editorial

Ausgabe 03/26

Do you also remember situations from your childhood that you are ashamed of today? For example, in second grade, I stole some adorable lace-crocheted doll shoes from my friend Romy. As adults, we feel ashamed when we remember how we cheated or bullied others. Anyone who has ever experienced bullying can suffer lifelong trauma.

Jan. 2024

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…

Dec. 2023

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.

Nov. 2023

Diversity needs to be made visible

In this issue of Erziehungskunst, we are focusing on the topic of queer and gender-appropriate teaching at Waldorf schools. When we called on queer…

In this issue of Erziehungskunst, we are focusing on the topic of queer and gender-appropriate teaching at Waldorf schools. When we called on queer followers on social media in the spring to contribute to our planned issue, we received a lot of…

Oct. 2023

Self-love and responsibility

A few months ago, the Rudolf Steiner School in Dietzenbach held a resilience workshop in eighth grade that focused on self-love and responsibility.…

A few months ago, the Rudolf Steiner School in Dietzenbach held a resilience workshop in eighth grade that focused on self-love and responsibility. One student described it afterwards as follows: «... in the end, we talked and thought a lot about…

Aug. 2023

The magic of school trips

On school trips parents are far away. In return friends, enemies, and those in the class, which were previously invisible, suddenly are unusually…

On school trips parents are far away. In return friends, enemies, and those in the class, which were previously invisible, suddenly are unusually close. Free spaces are created, you feel suddenly incredibly grown up.

Jul. 2023

Waldorf teachers urgently needed

What is it that makes a Waldorf school special? The special architecture? The smell of wood and beeswax in the classroom? The felted dolls on the…

What is it that makes a Waldorf school special? The special architecture? The smell of wood and beeswax in the classroom? The felted dolls on the seasonal table?

Jun. 2023

School must be a safe place

I will never forget what it was like when my ten-year-old son came home from school, crying and unable to tell me for many hours what dramatic thing…

I will never forget what it was like when my ten-year-old son came home from school, crying and unable to tell me for many hours what dramatic thing had happened at school. Terrible images went through my mind at that time!

May 2023

Natural and artificial intelligence

I simply gave it a try. I created an account at open.ai and a few clicks later found myself in dialogue with Chat-GPT, that artificial intelligence…

I simply gave it a try. I created an account at open.ai and a few clicks later found myself in dialogue with Chat-GPT, that artificial intelligence (AI) that can do homework and pass school-leaving exams.

Apr. 2023

Come on in!

When I first came to Wagenburgstraße in Stuttgart and saw the house with the number 6, I was very surprised about how small the house is where the…

When I first came to Wagenburgstraße in Stuttgart and saw the house with the number 6, I was very surprised about how small the house is where the German Association of Waldorf Schools (BdFWS) has its home.

Mar. 2023

Waldorf Diversity

When I took my youngest daughter to kindergarten for the first time, two girls, about four years old, came running up, pointed at her and called out,…

When I took my youngest daughter to kindergarten for the first time, two girls, about four years old, came running up, pointed at her and called out, "We will never let you play with us!" My maternal heart bled. A short time later, another, older…

Tease, Torment, Bully

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