Adventures in Steiner Education : An Introduction to the Waldorf Approach

by Masters, Brien

• ISBN13: 9781855841536
• ISBN10: 1855841533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Pr

Summary

An internationally acknowledged authority in Steiner education, Brien Masters has worked for decades as teacher (both State and Waldorf), teacher trainer, consultant, writer and lecturer. In Adventures in Steiner Education he draws on his rich and varied experience to paint a vivid picture of Waldorf education in practice. Spicing the text with many personal stories and anecdotes, he brings to life the theory behind this increasingly popular educational approach, from the Early Years through to the Lower and Upper Schools. This lively book serves not only as an informative and entertaining introduction, but also as a helpful refresher course for those seeking to become fully acquainted with the basic principles of Steiner Education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xi
Preface	xiii
Preview	1	(44)
Between Zeal and Scepticism	3	(9)
The Waldorf Approach to Literacy	12	(6)
Life Forces	18	(4)
Picture Thinking	22	(5)
Behind the Scenes of Adolescence	27	(6)
Individuality	33	(6)
The Threefold Organization of the School	39	(6)
Early Years	45	(32)
A Forgetting	47	(4)
The Senses	51	(5)
Imitation	56	(6)
Will	62	(5)
Goodness	67	(5)
Movement	72	(5)
Lower School	77	(106)
Science	79	(7)
Numeracy	86	(6)
Inner Perception: Memory	92	(6)
Etheric vs. Astral	98	(5)
Bridging the Child's Journey from Spiritual to Earthly Realms through Narrative	103	(6)
Narrative in Class 2	109	(4)
Narrative in Classes 3, 4 and 5: Its Significance for the Child's Changing Consciousness	113	(5)
The Rubicon	118	(4)
Affirming New Self-awareness	122	(5)
Gaining Self-confidence	127	(4)
Anthropocentricity	131	(6)
Heart Knowledge as Part of the Emancipation of the Astral Forces	137	(6)
Economy of Teaching	143	(4)
Layers of Consciousness	147	(6)
The Teacher's Inner Life	153	(5)
Grammar: Through the Gateway of Thinking to Discovering the World	158	(5)
Authority and Creative Discipline	163	(6)
Cultivating an Evolutionary Attitude	169	(4)
The Incoming Ego and the Watershed of Adolescence	173	(5)
Form, Freedom and Fantasy	178	(5)
Upper School	183	(24)
The Wider Significance of the Arts	185	(6)
Universality	191	(5)
Choosing a Path in the Light of Self-identity	196	(5)
Stepping into Life	201	(6)
Outlook	207	(8)
A Final Comment: The Public Eye	209	(6)
Index	215