Anthroposophy Today

S1 EP13 - Twelfth Grade

On our thirteenth and final episode of Season One of Anthroposophy Today, Scott and Sarita—a certified Waldorf teacher with 25 years of teaching experience--talk about the Waldorf twelfth grade classroom! Thank you for joining us on this Waldorf journey! We’ve been so glad to have you with us and can’t wait to share more episodes with you in Season Two, coming soon. Join us for this conversation about senior year in the Waldorf high school, and to hear Scott and Sarita reflect back on and offer some closing thoughts on all the years in the Waldorf school leading up to graduation. Among other topics, they discuss: * A broad recapitulation of the previous grades * The key phrases describing the guiding themes of each seven-year-stage of development; how they are used to develop the faculties of willing, feeling, and thinking * The key questions for the twelfth grader: “Who am I and what is my purpose in the world?” * Biochemistry * Physics: Optics * Senior class play and what it teaches * The senior projects: a crowning achievement of their studies and an inspiration for the community * Some thoughts on the "gap year" Don’t forget to check out our blog post for more information on today’s episode, and if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at: anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com [anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com] Thanks for listening! — BLOG POST:www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep13-twelth-grade [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep13-twelth-grade] WEBSITE: www.anthroposophytoday.com [https://www.anthroposophytoday.com/] Host: Scott Fishman Co-host: Sarita Jimenez-Fishman https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/] Producer: Sarena Fishman Jimenez www.sarenafishman.com [https://www.sarenafishman.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/] Cover Art: Solomon Fishman

S1 EP12 - Eleventh Grade

On this week’s episode of Anthroposophy Today, Scott and Sarita—a certified Waldorf teacher with 25 years of teaching experience--talk about the Waldorf eleventh grade classroom! Join us for this conversation and check out our blog post (link below) [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep12-eleventh-grade] to hear Scott and Sarita discuss, among other things: * The dark night of the soul and the crisis of aimlessness which strikes in eleventh grade * How revisiting a study of the Renaissance helps the eleventh grader find closure with their grade school/high school experience and prepare for university and higher learning * The key word for guiding the eleventh grader as a teacher and/or parent * Truth and authenticity in eleventh grade and how these qualities produce confidence and altruism in the children as adults * The sixteen- and seventeen-year-old’s thirst to learn about the metaphysical, and how this relates to them studying the atom, electricity and projective geometry this year * Dante, Parsifval, and Hamlet: the three important literary figures for the eleventh grader * David Sloan's wonderful book "Life Lessons : Reaching Teenagers Through Literature" * The importance of the summer break according to the Waldorf philosophy * Stories of initiation and transformation * The Romantic poets: discovering reverence and grace through nature Don’t forget to check out our blog post for more information on today’s episode, and if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at: anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com [anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com] Thanks for listening! — BLOG POST: www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep12-eleventh-grade [// www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep12-eleventh-grade] WEBSITE: www.anthroposophytoday.com [https://www.anthroposophytoday.com/] Host: Scott Fishman Co-host: Sarita Jimenez-Fishman https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/] Producer: Sarena Fishman Jimenez www.sarenafishman.com [https://www.sarenafishman.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/] Cover Art: Solomon Fishman

S1 EP11 - Tenth Grade

On this week’s episode of Anthroposophy Today, Scott and Sarita—a certified Waldorf teacher with 25 years of teaching experience--talk about the Waldorf tenth grade classroom! Join us for this conversation and check out our blog post (link below) [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep11-tenth-grade] to hear Scott and Sarita discuss, among other things: * A developmental picture of the tenth grader * The boldness that borders on rudeness of the tenth grader * The role of ideals, inspiration, and objective guidance in the Waldorf classroom as the ego/higher self develops within the tenth grader * The development of critical thinking * The Odyssey: archetype of adolescent self-directed ego with thinking and self-reflection * Poetry * Trigonometry * Inorganic chemistry * Physics * Art: pottery, pastels, and drama Don’t forget to check out our blog post for more information on today’s episode, and if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at: anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com [anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com] Thanks for listening! — BLOG POST:www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep11-tenth-grade [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep11-tenth-grade] WEBSITE: www.anthroposophytoday.com [https://www.anthroposophytoday.com/] Host: Scott Fishman Co-host: Sarita Jimenez-Fishman https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/] Producer: Sarena Fishman Jimenez www.sarenafishman.com [https://www.sarenafishman.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/] Cover Art: Solomon Fishman

S1 EP10 - Ninth Grade

On this week’s episode of Anthroposophy Today, Scott and Sarita—a certified Waldorf teacher with 25 years of teaching experience--talk about the Waldorf ninth grade classroom! Join us for this conversation and check out our blog post (link below) [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep10-ninth-grade] to hear Scott and Sarita discuss, among other things: · The “third birth”: the birth of the astral body and what this means · Why revolutions in world history and American history are studied at this age · How Waldorf education meets and supports the child as they experience the polarity of hormonal changes, and the extremes of emotion that are so typical of 14-15 year-olds · The place of Goethean observation in the curriculum · Thermodynamics · Human anatomy · Geology and gases Don’t forget to check out our blog post for more information on today’s episode, and if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at: anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com [anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com] Thanks for listening! — BLOG POST:www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep10-ninth-grade [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep10-ninth-grade] WEBSITE: www.anthroposophytoday.com [https://www.anthroposophytoday.com/] Host: Scott Fishman Co-host: Sarita Jimenez-Fishman https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/] Producer: Sarena Fishman Jimenez www.sarenafishman.com [https://www.sarenafishman.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/] Cover Art: Solomon Fishman

S1 EP9 - Eighth Grade

On this week’s episode of Anthroposophy Today, Scott and Sarita—a certified Waldorf teacher with 25 years of teaching experience--talk about the Waldorf eighth grade classroom! Join us for this conversation and check out our blog post (link below) [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep9-eighth-grade] to hear Scott and Sarita discuss, among other things: * The importance of the relationship between Waldorf teacher, students, and parents * How and why the teacher uses specific themes to guide the class throughout the school year * Looking at eighth grade as a “stepping up”, rather than a graduation * History: an overview of the Civil War, the American Revolution, Industrial Revolution, WWI and WWII * Three key qualities necessary for high school and adulthood—independence, self-reliance, and self-motivation—and how we teach these qualities in Waldorf eighth grade * The always inspiring and often surprising eighth grade projects: what they are and what the process is * Eight grade class play: what purpose does it serve, how is it chosen, how are roles assigned? * Eight grade gardening: teaching responsibility and community Don’t forget to check out our blog post for more information on today’s episode, and if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at: anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com [anthroposophytodaypodcast@gmail.com] Thanks for listening! — BLOG POST:www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep9-eighth-grade [//www.anthroposophytoday.com/episodes/s1-ep9-eighth-grade] WEBSITE: www.anthroposophytoday.com [https://www.anthroposophytoday.com/] Host: Scott Fishman Co-host: Sarita Jimenez-Fishman https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/saritafishman/] Producer: Sarena Fishman Jimenez www.sarenafishman.com [https://www.sarenafishman.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarenafishman/] Cover Art: Solomon Fishman