Human Values in Education: (CW 310) (Foundations of Waldorf Education, 20) - Softcover

Steiner, Rudolf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880105445 ISBN 13: 9780880105446

Publisher: SteinerBooks, 2002

Synopsis

10 lectures, Oosterbeek, The Netherlands, July 17-24, 1924 (CW 310)

The underlying thesis of these lectures, volume 20 in the “Foundations of Waldorf Education” series, is that true education must be based on knowledge of the whole human being and that such knowledge cannot be attained without love. On this basis, Steiner presents his understanding of every aspect of child development―bodily, psychological, and spiritual. At the same time, he shows that, to prove worthy of their calling, teachers must begin a process of inner development. In Steiner’s view, it is human beings who give value and meaning to the world. Modern education, however, is gradually undermining this meaning. These lectures demonstrate that education can heal that lack of meaning and restore the meaning of humankind for the world.

Steiner also discusses the practical, day-to-day operation of the school. He talks about styles of teaching, teacher conferences, parent-teacher meetings, and how Waldorf education is related to the anthroposophic movement.

This book, while serving as a good introduction to Steiner’s ideas on education, also represents the fruits of four years experience in the Waldorf school.

Lectures:

1. The Need for Understanding the Human Being
2. Incarnation of the Human Being in a Physical Body
3. Walking, Speaking, Thinking
4. The Three Stages of Childhood
5. Teachers’ Conferences in the Waldorf School
6. Parent-Teacher Meetings
7. The Temperaments and the Human Organism
8. Diet and the Four Temperaments
9. Styles of Education
10. Education and the Anthroposophic Movement

German source: Der pädagogisch Wert der Menschenerkenntnis und der Kulturwert der Pädagogik (CW 310).

About this title

About the Author:

Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up (see right). As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.

Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: SteinerBooks
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0880105445
• ISBN 13: 9780880105446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224