A Modern Art of Education

 

 

 

 Describe:
14 Conferences, Ilkeley, England, August 5-17, 1923 (GA 307), Waldorf Education Foundations Series, Vol. 17


In this wonderful introduction to the teaching of Waldorf, written from a series of lectures given in 1924, Steiner provides one of the most comprehensive introductions to his teaching philosophy, psychology, and practice. Steiner begins by describing the union of science, art, religion and ethics, which was the goal of all his work and establishes his concept of education.

In this context, several lectures describe a new developmental psychology. Based on this, and after demonstrating how children's consciousness develops, Steiner discusses how different topics need to be presented for individuals to grow and flourish internally. It is only if the child grasps the right subject in the right way at the right time that the inner freedom so essential to life in the modern world becomes second nature.

Contents:

Introduction by Christopher Bamford
Science, art, religion and morals
Greek pedagogy
Greek education and the middle ages
The relationship of soul to body
Liberation of the will in the human being
Walk, talk and think
Rhythm, sleep and imitation
Read, write and study nature
Arithmetic, geometry and history
Physics, chemistry, manual labor, language, religion
Memory, temperaments, physical education, art
Education for inner freedom
The three ages of human religious education
Closing address