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A child who is knitting a hat or a toy kitten sees their will transformed into art. They see their focused, detailed work turn into something beautiful and purpose filled. They experience how the conceptual becomes concrete.
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![Doctors Writing Prescriptions for Play]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1539037935/waldorfeducationorg/djricxbberpqerste01s/WaldorfSchoolofGardenCityPlay600by400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1539037935/waldorfeducationorg/djricxbberpqerste01s/WaldorfSchoolofGardenCityPlay600by400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1539037935/waldorfeducationorg/djricxbberpqerste01s/WaldorfSchoolofGardenCityPlay600by400.jpg","width":600}])
The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends pediatricians write a prescription "for play" to children at well visits.
![Grade school student at desk with main lesson book and colored pencils]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1537813843/waldorfeducationorg/ntiun6df6avn0z4ndoxe/SunriseWS_MainLessonBk.jpg","width":240}])
Two years after her no-homework policy went viral on social media, a Texas teacher stands her ground. Experts say the research backs her up.
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The tide now appears to be turning on the value of humanities
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Children learn best when their bodies are engaged in the living world. We must resist the ideology of screen-based learning
![What Knitting Can Teach You About Math]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1535577177/waldorfeducationorg/l8ckxv4dmrptzvqmdods/knit-scarf-math8959746280.jpg","width":219}])
Learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting.
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Many studies have found nature to have a positive effect on individuals with ADHD.
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Culture Is Connections
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The ability to imagine is what drives all creativity, enables clear thinking and inspires a sense of humanity.