The Steiner education system was developed by Austrian born Rudolph Steiner in 1919. The concept of this style of education is to cater to the needs of all children regardless of their ability, ethnicity, religion or class. The Steiner system aims to teach children holistically, nurturing them academically, spiritually, emotionally and physically.
There are schools in the UK who promote this style of education and believe that a more relaxed style of child-led education can create more rounded well balanced individuals. This environment that is less exam results focused and more about developing children throughout different phases of their childhood, is becoming increasingly popular amongst people that feel the current mainstream education methods are not working for their child.
However there are many that feel that this method of education is not suitable in real world terms where qualifications and structure are essential to everyday life and the majority of careers.
So what in theory sounds like modernised view on learning styles could in fact be detrimental to your child’s ongoing academic development.