What is it about writing and a Waldorf education?
Is it the storytelling-like curriculum? Is it the physical act of learning cursive?
What I remember most from lower school is the teaching of ancient history, and learning how to hand write.
As it turns out, it’s all about storytelling, as a glance at the Rudolph Steiner First Grade curriculum attests: “Having listened to their nursery and kindergarten teachers tell them stories from around the world…this experience fosters an appreciation for the beauty of speech and lays the groundwork for fertile imaginations and strong, varied vocabularies.”
Now I know why I love storytelling so much.