"Almost every day you can read somewhere that a fundamental change
is needed in schools and the education system..." Dr M Gloeckler. -
How do we accompany and support the development of children and
adolescents so that they can be motivated to face the challenges
ahead? - What skills are needed to solve the global problems of
social injustice and deal with the consequences of the ecological
economic crisis creatively? - What must the education system be
like, that it prepares us as adults to be less moulded to existing
conditions and therefore better able to see what needs to be
changed for the future? - Which activities in the classroom or
necessary so that initiative and entrepreneurial will can develop
for the realisation of new ideas? - What does an age-appropriate
media education look like, for achieving maturity and competence in
working with information technology? Regardless of what problem you
are considering: what is needed are courage and confidence, health
and a joy for life. But how can school and parental home create the
conditions for these qualities to develop? In view of the
increasing life expectancy worldwide this is an urgent need,
because a healthy physical emotional spiritual maturation is the
best prerequisite for a creative life into old age. This book is a
plea for radically aligning upbringing and education with what is
needed for the healthy development and well-being of children and
adolescents - and not aligning at the wrong time with performance
goals coming from business and government policy. The author, a
paediatrician with many decades of experience, begins with a
consideration of what is meant by age appropriate instruction,
delving into a detailed discussion of the child as he or she grows
through different stages of development, and how the child will
grow in health, well-being and resilience if upbringing and
education are aware of and an sync with this. As an example, the
experiences of Waldorf schools are examined, looking in detail at
the growth in each year of childhood and adolescence as it pertains
to a holistic curriculum which incorporates education of body, soul
and spirit. Dr Gloeckler then considers the effects on health and
the causes for illness in adult life if age-appropriateness is not
taken into account. She concludes with a discussion of teacher
health and health engendering principles that can protect against
teacher burnout. Education for the Future is a very informative
book and will be of interest for educators as well parents who are
interested in nurturing health and human potential in children.
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