RHYTHMS OF LEARNING. Selected Lectures By Rudolf Steiner. What Waldorf Education Offers Children, Parents & Teachers. Edited And Introduced By Roberto Trostli

Steiner, Rudolf

ISBN 10: 0880104511 / ISBN 13: 9780880104517

Published by Hudson NY. 1998. Anthroposophic Press / Vista series, 1998

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pink, red & b/w photo illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. xxxi+364p.+ author bio notes. further reading. bibliography. index. education. philosophy. pedagogy. psychology. anthroposophy. waldorf education. ~ Waldorf education, which began with a single school in 1919, has in eighty years become the fastest growing independent school movement in the world, encompassing over 500 schools world~wide and more than 120 schools in the United States. In each section of Rhythms Of Learning, Roberto Trostli introduces the reader to Rudolf Steiner's lectures on specific aspects of the child's rhythm of development, and to the ways that Waldorf education responds to the child at each stage of growth. We are shown how Waldorf teachers must, through their own inner capacities and awareness, learn to recognize and meet each new stage of development in children as they unfold new capacities of body, soul, and spirit. Waldorf education is not based on pre~set methods and curricula, but depends on the creativity and spiritual development of the teachers themselves, who must respond spontaneously to each child and situation anew. When children relate what they learn to their own experiences, they are interested and alive, and what they learn becomes their own. Waldorf schools are designed to foster this kind of learning. Parents around the world can see in their children the results of an education that considers the whole child as body, soul, and spirit.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: RHYTHMS OF LEARNING. Selected Lectures By Rudolf Steiner. What Waldorf Education Offers Children, Parents & Teachers. Edited And Introduced By Roberto Trostli
• Publisher: Hudson NY. 1998. Anthroposophic Press / Vista series
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880104511
• ISBN 13: 9780880104517
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • anthroposophy
  • psychology
  • philosophy

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Synopsis

Waldorf education, an established and growing independent school movement, continues to be shaped and inspired by Rudolf Steiner's numerous lectures on education. In Rhythms of Learning, key lectures on children and education have been thoughtfully chosen from the vast amount of material by Steiner and presented in a context that makes them approachable and accessible. In his many discussions and lectures, Steiner shared his vision of an education that considers the spirit, soul, and physiology in children as they grow. Roberto Trostli, an experienced Waldorf teacher, has selected the works that best illustrate the fundamentals of this unique approach. In each chapter, Trostli explains Steiner's concepts and describes how they work in the contemporary Waldorf classroom. We learn how the teacher-child relationship and the Waldorf school curriculum changes as the students progress from kindergarten through high-school. This book will serve as an excellent resource for parents who want to understand how their child is learning. Parents will be better prepared to discuss their child's education with teachers, and teachers will find it a valuable reference source and communication tool.

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.