-- How can education work in harmony with a child's growing relationship with the world around them? -- How can education take into account the body, soul, and spirit?
Bernard Lievegoed considers the complete humanity of a child -- body, soul, and spirit -- as his starting point. From this emerges a philosophy and pedagogy in which, as he argues, children can become happy, wise, and capable adults only when education takes into account the development of these three aspects from the beginning.
Drawing from the educational ideas of Rudolf Steiner, and from a philosophical tradition that traces back to Goethe and Schiller, Lievegoed moves away from the materialistic view of the nineteenth century "knowledge is power," which continues to permeate mainstream education today.
He describes the three main stages of child development -- preschool age, school age, and adolescence -- with clarity and conciseness. Lievegoed shows that each stage, lasting approximately seven years, has its own character and its own genetic and biographical potential.
He also examines the practical application of this knowledge as a method of education in harmony with the evolving relationship of the child with the world around them.
Pages: 208, Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm
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