Phases of Childhood

Phases of Childhood

by Bernard Lievegold

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"Bernard Lievegoed takes a child's full humanity - body, soul and spirit - as his starting point. When education takes the development of these three aspects into account from the very beginning, children can become happy, wise and skilled adults." "Drawing on the educational ideas of Rudolf Steiner, and on a philosophical tradition going back to Goethe and Schiller, Lievegoed turns away from the materialist notion of 'knowledge is power' which still pervades mainstream education today. He describes the three main stages of child development - pre-school, schoolchild and teenager - in a clear and concise way. Lievegoed shows that each stage of roughly seven years has its own character, and its own genetic and biographical potential."--BOOK JACKET.

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    Bernard Lievegoed posits that a child's full humanity—body, soul, and spirit—must be the starting point for education. How does this holistic view challenge or expand your previous understanding of child development and its goals?

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    The book critiques the "materialist notion of 'knowledge is power'" prevalent in mainstream education. What specific examples or arguments did Lievegoed present that resonated most with you, and how have you observed this paradigm at play in educational settings?

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    Lievegoed details three main stages of development, each roughly seven years, with its own character and potential. Do you recognize these distinct phases in children you know, or even in your own memories of growing up? What are the strengths and potential limitations of such a structured framework?

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