What Would Steiner Say? The Values of Waldorf Education for Teens

What Would Steiner Say? The Values of Waldorf Education for Teens

What of value can we find in Rudolf Steiner’s work, and in what we have made of it in the decades between 1920 and the 2020s, that will help us to raise and educate teens today? Dr. Sagarin will address Steiner’s view of adolescent development and his educational principles, methods, and curriculum in examining this question.

Stephen Keith Sagarin, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director of Waldorf High School Teacher Education at Sunbridge Institute, NY. He is also Executive Director, co-founder, and teacher at Berkshire Waldorf High School, MA. Dr. Sagarin has taught history of education at Teachers College, NY, and human development at the City University of New York. He is the author of How the Future Can Save Us: Fresh Perspectives on Waldorf Education and The Story of Waldorf Education in the United States: Past, Present, and Future. Dr. Sagarin is the former Editor of the Research Bulletin of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. His blog “What is Education?” may be found at ssagarin.blogspot.com. Dr. Sagarin has a PhD in history from Columbia University and a BA in art history and fine art from Princeton University. He is a graduate of the Waldorf School of Garden City.