In these eight talks on education for adolescent-aged young people, Steiner addressed the teachers of the first Waldorf school two years after it was first opened. A high school was needed, and Steiner wanted to provide a foundation for study and a guide for teachers already familiar with his approach to the human being, child development, and education based on spiritual science. Steiner’s education affirms the being of every child within the world of spirit. T… More >>
The lectures in this volume can be confusing for someone approaching them with out any previous exposure to Rudolf Steiners work. Anyone who spends the necessary time and attention to enter into the activity of this individual will sooner or later be overcome with a feeling which could be expressed as follows- This mans work does not only give me some new ideas and connect some thoughts which I had preiously not brought together, the WAY he speaks and writes and the ideas he develops inspire me to live, to enter into the various realms which he speaks of and actively take part in thier forming. The ideas seem not to simply call to me from my brain but from the world around me. In the case of this book it is the activity of teaching which he is addressing. He approaches the mysterious phase of human existence we call adolescence and brings forth ideas which illumine what can otherwise be a very confusing experience for a teacher. These lectures were however not meant to stand alone but were prefaced by a series of lectures entitled “The Study of Man”, which were delivered to many of the same teachers. The teachers present were familier with his main written works which appeared earlier such as The Philosophy of freedom and An Outline of esoteric science. These teachers were the pioneers of the now famous waldorf school movement. I recommend this work, given the above thoughts, to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of teaching teenagers.
Rating: 5 / 5