The art of teaching
Artistic aspects in the class teacher’s lessons
The goal of all education is to bring the soul and spiritual core of our being, which we bring along with us, into harmony with the developing physical body. But how can human qualities such as empathy, imagination, the creative drive and discovery of meaning be established and developed in education? [more]
Living Teachers, The art of teaching
Playgrounds are society’s declaration of bankruptcy
Bernhard Hanel is a former pupil of the Uhlandshöhe Waldorf School in Stuttgart. He comes from a Waldorf family, his father was involved in founding the Michael Bauer School and taught the first remedial class. Together with Robin Wagner he set up the company “KuKuk – Spiel- und Sinnesräume” which develops, plans and constructs experience-, play- and outdoor-scapes for people of all ages and which is meanwhile turning over six million euros per year with projects in all parts of the world. But that is not all. [more]
Young writers, The art of teaching
You are never too small to make a difference
“You are never too small to make a difference,” said the 15-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg in her speech “Climate justice now” at the climate conference in Poland. She was making the point that none of us are too small to change something. [more]
Waldorf worldwide, The art of teaching
Friedrich Oehlschlegel – a Waldorf teacher from day one
On the first day of school at the Uhlandshöhe Free Waldorf School in Stuttgart on 18 September 1919, twenty-eight expectant class 6 pupils were sitting in their tiny classroom under the eaves of the converted Waldorf school building. [more]
Series, The art of teaching
Anatoly Pinsky. A Russian Waldorf teacher and politician
Anatoly Pinsky (1956–2006) is one of the most important pioneers of Waldorf education in Russia. He grew up as the son of a physics professor and as a young man studied physics and mathematics at the Institute of Education in Moscow along with theory of science and philosophy. [more]
Media, The art of teaching
Holistic foreign language teaching
As long as foreign language teaching continues to be structured to address the “learning brains” of the pupils and there is no understanding that language is connected just as much with emotions and the body, it is a pleasure when books are published which adopt a holistic approach. Ulrike Sievers, an experienced Waldorf foreign language teacher, has presented such a book. [more]
Media, The art of teaching
Big Brother says hello
For some time now, newspaper articles have told us regularly how we can and should protect our personal data effectively when we use Internet services. [more]
Economy & Becoming a teacher
Strategies of the deep state
The traditional education sector in the German-speaking world proved particularly resistant to neoliberal change. Hence special measures had to be taken to establish a different education system. The aspirations of enlightenment, of educating children to become mature citizens capable of democracy, was to give way to the idea of the controllable person. How has it been possible to drive forward the neoliberal change of the spirit and lever out the democratic embeddedness of the education system?Jochen KrautzJochen Krautz [more]
Economy & Becoming a teacher
Outcome and standards are not education
Interview with Jost Schieren from Alanus University in Alfter. [more]
Economy & Becoming a teacher
An education starting with the child
Where other types of school separate out pupils in accordance with set learning and performance schedules, Waldorf schools allow each pupil to develop their maturity until they are ready. This educational challenge also turns every teacher into an education artist. [more]
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