The Child's Changing Consciousness
and Waldorf Education

R U D O L F   S T E I N E R The Child's Changing Consciousness As the Basis of Pedagogical Practice Anthroposophic Press The publisher wishes to acknowledge the inspiration and support of Connie and Robert Dulaney In the collected edition of Rudolf Steiner's works in German, the volume containing these texts is Die Pädagogische Praxis vom Gesichtspunkte geisteswissenschaftlicher Menschenerkenntnis (vol. 306), published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland, 1982. The lectures were translated by Roland Everett and edited by Rhona Everett; they have been revised for this edition. Published by Anthroposophic Press, RR 4 Box 94-A1 Hudson, N.Y. 12534 Copyright © 1996 by Anthroposophic Press Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data to come Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925 [Pädagogische Praxis vom Gesichtspunkte geisteswissenschaftlicher Menschenerkenntnis. English] The child's changing consciousness as the basis of pedagogical practice / Rudolf Steiner. p. cm. — (Foundations of Waldorf education: 16) “Translated from the German by Roland Everett and edited by Rhona Everett” — T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88010-410-4 1. Education — Philosophy. 2. Waldorf method of education. 3. Child development. 4. Anthroposophy. I. Title. II. Series. LB775.S7P3313 1996 370'.1 — dc20 96-33210 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publishers, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America