editorial

Issue 12/24

Adoration and Contempt

His supporters considered him to be «the most comprehensive spirit of our time», a «thinker of the greatest brilliance»”, a «man of unlimited impact» and lamented the «disgusting maliciousness» of the opponents of anthroposophy.

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Darkness needs Mindfulness

I still remember vividly lying in bed for an entire night as a child, sad and sleepless, thinking all the time that my parents would die one day. I…
I still remember vividly lying in bed for an entire night as a child, sad and sleepless, thinking all the time that my parents would die one day. I was nine years old.
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Dealing with an intangible mystery

We dedicate this Erziehungskunst to the phenomenon of time. At least since Antiquity, people have been urging each other to use their time properly –…
We dedicate this Erziehungskunst to the phenomenon of time. At least since Antiquity, people have been urging each other to use their time properly – but presumably for much longer.
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Touching Souls and Resolving Conflicts

«I confess that I need stories to understand the world», this is a quote from the writer Siegfried Lenz. Do you remember stories that explained the…
«I confess that I need stories to understand the world», this is a quote from the writer Siegfried Lenz. Do you remember stories that explained the world to you?
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Hands-on Learning

In the Kant anniversary year – but not only then – it is nice to remind ourselves of the questions from which Immanuel Kant developed his philosophy:…
In the Kant anniversary year – but not only then – it is nice to remind ourselves of the questions from which Immanuel Kant developed his philosophy: «What can I know? What should I do? What can I hope for? What is man?» The questions remain…
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Connection of School and Farming

For several years, our family was part of a car pool for Demeter milk. Once a month, we drove to the Birkmeier farm in Pöttmes by car, tapped 40 to 50…
For several years, our family was part of a car pool for Demeter milk. Once a month, we drove to the Birkmeier farm in Pöttmes by car, tapped 40 to 50 liters of milk there and brought the healthy cargo to the Waldorf school, where the other families…
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Utopia of Fair Education

Freedom, equality and justice are the guiding principles of democracy. They are fundamental values and ideals that we strive for and fight for, which…
Freedom, equality and justice are the guiding principles of democracy. They are fundamental values and ideals that we strive for and fight for, which will never be achieved in their perfection.
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Parents Make School

«We can use everything! All your skills — your professions, your hobbies, your private passions!» In the past, I have asked fathers, mothers and other…
«We can use everything! All your skills — your professions, your hobbies, your private passions!» In the past, I have asked fathers, mothers and other legal guardians to participate in the information evening for new parents at the Waldorf School.
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How we Find More Teachers with the Campaign

Dear readers, month after month we in the editorial team follow with some concern how the back section of the Erziehungskunst grows and grows.…
Dear readers, month after month we in the editorial team follow with some concern how the back section of the Erziehungskunst grows and grows. Advertisement after advertisement — the entire country is looking for Waldorf teachers! The shortage is…
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The Power of Architecture

Dear readers, do you know the feeling you get when you enter a square or a building for the first time and suddenly feeling a deep sense of happiness?…
Dear readers, do you know the feeling you get when you enter a square or a building for the first time and suddenly feeling a deep sense of happiness? That's how I felt at the Piazza Navona in Rome or at the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. In architectural…
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Disruption for some, strengths for others

From the perspective of a school girl who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at the age of twelve, «we autistic people are normal and the rest of…
From the perspective of a school girl who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at the age of twelve, «we autistic people are normal and the rest of people are pretty weird.
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