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Charlotte's Webpage: Why children shouldn't have the world at their fingertips
February 23, 2011
THOMAS EDISON WAS A GREAT INVENTOR but a lousy prognosticator. When he proclaimed in 1922 that the motion picture would replace textbooks in schools, he began a long string of spectacularly wrong predictions regarding the capacity of various technologies to revolutionize teaching. To date, none of them—from film to television—has lived up to the hype. Even the computer has not been able to show a consistent record of improving education. More »
Light-Dark Drawings
February 14, 2011
This series of enchanting drawings from Michael Martin shows how form arises from the contrast between light and dark. He has been a woodwork teacher at the Waldorf school in Nurnberg for many years. Some of his drawings are from the area surrounding Nurnberg and some are from his vividly imaginative world where light and dark meet. More »
Spinning Straw Into Gold: The Healing Potential of Handwork
February 13, 2011
"As the months went by, the stories of transformation started to emerge. We were eighteen women, of diverse ages and backgrounds, mothers, teachers, caregivers, gardeners, artists. One spoke of how many people she knew who were having trouble sleeping, their thoughts spinning out of control—and how the activity of spinning paradoxically helped to focus thoughts, bringing calm. Another noted that she had observed the affinity of wool for itself, how bits of wool fleece would cling to each other and even to a knitted sweater, demonstrating on the material level a higher principle of warmth and love. A kindergarten teacher told of how a very fearful six-year-old boy in her class, who usually had his hands completely cramped up, opened them up in the tub where she was washing wool and stayed there for a very long (for him) twenty minutes." More »
Spring Is Coming
February 11, 2011
These are the beautiful flower children for the seasonal nature table from Heike Isensee: Father Frost, King Winter, the Winter Child, Snowdrops, Pussy Willows, Daffodils and Tulips! More »
Geometrical Drawing Series
February 3, 2011
This set of geometrical drawings is an incredible contribution from Cornelius Ries of the Waldorf school in Haan-Gruiten in Germany. It originally appeared in the weekly newsletter from Waldorf-Ideen-Pool.de. The Waldorf-Ideen-Pool is a comprehensive resource for teachers with contributions from teachers and examples of student work in many different subjects. More »
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