Things Only A Steiner Kid Will Understand

Because Steiner kids are always getting weird looks

You start to dread the question 'where did you go to school?' or variations there of

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you start dodging with 'it was a private school' or 'it was in the middle of nowhere, you won't have been'

'Steinery' is a legit adjective, even if no one knows what the hell you mean

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and you use it all the time, for books and clothes and people and anything

Sometimes, you miss having festivals to celebrate the seasons

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Even though you hated them at school because they were tedious, they were time out of lessons which was great! And now when winter comes it's just really cold and wet.

You are either really into or really out of things that sound similar to 'the sanctuary of healing'

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because there was so much of it about at school, You either embraced it or rebelled against it. Either way, you feel qualified to judge whether it's legit or just a hippy wannabe.

you sometimes try to explain the philosophy behind it...

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but get in a muddle with things like 'the whole child' and 'the soul' and 'circles' and end up with something along the lines of 'there's a lot of art'. Because, while you probably loved school and think it's an awesome education system (yes I'm putting words in your mouth maybe you hated it. Shh, haters), you were too busy being at school to study the whole thing.

People get very confuse when you explain how you kind of knew everyone at school

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also trying to explain about classes as opposed to years and how you all kind of bonded over shitty school buildings and weird parents

Because Steiner Schools are cool, but no one has ever heard of them and for some reason the whole concept is utterly incomprehension to most people. Other questions you get a lot include but are not limited to:

is that the one where you have no lessons and do what you like?

I think I had a second cousin who did something like that, do you know her? (though the chances are the answer is yes here)

So it was a relgious thing? Like, Christian festivals?

You didn't do exams? How does that work?

But Steiner Schools were awesome and as Christmas comes around you most likely find yourself pining for the Christmas Fair; an exercise in attempting to con parents into buying the shite you made and sitting in hallways eating sweets with your friends. Or, with other people who's parents insist on staying for hours and hours and hours.