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September 21st Show: Integrating Waldorf

Today's show focused on integrating Waldorf.  Most people have a stereotypical purist in mind when they set their Waldorf standard.  On today's show, I worked to help you overcome that standard by talking about what the heart of Waldorf is and how you can make it work no matter where you are on the journey or your circumstances.

I shared this verse by Elsa Beskow, from her book "Around the Year":

"Dear apple on your branch
please fall into my hat
for if I take you off the tree,
they'll not be pleased with that!"

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Our next show is October 5th and the topic is developing the will.  We will continue to discuss "Rhythms of Learning" by Roberto Trostli.  We had some requests to revisit chapter 5.  Send us your ideas and questions to discuss on air waldorfessentials@gmail.com.  Otherwise... I'll just pick my favorite parts!

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I want to again thank everyone who has helped us with the radio show.  We really enjoy putting it together.

From our home to yours...

Melisa & Erik Nielsen
Owners, A Little Garden Flower

Sept. 7th Show

Thank you for joining us for our first show broadcast at our new home at Blog Talk Radio.  As promised, here are the verses we shared on the air:

Anyway 

by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

Also we shared our morning verse that we start school off with each day:

There lives in me an image
of all God wants for me
until I have become it
my heart can not be free.

This is a Steiner verse that has taken on many forms in our home over the years, words changed to fit our needs. 

September 7th's show is available for download at our station.

From our home to yours...

Melisa & Erik Nielsen
Owners
A Little Garden Flower & Gnomes Home Radio
www.alittlegardenflower.com

Confidence & Support

What do you do when others ask what Waldorf education is or when someone challenges your choice to homeschool?  The August 24th show covers how to talk to people about being a Waldorf homeschooler.  What to do with naysayers and the infamous 'bag of poo'.  

To buy this show visit our store.

We'll be back on Monday, September 7th with a new show!  Be sure to tune in.

Monday's show

Tomorrow's show:

When: Monday, August 24th 6am Mountain Time
Where: livevideo.com/alittlegardenflower
How long: about an hour
Topic: relationships - all kinds - with mom, MIL, family, spouse... and how it can have an affect on your homeschooling, what you can do to insulate yourself and still be a beacon for your child and family.

This will be the last show until September 7th.  We are soaking up the last of the rays on this end - dipping our toes in the lake and river as much as we can for a couple more weeks before we get to our regular rhythm. 

September 7th's show topic is: the first days back... how will it go? if you are back, how did it go?

Blessings to all. 

Melisa Nielsen

Planning part 3

Last week's show on planning is available in our store.

Part 2 on Planning!

Today's continued discussion of planning is ready for download from our store.

I hope you enjoy it! 

Also, if you are in planning mode and need some help from a little day planner, check out our Waldorf homeschooling planner ebook.  I recommend the ebook version because you can use it over and over in your school planning and life management.

Blessings!

Recent shows

We've got two shows available for you this week in our store.  This week's show is the first in a series of planning shows and the other is a show from June on handwork.  

May 18th Show

Last week's discussion covered the rest of the grade six overview, as well as, more of the book study on "Rhythms of Learning".  It is available in our store.

We are skipping Memorial Day (May 25th) but have a full schedule for the month of June.

Blessings!

Grade 6 part 1 and Chapter 3 for "Rhythms of Learning"

Did you miss our show today?  It was a full show over two hours.  I decided half way through the show that we needed to split grade 6 into three parts.  This is part one - we covered language arts and geography for grade six. We also covered the first portion of chapter 3 for "Rhythms of Learning" - the chapter covers the kindergarten years.  BIG stuff!  Great information for families with children of all ages.  I always try to speak to mom as much as the grade she's teaching.  To download this show visit our store.

Next Monday, we plan to discuss the social studies and history portion of grade 6  AND we will finish up chapter 3 of the book study "Rhythms of Learning".

It isn't too late to join the book study! And even if you don't get the book, listen anyway!  The information is always good.

Blessings!

Grade 5 part 2, Gratitude and Love

The following show is part two of the grade five discussion.  This installment also has the last half of chapter two for the book study on "Rhythms of Learning".  We focused on Steiner's thoughts of teaching gratitude and there is a great lecture in this section of the book titled 'Gratitude, Love and Duty' from April 20, 1923.  This show is available in our store.

This is tough - often we find ourselves with children who are not practicing gratitude and Steiner really drives home that for the young child it has to be modeled - so mamas... how is your level of gratitude?  What are you cultivating in your home?