116: Freedom of Choice or Freedom FROM Choice?
Do twenty-first century children need parents who are more permissive, or parents who bring more authority? Eugene Schwartz gives some surprising answers to this and a number of other parenting questions. Eugene looks at the child's threefold path of learning and outlines a threefold path of discipline that evolves along with the child's changing consciousness. The essential differences between the Waldorf classroom and the home are also illuminated with understanding and humor.
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118: Harry Potter, Millennial Child
Its astonishing popularity with adults and children alike has made Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter series a powerful twenty-first century phenomenon. According to this lecture, Harry Potter reflects the innermost longings of youngsters who have been called "magical children," "indigo children," or "millennial children," and whose presence is of the utmost importance in our time. For many parents, the novels pose worrisome questions: At what age should my child read these books? Are they merely "escapist" literature? We will look at the myths and archetypes that underlie Harry's character and explore what Harry Potter can teach us about today's child.
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201: Adolescence
Along with Betty Staley's book Between Form and Freedom, Eugene Schwartz's Adolescence: The Search for the Self is regarded as one of the classic books on the teenage years by a Waldorf teacher. Because the book has been out of print for several years, Eugene presents its contents in this reading, which is accompanied by 5 pages of charts, diagrams, and student illustrations.
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202: From Playing to Thinking
Why do Waldorf kindergartens put such an emphasis on "creative play," rather than on the Three R's? Why are children surrounded by hardwood and soft dolls, rather than hardware and software? In this lecture, Eugene reveals the surprising and profound connection between the joyful play of the four year-old and the high-level cognitive activity of the adolescent. Drawing on the insights of neurologists and physicists, he presents an insightful look at the real work of the Waldorf kindergarten.
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203: The Media and Their Message
In this lecture, given to urban parents in New York City's Rudolf Steiner School, the "media challenge" is examined from historical, social and physiological perspectives. Recognizing the impossibility of simply avoiding TV, radio and computers, advice is given on ways to strengthen children and parents to meet and overcome the pervasive influence of today's media onslaught.
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