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Ausgabe 06/26

Ever since I’ve been with my husband, we’ve had conflicts in the car. I get the impression that as soon as he gets behind the wheel, he turns into a roaring bear that’s just been stung by a bee. If another car gets too close to ours, he reacts as if someone had rammed a shopping cart into his knees at the supermarket. In traffic jams, he can’t take a deep breath and accept life with its unexpected twists and turns; instead, he lurches forward like a grasshopper toward the car in front of us as soon as there’s two meters of space again.

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…

Feb. 2023

Accompanying growing up

In the summer of 1914, there were unusual protests in Great Britain: women fighting for suffrage and equality went for works of art with meat cleavers…

In the summer of 1914, there were unusual protests in Great Britain: women fighting for suffrage and equality went for works of art with meat cleavers and hammers. Four years later, they were granted the right to vote (at first only wealthy women…

Dec. 2022

Images that bear messages

With children in the house, the period from mid-November onwards is a comparatively restless time of the year. Making and filling Advent calendars,…

With children in the house, the period from mid-November onwards is a comparatively restless time of the year. Making and filling Advent calendars, baking biscuits, preparing St Nicholas rituals, cooking for the bazaar at the Waldorf School,…

Nov. 2022

Waldorf schools: no place for Nazis!

Some people who are politically far on the right believe that Waldorf schools are the right schools for their children. Or that they are the right…

Some people who are politically far on the right believe that Waldorf schools are the right schools for their children. Or that they are the right places where they can work unimpeded as people with right-wing convictions.

Oct. 2022

Using smartphones as humans should

What would you do if you had to prepare a presentation for school on Sophie Scholl? In the past, libraries were the only knowledge exchanges where you…

What would you do if you had to prepare a presentation for school on Sophie Scholl? In the past, libraries were the only knowledge exchanges where you could get information from books. Today, Google lists over nine million results when you type in…

Sep. 2022

Do you speak Waldorfish?

For those who do not come from anthroposophical families or who did not go to a Waldorf school themselves, many terms used at Waldorf schools are, to…

For those who do not come from anthroposophical families or who did not go to a Waldorf school themselves, many terms used at Waldorf schools are, to begin with, vocabulary in a foreign language that has to be learned. Here, for example, words like…

Jul. 2022

I'm going to take this in hand!

What does Waldorf education have to do with the early human being? Gesture and language, hand and word – they are interconnected, in human development…

What does Waldorf education have to do with the early human being? Gesture and language, hand and word – they are interconnected, in human development as well as in the learning process of the child. Waldorf education focuses on the connection…

Jun. 2022

How can Waldorf schools be made better?

Is a good Waldorf school the one where as many pupils as possible graduate with a good university entrance qualification? Or is a good Waldorf school…

Is a good Waldorf school the one where as many pupils as possible graduate with a good university entrance qualification? Or is a good Waldorf school the one where all the pupils have learned blacksmithing, basket weaving and crocheting?

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