Waldorf or Rudolf Steiner education is based on an anthroposophical view and understanding of the humanbeing, that is, as a being of body, soul and spirit. The education mirrors the basic stages of a child’sdevelopment from childhood to adulthood, which in general reflects the development of humanity through history from our origin, far back in past times up to the present.
The central focus for the Waldorf teacher is the development of that essence in every person that is independent of external appearance, by instilling in his/her pupils an understanding of and appreciation for their background and place in the world, not primarily as members of any specific nation, ethnic group or race, but as members of humanity and world citizens.
Thus, the Waldorf kindergarten cultivates and works in support of the pre-school child’s deep, inborn natural attitude, belief and trust in and basic reverence for the world as an interesting and good place to live in.
In the lower grades in elementary school, this leads over to more of a stress on using artistic elements in different forms (rhythm, movement, color, form, recitation, song, music), not primarily as a means of personal self expression, but as a means to learn to understand and relate to the world, building an understanding for different subjects out of what isbeautiful in the world in the broadest sense of the word.
And in the upper grades and high school, this leads in steps to an ever more conscious cultivation of an observing, reflecting and experimental scientificattitude to the world, focusing on building an understanding of what is true, based on personal experience, thinking and judgment.
The goal of Waldorf or Rudolf Steiner education is to enable students as fully as possible to choose and, in freedom, to realize their individual path through life asadults.
Reflecting on our role as Teachers 
I was already aware of the pedagogical approaches that Waldorf schools apply to their teaching methods. But, so far, I never had the opportunity to meet with anyone who had experienced this methodology, neither as teacher nor as student (or at least as student´s relative). So it would not be fair from me, to judge it just for what I have read or heard about it.
Actually, what really called my attention from this article was the fact that this type of schools was forbidden under Nazism until the end of the Second World War.
This leads me to think that this method did fulfil its commitments, by creating wise and free-thinkers citizens, which obviously, is never a characteristic that powerful and unscrupulous governments desire to find in their common inhabitants.
There are some schools here in Buenos Aires that apply this method. You may search the web and find out.
Yes,I know about them and i knew about the method. What I meant, is that I don´t know any person who can give me an opinion based on his or her own experience in a Waldorf School.
What caught my attention was the way Waldorf teachers help pupils in developing their moral skills. Here in Argentina, and in most countries, it is difficult to visualize this teaching method in any schools. The government needs to have the population oriented to a certain way of thinking so they would be easier to control. With Waldorf philosophy, that would be very hard to achieve, since it is oriented to the free-thinking and possibility to choose.
What is more, having read this article I can say that it has a lot of similarities with the Masonic principle: a civil society dedicated to the improvement of the people’s virtues, representing liberty, equality and justice. This leads me to think that it is not neccesary to have been educated this way due to the fact that there are groups and organizations which help people to master this kind of worldview.
This method is really fascinating to me and I have heard that it is beneficial as well. We should pay attention to these types of work which always benefit children. I am interested in the influence that nature, where Waldorf grew had on him, for their work and research. In These free schools students with their different realities could coexist and share a studio space; something innovative at that time. Besides, the three pillars: the body, soul and spirit should also be considered in contemporary schools.
As the text says the goal of Waldorf education is to enable students as fully as possible to choose freely. Like the Montessori method, this focuses on freedom, on letting the student be, letting them discover and learn freely. Nowadays we can find a lot of different alternatives in education. Montessori, waldorf, homeschooling are some of them.
I find this teaching approach very insteresting. It presents learning in a different way, and I think it would be amazaing to implement this kind of work in our schools. However, I feel it quite distant from our reality, due to the fact that some schools are still far from reaching these teaching methods. It seems to me that our education system should be deeply transformed, because I can still observe many students failing in the traditional teaching approach, while there are many other alternatives to help student’s improve and progress.
As Mariana said, having prohibited these schools during a totalitarian regime shows us that it definitely helps children to judge and think consciously towards their environment , and promotes respect for the world they live in. Something that society really needs nowadays.