Rudolf Steiner starts off Day Two of his Practical Advice to Teachers lecture by saying that “a great deal will have to be transformed and renewed” in teaching methods. The starting point? Love!  Here is Steiner on…

It is 9:00 am on August 22, 1919, day two of the lectures to prepare the teachers in the very first Waldorf School. Picture a group of a dozen adults, only one of whom had every taught…

I picked out some highlights from the three lectures given by Rudolf Steiner on Day One of the Teacher’s Seminar in August of 1919. We want to have a living interest in everything happening today. This is…

In the afternoon sessions of the 14-day Seminar Course, Rudolf Steiner spoke informally to the teachers and they had an opportunity to ask questions. On this first afternoon, Steiner gives the Waldorf story content for each grade….

It is Day One of Steiner’s lectures to the teachers in the very first Waldorf School, August of 1919, now published as Practical Advice to Teachers. Steiner emphasized that these afternoon talks deal specifically with teaching methods….

Ok, so this post is not about breastfeeding and weaning. It’s about teaching and learning. But many times over these years of homeschooling (and my first “baby” turned 24 yesterday!), I’ve wondered how exactly one goes about…

Many thanks to my friend Alison who is joining me on this adventure! It’s great to have a partner on this project and we’re hoping you’ll join us by leaving comments. Today we’re acknowledging the moral and…

On the eve of the Teacher’s Seminar in 1919, Rudolf Steiner delivered his “Opening Address” to those who would become teachers in the first Waldorf School. And right off, Steiner speaks of the necessity to make compromises….

What would Rudolf Steiner say to us over tea at the European cafe where folks met almost 100 years ago to begin plans for the first Waldorf School? What would we want to ask him? Meet me…