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  • Waldorf schools and Rudolph Steiner questions (vanity)

    03/12/2024 7:10:08 PM PDT · by rey · 27 replies
    12 March 2024
    What does anyone here know about the Waldorf education system and the person upon who it is based, Rudolph Steiner? The school near us flies a flag with an image of the earth on it; no US flag. I know they are into biodynamics. Most of the folks I know who are really into biodynamics are usually pretty out there. I also know that many of the people who pioneered various education systems that came out of Germany during the era of John Dewey were socialists or strongly leaned that way. What constructive information can you provide other than nut...
  • Ninth Circuit Considers Constitutionality of Occult-Based Public Schools

    08/10/2011 7:47:55 PM PDT · by TheDingoAteMyBaby · 15 replies · 2+ views
    Earned Media ^ | Aug. 3, 2011 | Pacific Justice Institute
    Pacific Justice Institute has filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, located in San Francisco, in a case that challenges the constitutionality of taxpayer-funded charter schools that are based on occult teachings. "This case is truly stranger than fiction," noted Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute. "It is incredible that we as taxpayers are still supporting schools founded on a belief system that incorporates elements of Hinduism, European occultism, and a heretical form of Christianity. We cannot have a constitutional double standard where mainstream Judeo-Christian beliefs are excluded from public schools while...