How do Waldorf schools compare to other educational philosophies? \u2013 Hollie Donnithorne
\nThis project is centred around multiple differing educational philosophies, and will analyse how they compare to that of Rudolf Steiner and his Waldorf schools in an attempt to see how these schools may affect wider society and the individual. By using Steiner\u2019s texts such as Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts, Steiners approach to education will be dissected in order to properly understand the background to Steiner\u2019s educational philosophy. As part of this, the project will seek to properly understand \u2018anthroposophy\u2019, Steiner\u2019s spiritual philosophy, and how these beliefs effect his approach to education and its influence on the individual.
\nOnce Steiner\u2019s approach is fully understood, the aim of the project becomes understanding it in comparison to other schools of thought within the philosophy of education. By using primary texts such as John Dewey\u2019s Democracy and Education, the project seeks to understand other dominant education philosophies of the 20th century not only to give context to Steiner\u2019s ideas, but also to understand how Waldorf schools differ from other thinkers and how this is thought to affect the individual child and the wider society. As well as looking at other 20th century thinkers, the project will compare Steiner\u2019s thoughts to that of philosophers such as Plato by looking at The Republic and seeing how Plato sets out a drastically different educational philosophy from that of Steiner. By looking at this, the project is able to weigh up both schools of thought and dive into how they individually may have an impact on the child and wider society.
\nThe project also makes use of thinkers such as Karl Marx and his thoughts about how education currently works in line with capitalism in order to uphold class structures as well as maintain a lack of class consciousness. By analysing and applying Marx\u2019s thoughts to Waldorf schools the project is better able to understand them within the context of capitalism. The project is then able to analyse Waldorf education in many different contexts and therefore better understand how they function as part of a larger society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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