Jack Petrash > Quotes

“Children who are encouraged to play with the same object in a number of different ways develop the kind of flexible thinking that can consider a problem from a number of different perspectives.”
― Jack Petrash, Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out

“Participating in work enables the children to learn important lessons early on, lessons that are necessary for life. They learn to do their fair share and to help others.”
― Jack Petrash, Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out

“Receive the children with reverence.
Educate them in love.
Send them forth in freedom. —Rudolf Steiner”
― Jack Petrash, Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out

“For this reason, Waldorf preschool teachers try to act in ways that are worthy of imitation and at the same time instructive. Rather than admonishing children to speak softly or work carefully, teachers model these behaviors continually.”
― Jack Petrash, Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out

“Albert Einstein: “If you want your children to be brilliant, tell them fairy tales. If you want them to be very brilliant, tell them even more fairy tales.”
― Jack Petrash, Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out

“The greatest scientists are artists as well. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world.” —Albert Einstein”
― Jack Petrash, Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out