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RE: Striving after truth
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Pete Karaiskos
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Jul 18, 2005 08:02 PDT
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baandje wrote:
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PK wrote: “The Anthroposophical dogma thing of breaking the child's
spirit took over when she kept him in the classroom during recess. What
a horrible story.”
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Horrible, yet with a happy ending. The teacher in question came to her
senses shortly after I spoke with her. Embarrassment more than anything,
probably. It’s easy to be cruel and behave badly when none of your peers
are aware of what’s going on.
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That was going to be one of my questions - Where was the peer support
this teacher obviously needed?
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And several of the seventh grade students all gathered round me one
recess, begging me to be their teacher. That was nice... for me, anyway
;-)
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I've had similar experiences - believe it or not...
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Now: I don’t understand your “Anthroposophical dogma thing of breaking
the child’s spirit” comment. It’s not ‘spiritual science’ to break
spirits and what have you. Again, I used that story as an example of how
it’s a question of bad teachers, not bad philosophy.
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Yes, I agree - it isn't philosophy as much as it is practice among some
of the more dogmatic teachers. I have seen it time and time again - a
spirited child is worked on in many ways (as are spirited parents, by
the way). I received a call from the school one day to tell me that my
child had openly expressed joy that a horrible teacher had been removed
from the school. For this, the school indicated she would be working
out in the garden all day (June heat in the San Fernando valley is often
in the 90's). Of course I made it clear that they were not to do this
to my child. I have seen this spirit-breaking in action and it is
horrible to witness. But yes, it isn't the philosophy as much as it is
the need of some teachers and administrators to exhert control over
people.
Pete
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