It’s rather academic, and a matter of personal emphasis, whether one chooses the term ‘homeschooling’ or natural learning. From the Steiner, standpoint, World Schooling might be more fitting. All three agree, however, that the school environment, by definition focusing on the group rather than the individual, will gradually become obsolete. Schools are a convenience for teaching the masses, rather than a utopia of ‘education for all’. Many children, at the bitter end of their schooling experience, are anything but ‘educated’. Schools are organizational in a nature, which in varying degrees reduces their inmates to parts of a system rather than enhancing their uniqueness.

— Alan Whitehead, A Steiner Homeschool: Resources and Facilities

Category: Math

Books at the Sculpture Exhibit

Geometry was my favorite of all math subjects – in large part because I was taught through drawing and proofs, not through the formulaic method that seems to be so popular right now. Mr. Sheen bases his exploration of geometry on the tenet that experience through drawing is of great value to a student, and I couldn’t agree more. His method of presentation is concerned with experience through drawing, which leads to a stimulation of the child’s imagination and understanding of logical relationships. This book is particularly valuable for teachers of grades 6-8 and is richly illustrated. New revised edition.

Colour gives readers a delightfully illustrated introduction to the world of colors. Packed with full-color images, it leads from perception to understanding and from experience to practice. This book is ideal for parents, teachers and anyone who wishes to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the phenomenon of color…

Beginning with simple sensory experiences and experiments, the author leads readers to an understanding of colors, rainbows, and color circles (as created by Goethe, Rudolf Steiner, and Harald Küppers). He provides simple but vivid explanations of the basic colors, the complementary colors, and the mystery of colored shadows. He also offers commentary on the psychology and mythology of colors and demonstrates connections between them, the planets and the signs of the zodiac…

[Hermann von Baravalle’s] books have brought new life and creativity to the otherwise dry mathematics instruction; this first pedagogical work of his is filled with the vibrant experience of his own teaching practice. Every page bespeaks the love for his young students and their problems…

— Elisabeth Vreede, PhD

I would like to encourage everyone who teaches drawing to thoroughly study von Baravalle’s dissertation…. The material is also exceptionally important for those who teach aesthetics and handwork…. Above all, it is of fundamental significance for Waldorf teachers.

— Rudolf Steiner

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