Steiner
Education
in Theory and Practice
by Gilbert Childs
In Steiner Education
in Theory and Practice, Waldorf teacher Gilbert Childs gives
a detailed account of Rudolf Steiner's approach to the care and
education of children.
Childs shows how the
teaching practice of the Steiner (Waldorf) Schools is firmly
grounded on a rationale which takes into account the child's
development as an individual as well as a healthy member of society.
He describes how in order for the child to mature into a unique and responsible adult
person, certain fundamental human principles, must be respected in
the education of our children, principles which are intrinsic to the
Waldorf approach. In this respect, it is more than just a system of
education but a personal approach to the welfare of each child as an
individual.
He examines and explains
the curriculum of Steiner-Waldorf schools, showing how their unique
teaching practices take a holistic view of the child. He looks
particularly at issues such as creativity, imagination, and
intellect, and how the schools try to produce rounded, responsible
young adults.
Childs emphasizes with
some urgency, as did Steiner himself, that the very future of
society depends on our success or failure with the education of our
children, as does the health and happiness of each adult as a
'product' of their education.
Gilbert Childs, PhD,
trained as a teacher at Michael Hall Steiner School in England, and
went on to teach in Steiner schools in England and Germany. He is
also the author of Rudolf Steiner His Life and Work.
Floris
Books
225pp; paperback
ISBN: 0-86315-131-0
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