Jack Petrash has been a Waldorf teacher for over 30 years, much of that time at the Washington Waldorf School in the USA, where he has taken three classes of children from Class 1 to Class 8.
'The book is convincing without preaching. One has the feeling,
"I'd trust Jack Petrash with my children".'
-- Martyn Rawson, Steiner Education, March 2004
'I've been a Waldorf parent for 4 years but I haven't been able to
describe to people who ask about the Waldorf school what makes it
so different and so special. I've found Steiner's work to be
impenetrable. This book by Jack Petrash, however, I loved. It's
written so 21st century mortals can understand it and relate to
it.'
-- Waldorf parent, California
'This is a deeply soulful and intelligent book on child
development. If all teachers were like Jack Petrash and more
schools followed the Waldorf-Steiner principles, there would be
viable alternatives for home educators. This book is about
imagination and change in both the child and the educator. It
taught me a lot and best of all, left me with the feeling education
is FUN.'
-- Carolyn McCourt, Education Otherwise
'This book is ideal for parents and teachers alike, and Jack
Petrash speaks from many years of direct experience as a Class
Teacher.'
-- Kindling: The Journal for Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Care
and Education, Spring 2004
'Understanding Waldorf Education is a look into the creative
methods employed for generations at the Waldorf School in
Washington. Youth workers and educators, as well as parents, will
find some insight into communicating important lessons to children
who might balk at the standard delivery of information.'
-- Youth Today
'Jack Petrash's eloquent, wise and deeply moving book gives me a
new found appreciation for Waldorf education. Even though I have
been a Waldorf parent for nearly twenty-five years and a Waldorf
teacher for nearly two years, I found Petrash's explanation of the
curriculum's three-fold approach fresh and illuminating. Whether
you are a parent, an educator, a policy maker, or simply a person
interested in human growth and learning, read this book. You will
learn how relevant education through the 'head, heart, and hands'
can be for our children and for the future we hope to create.'
-- Eric Utne, Founder of the Utne Reader
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