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Ausgabe 10/26

A very important task

In a recent discussion with a friend, we agreed that our thinking, feeling, and willing in modern society have, on the whole, become too inflexible, too rigid, and too one-sided, and that this gives rise to a fundamental and very significant task for education—and thus also for our schools.

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Unity Around the Fire

I’ve just returned from a five-day canoe trip on the Altmühl. It’s a field trip that every seventh-grade class at our school takes. Five days living…
I’ve just returned from a five-day canoe trip on the Altmühl. It’s a field trip that every seventh-grade class at our school takes. Five days living in harmony with nature. Waking up with the sun, going to sleep under the stars. In between, setting…
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Getting Ready for Transformation

The people of ancient Rome distinguished between Gallia Cis-Alpina and Trans-Alpina: the familiar Italian heartland here—with its fortified roads and…
The people of ancient Rome distinguished between Gallia Cis-Alpina and Trans-Alpina: the familiar Italian heartland here—with its fortified roads and well-trodden, comfortable paths that made travel predictable—and the land beyond the Alps there. In…
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Who Are You?

Right now, I could easily lose hope in humanity. People really make it hard for you. How wonderful it would be if I could continue to believe in the…
Right now, I could easily lose hope in humanity. People really make it hard for you. How wonderful it would be if I could continue to believe in the good in them, and see them growing and improving.
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Teachers and Students Prompt Together!

We have four minutes to use a small, random, and extremely colorful assortment of LEGO bricks to design our own vision of a future world shaped by AI.…
We have four minutes to use a small, random, and extremely colorful assortment of LEGO bricks to design our own vision of a future world shaped by AI. Afterward, we decide whether our vision is positive or negative and place our creations on two…
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Here's to Fallibility

How can I correct my mistakes and learn from them? It starts with admitting to myself that I make mistakes. That's not always easy, but it's always…
How can I correct my mistakes and learn from them? It starts with admitting to myself that I make mistakes. That's not always easy, but it's always helpful: as a child, it was a prerequisite for learning spelling, knitting, and social skills, and to…
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Machines do not Feel the Need to do Good

I recently read an interview in the magazine «Der Spiegel» with Daniel Kokotajlo, an IT specialist who left OpenAI. In it, he develops a scenario in…
I recently read an interview in the magazine «Der Spiegel» with Daniel Kokotajlo, an IT specialist who left OpenAI. In it, he develops a scenario in which an independently acting AI, far superior to humans in intelligence and skills, destroys…
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The Beauty of Diversity

Our society is becoming increasingly diverse, multifaceted, and intercultural – even though political forces are currently trying to counteract this.…
Our society is becoming increasingly diverse, multifaceted, and intercultural – even though political forces are currently trying to counteract this. In times when global powers dare to abolish diversity, it is all the more important to use the…
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Participation for Students!

In recent years, youths have had an interesting experience as part of Fridays for Future: they are seen and heard when they hit the streets and, when…
In recent years, youths have had an interesting experience as part of Fridays for Future: they are seen and heard when they hit the streets and, when they are not stuck on the streets, they even receive encouragement from the public. Nobody expects…
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Creating Meaning as Goal of Education

How can a school movement in the independent school system prevent pupils from developing right-wing extremist positions?
How can a school movement in the independent school system prevent pupils from developing right-wing extremist positions?
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The patriarchy also rules in the Waldorf system

A greater number of female chief executives, more female regional representatives, and for a long time now there have been predominantly female…
A greater number of female chief executives, more female regional representatives, and for a long time now there have been predominantly female teachers standing in front of the class in years one to eight. Even on the board of the German Association…
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