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Understanding Waldorf education : teaching from the inside out
Petrash, Jack
Adult Nonfiction 371.04 P
Petrash, Jack
Adult Nonfiction 371.04 P
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Chapter 1 - Broadening Horizons | p. 11 |
| Doing the Right Thing | p. 13 |
| Measuring a Student's Progress | p. 15 |
| The Journey Toward Wholeness | p. 20 |
| Chapter 2 - Head, Heart, Hands | p. 23 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | p. 23 |
| Capacities for the Future | p. 25 |
| Developing Thinking | p. 25 |
| Developing Feeling | p. 27 |
| Developing Willing | p. 30 |
| Three Stages of Childhood | p. 31 |
| Preschool | p. 31 |
| Grade School | p. 31 |
| High School | p. 32 |
| The Balanced Development of All Three Key Capacities | p. 32 |
| Dimensions of the Day | p. 33 |
| Chapter 3 - The Waldorf Preschool | p. 35 |
| The Importance of Play | p. 39 |
| Active Play: Indoors and Out | p. 42 |
| The Importance of Work | p. 45 |
| The Importance of Imitation | p. 46 |
| The Importance of Stories | p. 48 |
| Chapter 4 - The Waldorf Grade School | p. 51 |
| Teaching Reading | p. 52 |
| Teaching Through Art | p. 59 |
| Mathematics and Art | p. 60 |
| Science and Art | p. 62 |
| The Grade School Curriculum | p. 64 |
| The Role of Stories in the Curriculum | p. 65 |
| Stories that Heal | p. 70 |
| The Role of Music in the Curriculum | p. 72 |
| The Waldorf Class Teacher | p. 75 |
| The Journey from Warm to Very Cool | p. 79 |
| Chapter 5 - The Waldorf High School | p. 83 |
| Good Habits of Mind | p. 84 |
| In-Depth Study | p. 86 |
| Truth, Beauty, and Goodness | p. 87 |
| Truth | p. 88 |
| Beauty | p. 88 |
| Goodness | p. 89 |
| The Pedagogy at Work | p. 90 |
| Communicating Clear Thinking Through Mastery of Language | p. 92 |
| Understanding Our Human Heritage | p. 93 |
| Preparing Students for the Future-Elective Courses | p. 94 |
| Social and Civic Responsibility | p. 95 |
| Small Is Beautiful | p. 96 |
| Balanced Development in the High School | p. 99 |
| Restoring Balance | p. 101 |
| Chapter 6 - The Essential Parent | p. 103 |
| Actively Engaged at Home | p. 104 |
| Emotionally Engaged at Home | p. 108 |
| Helping Children Think for Themselves | p. 109 |
| The Challenge of Homework | p. 111 |
| Empowering Parents | p. 112 |
| Chapter 7 - A Teacher's Journey | p. 115 |
| What Makes a Good Teacher? | p. 116 |
| The Active Teacher | p. 117 |
| The Emotionally Active Teacher | p. 119 |
| Imbuing Lessons with Feeling | p. 120 |
| Infusing Discipline with the Right Feeling | p. 122 |
| The Thoughtful Teacher | p. 124 |
| The Reflective Teacher | p. 126 |
| Teaching as a Path of Self-Development | p. 126 |
| Chapter 8 - Towards a Truly Human Education | p. 131 |
| The Fullness of Humanity | p. 133 |
| Preserving Spiritual Connections | p. 134 |
| Spiritual Well-Being | p. 138 |
| The Unspoken Lessons | p. 139 |
| The Spoken Lessons | p. 142 |
| Moral Education | p. 143 |
| References | p. 147 |
| Index | p. 151 |
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