't taught the 3 R's and when we moved we had a very difficult time integrating into a public school because the other children were so very , very far ahead. Not worth the money if you want your child to get a quality education.  —Submitted by a parent

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peaches ‎ - a year ago
if your child has dyslexia, etc., keep them away from this school An antiquated learning system that doesn't seem to recognize the strides made in modern learning. They don't seem to be able to deal with special needs children, and do seem to foster a culture of bullying. Quite cult-like. Lots of emphasis put on creativity, but only within certain lines. Waste of good money.