L' educazione dei figli

This was a fantastic book on how a purposeful education can reach into the very soul of a child. Steiner covers the growth stages of a child all the way up into adulthood. He emphasizes the importance of every potential educator to familiarize themselves with these stages of growth so as to understa Leggi tutto

Verry useful advices for parents that wanna open they eyes... for one healthy education for the child: mind, body, soul and spirit! I like all the advices and i like that i can apply them and see the results! The reactions of child are as the book say’s... (ex.: red / yellow clothes = the restless c Leggi tutto

I had problems with this one. Primarily how many times he says 'spiritual science' which triggers me at a very basic level. I think you could probably turn that into a pretty solid drinking game if you took a shot every time he says it. Maybe in practice Waldorf is less spiritual/mystical and rigid. Leggi tutto

Steiner's lectures weave Anthroposophical principles together with airy pictures of how to educate children and how to be present with children in the spirit of enlivening. For complete context of the ideas presented in this series of lectures, it is helpful to have read Esoteric Science, Theosophy

Interesting set of essays relating to child education from the perspective of spiritual science. The writing is a bit dense, but otherwise insightful. I read this to get a better understanding of the Waldorf method of education.