Description
In this insightful book, Koepke offers the reader a lucid, accessible description of the outer signs and symptoms of this significant turning point in every child’s life.
Preface to the English Edition, by Virginia Sease
Foreword
Introduction
PART ONE: THE CHILD IN THE NINTH YEAR
Conversation with Peter’s Parents
Conversation with Monica’s Parents
Dear Parents
The Ninth Year in Biography
PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BEING ON THE BASIS OF THE NINTH YEAR EXPERIENCE
The Second Seven Years
Children at Seven and Twelve: A Comparison
The Child in the Ninth Year Transition
The Incarnation of the Ego
A Word from the School Doctor, by Dr. Walter Holtzapfel, MD
PART THREE: APPENDICES
The Sturdy Sapling
The Half Moon Nodes
The Reversal in the Change of Teeth
Rudolf Steiner’s Indication for Form Drawing
Notes