華德福教育如何滋養創造力──造訪英國最大華德福學校

MaryBrown

你所謂的華德福教育，實太不可思議:  沒考試、沒成績表，沒特定教材，慢教、慢學。 但有多少香港人可'忍受 ',  要轉校，怎辨？ 人家已在跑步點贏了幾條街，你可以真的冇所謂？

MaryBrown

我在外國，早就有華德福的教育學校， 我朋友就像你說沒所謂：結果呢?  因某原因，要轉校，才發現所華德福的’課程根本沒得’駁接。沒成績表，其它學校的校長，見到你就頭痛，  當你要叩門找學校時， 是人家要沒所謂，不是你。

ihalaya

曾何幾時，我也渴望在這樣的環境中長大。無所事事，但無比精彩。華德福是一個需要慢生活的樂活家庭範圍，才可以包容和成長的東西。家，何嘗不是教育最深最早最終的源泉呢？選擇什麽樣的教育，是一個家的選擇。

我很喜歡華德福。但我也明白，沒有最好，更好，或者不好。適合自己就好。

1234ats

还未详细了解华德福教育，觉得这教育体系中，教师的角色非常关键。

我想补充以下几点：

三、 強調口語的溝通增強孩子表達和傾聽的能力
孩子应先发展表达与倾听能力，然后才是阅读，最后才是书写。说话表达能力直接影响思维与写文章的组织能力。香港传统教育重点普遍将以上次序反过来。

四、 彈性的課程進度
五、 配合孩子發展歷程設計的課程
每个孩子各方面发展速度不同，差异可以很大，如资源许可，最理想是按每个孩子的能力进度设计课程。
香港注重互相比高低，故需要设定划一课程以方便比较。规定学生在某个年级按某个指定程序要学好某一种知识，对于能力高的学生是浪费时间，对于发展稍慢的学生是拔苗助长，得不偿失。

六、 藝術和創意教學
推动创意一定要学会接受失败，并从失败中学习。我们的教育对孩子的失败并不通融。

mandytanghk

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華德福真的很好,, 很適合小朋友,, 但真係沒幾個香港人可'忍受 ',,因受生活環境影響, 我都冇勇氣去接受. .
但一些父母, 如awah112, 有咁既堅持, 信念, 我覺得佢地既小朋友其實好幸福.. 同埋要真真正正有咁既信念既父母, 我想唔會轉校的..

Viviangugu

Waldorf education, like awah said, stemmed from Anthroposophy, a system of understanding the human being, drawing from both western and eastern philosophical teachings.  As Waldorf education is one key application of Anthroposophy among many others (eg. anthroposophic medicine, biodynamic farming etc),  there are indeed many symbolic and mystic undertones pertaining to Anthroposophy in how a Waldorf curriculum is delivered.  

Incarnation, spiritual growth and clairvoyance play a core (but not necessarily obvious) part in the philosophical system of Anthroposophy so everything you see, including the natural and peaceful setting many parents experience in all Waldorf schools, points to and aim at the realisation of what one really is in this world.  

Just a word of caution to unsuspecting parents (I used to be a waldorf parent), Steiner himself was not an educationalist, he was a philosopher who truly believed in what he came to realise what a 'free man' really meant.  He created Anthroposophy as a result.  The Warldorf way in developing our children is not simply what meets the eye, all the child-oriented elements in all Waldorf Schools pave way to achieve enlightenment in Anthroposophy. (eg. The real meaning behind the often promoted approach in delaying children to read until after the age of 7 is that Steiner believed that the child is not fully 'incarnated' from his/her previous life until the loss of the first milk tooth).  I know this may sound very controversial but then again, some who believe will see Waldorf as a Godsend while others will dismiss it as a brainwash system.

Google Rudolf Steiner and read his texts, his own writings and decide for your self.  There is a much deeper and higher purpose in Waldorf education than just child-oriented learning.

monlingling

我覺得華德福的理念很好, 不過香港目前只有兩間華德福幼稚園分別在半山和清水灣這些有錢人的地方, 學費也不菲, 所以普通平民沒有選擇只能接受香港的填鴨教育, 每天勞累追趕課程...

vivian-chy

Waldorf今年將會有間小學喺將軍澳, 叫Forest House. 未有好多info, 只知三月open day.
剛剛睇到呢到嘅post, 好佩服awah112, 有理念, 有堅持. 相信你都聽唔少冷言冷語.... 其實我有時都覺得好奇怪, 你問十個家長對子女有咩期望, 九個都話想佢哋快樂成長. 但喺填鴨式制度返學, 加上"十項全能"嘅興趣班、補習、考試, 點快樂? 有人有勇氣堅持, 不隨波逐流, 都要比人諷刺下. 世界咁大, 何不望遠啲, 教育視野咁狹窄係件可悲嘅事. 學校唔考試唔代表小朋友學唔到嘢, 反而自由放任, 著重創造力, 自發性, 打破常規, 唔贊成死背, 考試嘅模式去分高低, 因為無休止嘅壓力同考試會磨損小朋友嘅求知欲, 咁樣逼出嚟嘅小朋友唔願意冒險, 怕出錯, 只肯做學校獎勵或者父母會讚嘅事.... 講得太遠, 個人認為太多考試會令學校, 學生, 家長三方面都承受巨大又漫長嘅壓力. Awah112, thx for your sharing.