{"product_id":"the-education-of-the-child-and-early-lectures-on-education-cw-293-66-9780880104142","title":"The Education of the Child: And Early Lectures on Education (Cw 293 \u0026 66)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is necessary for human beings to remember not only what they already understand, but to come to understand what they already know\u003c\/i\u003e--that is, what they have acquired by memory in the way the child acquires language.... In a certain sense, understanding things through concepts should proceed from the stored-up treasures of the memory. The more children know in memory before they begin to understand through intellectual concepts the better.\" (p. 31)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs early as 1884, while tutoring a boy with special needs, Steiner began a lifelong interest in applying spiritual knowledge to the practical aspects of life. Steiner originally published the essay at the core of this book in 1907. It represents his earliest ideas on education, in which he lays out the soul spiritual processes of human development, describing the need to understand how the being of a child develops through successive \"births,\" beginning with the physical body's entry into earthly life, and culminating in the emergence of the \"I\"-being with adulthood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are several early lectures on education, ranging from 1906 to 1911, well before the birth of the Waldorf movement in 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteiner, Rudolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e (1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBamford, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bamford\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor in Chief Emeritus for SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press) and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he has lectured, taught, and written widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eAn Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He has also translated and edited numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCeltic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness (1982);\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHomage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noble Traveller: The Life and Writings of O. V. de L. Milosz\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Lindisfarne Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay by Mr. Bamford in its anthology \u003ci\u003eBest Spiritual Writing 2000.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649917915410,"sku":"9780880104142","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50944b12-8cd4-4e73-8a60-8be00e440e91.jpg?v=1733277091","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-education-of-the-child-and-early-lectures-on-education-cw-293-66-9780880104142","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}