Editorial
An overdue change in direction?
Waldorf Schools are facing a challenge to their educational policy in terms of both their artistic and practical crafts teaching. Klaus-Peter Freitag, executive director of the German Association of Waldorf Schools, provided the impetus for one of the thematic focal points of this issue in preparation for a congress. [more]
Editorial
The look that forgives
“Give her a hug. You mustn’t pull Annie’s hair.” The annoyed mother puts the struggling three-year-old in his cot. “Now say sorry!” [more]
Editorial
Hello fear
Fear and anxiety mean inner constriction. This feeling occurs in certain situations but can also set in without an outer cause. [more]
Editorial
Welcome to Waldorf
Once again almost 7,000 pupils are joining a class 1 in a Waldorf school. And their parents are looking expectantly to their future with many questions. How will my child develop? Will they learn? With what qualifications will they leave school? Was the decision to send them to a Waldorf school the correct one? [more]
Editorial
Itchy feet for home
We’re sitting on our suitcases. The flight is delayed. A mass of people is passing through the terminals and security. The children watch the crowds. [more]
Editorial
The shadow self
Attacks by hackers on institutions such as the German government, the banks, the German Association of Waldorf Schools, the publisher Verlag Freies Geistesleben and the editorial staff of Erziehungskunst have begun to increase severely. These institutions are having to take increasingly costly steps to protect themselves, and still they end up lagging behind because there is no such a thing as complete protection. [more]
Editorial
Wondrous ways
“Why do we exist at all?” my youngest asked me. Another sudden, unexpected question that brings me to a standstill. [more]
Editorial
At your service!?
I’ve always only really wanted to do what I want, but now I’ve got a spanner in the works: kids who always seem to get in the way. [more]
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