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Newsletter 27 - Term 4 - 22 October 2026
A weekly newsletter for Michael Mount families and friends, sharing an insight into our conscious, dynamic education
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Rooted Before Wired: Educating Children for an AI Future
Rooted Before Wired: Educating Children for an AI Future January 12, 2026 / https://www.waldorfeducation.org/rooted-before-wired-educating-children-for-an-ai-future/ In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates cautions that writing may weaken memory and create the appearance of wisdom without true understanding. As one of the earliest educators to confront a major technological disruption in learning, Plato was not rejecting writing itself, but questioning…
World Waldorf Early Childhood Conference
The conference marked the centenary of Waldorf early childhood education and brought together colleagues from around the world in a spirit of celebration, gratitude and renewed commitment. It offered an opportunity to honour the pioneers whose vision, courage and dedication laid the foundations of the worldwide Waldorf early childhood movement.
On AI and Creating
We have to start rejecting the idea that we are all replaceable. There is something fundamental that we can do that AI cannot. AI will take over all the monotonous tasks and we will be left with making the work that requires some soul and real critical thinking.