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Essential Conferences for Summer, 2007 Articles: -Handwork and Intellectual Development -----ADHD: A Challenge of Our Time -The Cry for Myth -Freedom of Choice or Freedom From Choice? -Computers in Education -Helping Your Child's Teacher Communicate
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Lectures on Audio CD Images on CD-ROM by Eugene Schwartz Page 4
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217: Truth and Beauty: The Arts in Education In this lecture, given in conjunction with a traveling exhibition of Waldorf student art work, we explore the relationship of the various arts to the developing child. We see how deeply art underlies the mission of education in modern times, and its central role in the Waldorf curriculum. $17.50
122: Fresh Air in District 6 Located in northern Manhattan, District 6 is one of New York’s most beleaguered school districts. Eugene Schwartz was invited to speak to an audience of African-American and Hispanic public school teachers about Waldorf education, and he agreed on the condition that he would have complete freedom to speak about the spirit of Waldorf pedagogy as well as its practice. The result, in the words of an audience member, were like “a breath of fresh air in District 6.” $17.50
124: Between Asperger and ADHD: Finding the Balance Although Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) continues to lead the list of most-commonly diagnosed behavioral difficulties among American children, Eugene believes that that will soon change. In this lecture he points to the less-well-known challenge of Asperger Syndrome and predicts that within a decade this newer syndrome will displace ADHD as the diagnosis of choice. What does this change signify? Are these “problems” really problems? This lecture provides an insightful view into the needs of all of today’s children. $17.50
126: Meeting the Middle School Challenge Asked by AWSNA to follow up on the concerns he had expressed ten years ago in his lecture The Sixth Grade Crisis, Eugene Schwartz presents a cogent critique of Waldorf practice in the twenty-first century. Eugene discusses the overemphasis on “brain-bound” research in the Waldorf movement and the slavish emphasis on “credit points” and “requirements” in the teacher training institutes. As an antidote to homework and tests, Eugene provides some stimulating insights into the teacher’s karma with her students and parents, and suggests soul-filled approach to the middle school years. $17.50
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