36 Essays of Engagement about Education

These little essays document my thought during a time when I participated in the daily work of a school and had diverse opportunities for acquainting myself with the concerns and aims of parents teachers and pupils. I took an especial interest in the education of our own three children who became acquainted with both State Education and some home schooling. The youngest for a few years attended at a Waldorf School where I myself participated as a parent. I was able to compare what went on there with State Education and my thinking about education grew to some extent out of that variety of experience. Some of the topics: Teacher authority Creative education How to admit guilt Instruction for Religion the Good child Teacher training.