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Issue 04/24

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 they are not stuck on the streets, they even receive encouragement from the public. Nobody expects them to present solutions that have been thought through in detail.

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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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We need trained thinking!

It has always bothered me when people in Waldorf circles have belittled the intellectual and academic. I am convinced that we will need one mental…
It has always bothered me when people in Waldorf circles have belittled the intellectual and academic. I am convinced that we will need one mental characteristic more than others in the future, namely a trained thinking that is capable of clear and…
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Yes to an open society

Dear Readers, it is not easy to formulate a position that describes the current situation in Waldorf and Rudolf Steiner schools in Germany.
Dear Readers, it is not easy to formulate a position that describes the current situation in Waldorf and Rudolf Steiner schools in Germany.
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Pulling the plug or the duty to be lazy

Are you also familiar with these mostly male colleagues who, when asked for a meeting, begin by emphasising how important they think the request is,…
Are you also familiar with these mostly male colleagues who, when asked for a meeting, begin by emphasising how important they think the request is, but unfortunately do not have a date free in the near future and, moreover, their weekends are also…
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