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.