Whenever the consequences of media use are discussed, the discussion usually centres on the effect on the consumer. People focus a lot less on the…
Technology frees people from certain tasks, but there is always a danger that the corresponding skill might be lost as well, just like a muscle which…
When my daughter was five, she explained to my wife how our fax machine works. She had never sent a fax, she had only sometimes watched her dad…
Children in the early years of formal schooling should work with materials which activate all the senses, from smell to colour to touch. This is…
Have you ever heard the complaint, "Why do all the children's paintings look the same?" If you've asked yourself this question after having viewed the…
Susan R. Johnson, the well-know US American pediatrician, has compiled a list of tips for parents, regarding television viewing. Her suggestions could…
For as long as there have been schools – in the sense we understand them today – one of the teacher’s main tasks has been to observe, evaluate, assess…
The US American pediatrician and Waldorf teacher Susan R.Johnson explains the fatal consequences of watching television and playing computer games on…
Why are we so infatuated with our little gadgets? Smartphones and similar devices have become an indispensable part of our lives, of ourselves.…
Everyone is connected to the cultivation of edible plants, be it as producer or as consumer. We cannot live without plants. Peter Lange shows the…
The origin and source of the Extra Lesson: anthroposophy and Waldorf pedagogy / The archetypal steps of a child’s development / Extra Lesson in…
Paul Hougham, teaches citizenship, politics and history and is also the class eight teacher at Steiner Academy Hereford in England. This is a rural,…
Some teachers of mathematics claim that the formula for the quadratic equation is incompatible with modern teaching methods and therefore has to be…
Through conventional teaching, children often loose their natural interest in mathematics. Prof. Dr. Peter Gallin shows in his research article how…
A female stag is a Bambi. The sun rises in the north. A chicken lays an average of three eggs a day. UHT cows give UHT milk.
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This article comes from a new collection of essays entitled Trailing Clouds of Glory: Essays on Human Sexuality and the Education of Youth in Waldorf…
Sport, movement, exercise and active leisure pursuits are central to our culture and enormous amounts of time, money and creative endeavour are poured…
Children who want to learn care little for traditional subject barriers. From the beginning, their curiosity and thirst for knowledge are directed…
Parent partnership - or parent involvement - is a central concept at Steiner Waldorf schools, but what do we mean by it? Are we thinking of parents…
From crisis to success: Due to low numbers of pupils, the Rudolf Steiner School in Langnau, Switzerland began teaching combined classes in 2009. This…