356 Reading Response 3

On March 4 in CD 356, there was a small group reading reflection discussion, in regards to Waldorf education and it’s curriculum practices. Around the circle each person talked about the article that they had read. One of the members of the small group discussed reading an article in regards to flaws within teacher practices and training. She said that the article had rather upset her and arose an interest. While looking for an article to read for this reading response, that article peaked my interested but instead I read an article about and titled Anthroposophy and the riddle of the soul written by Rudolf Stiener. hearing her frustration of the article, did raise interest and will be reading and gaining perspective on what exactly is going on with teacher training.

356 Reading Reflection Response 2

During discussion in small groups in CD 356, we discussed each article that was read in regards to Waldorf Education and it’s curriculum model. One of the group members discussed an article that took a neuroscience point of view look at the affects and benefits on Waldorf education. She stated that it was very scientific. The article pertaining to Waldorf education that was read by me, was an article titled RUDOLF STEINER’S PEDAGOGY OF IMAGINATION A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY By Thomas William Nielsen, PhD (2003). Nielsen discussed the importance of imaginative teaching within schools and that current curriculum models are detrimentally harming children’s imaginations.

Nielsen, T. W. (2003) Rudolf Steiner’s pedagogy of imagination: A phenomenological case study, The 1st International Conference on Imagination in Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 16-19 July. Available in conference proceedings: http://www.ierg.net/documents/proceedings/july2003/