Course WCREMED1
Waldorf Remedial Methods 2
Introduction
It is no secret that the number of children with challenges in normal classrooms is growing. Many teachers respond that a third or more of their class struggles with school work.
Rudolf Steiner presented a powerful directive to Waldorf teachers: "Our rightful place as educators is to be removers of hindrances. Each child in every age brings something new into the world from divine regions, and it is our task to remove bodily and psychical obstacles out of his way, to remove hindrances so that his spirit may enter in full freedom into life." All teachers, whether they work in regular Waldorf schools, remedial programs or curative Camphill communities, can glean inspiration from these words. Today's Waldorf/Steiner teachers encounter this reality in their classrooms and realize that more and more children need remedial education, curative education, "Extra Lesson" work and so on. The background to understanding children with special needs and also those who have so called borderline special needs is given in the Curative Course by Rudolf Steiner. This course "Waldorf Remedial Methods" will provide the student with an in-depth study of this fundamental work by Steiner. Course Outline
Waldorf Remedial Methods 1
Curative Course by Rudolf Steiner Lesson 1: Lecture 1 Lesson 2: Lecture 2 Lesson 3: Lecture 3 Lesson 4: Lecture 4 Lesson 5: Lecture 5 Lesson 6: Lecture 6 Waldorf Remedial Methods 2 Curative Course by Rudolf Steiner Lesson 1: Lecture 7 Lesson 2: Lecture 8 Lesson 3: Lecture 9 Lesson 4: Lecture 10 Lesson 5: Lecture 11 Lesson 6: Lecture 12 Lesson 7: Final Paper |
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Tasks and Assignments for Waldorf Remedial Methods 2.7.
Please study and work with the study material provided for this lesson. Then please turn to the following tasks and assignments listed below.
Write a final paper concerning Curative Education and Remedial Methods. Draw on the material covered in these courses (Waldorf Remedial Methods 1 and Waldorf Remedial Methods 2). Use other resources as needed. The final paper's focus should be on one or more aspects of Curative Education and Remedial methods.
Write a final paper concerning Curative Education and Remedial Methods. Draw on the material covered in these courses (Waldorf Remedial Methods 1 and Waldorf Remedial Methods 2). Use other resources as needed. The final paper's focus should be on one or more aspects of Curative Education and Remedial methods.
Guidelines for Writing a Scientific (Scholarly) Paper
An effective scientific paper should include and reflect genuine research and should be presented in the following format:
A. Abstract/Summary: An abstract or summary is a succinct (one paragraph) summary of the entire paper. The abstract should briefly describe the question posed in the paper, the methods used to answer this question, the results obtained, and the conclusions. It should be possible to determine the major points of a paper by reading the abstract. Although it is located at the beginning of the paper, it is easiest to write the abstract after the paper is completed.
B. Introduction: The Introduction should describe the question tested by the experiments or research described in the paper, and explain why this is an interesting or important question, further describe the approach used in sufficient detail that a reader who is not familiar with the technique will understand what was done and why, and finally very briefly mention the conclusion of the paper.
C. Materials and Methods: The Materials and Methods section should succinctly describe what was actually done. It should include a description of the techniques used so someone could figure out what experiments or research were actually done. The details of a published protocol do not need to be reproduced in the text but an appropriate reference should be cited – e.g., simply indicate “were done as described by Hughes et al. (4).” Any changes from the published protocol should be described. It is not appropriate to indicate volumes of solutions added – instead indicate the relevant information about the experiment or research such as methods used, etc.
D. Results: Begin each paragraph with an opening sentence that tells the reader what question is being tested in the experiments or research described in that paragraph.
E. Conclusion: The conclusion should be the final chapter and include a summary of the results and conclusions reached concerning the research project.
F. Table of Content: A table of content should be included either at the beginning of the paper (preferable) or at the end of the paper. The table of content should clearly list the different chapters and titles thereof, abstract, introduction, citations, etc.
G. Illustrations and Images: Depending on the subject matter, illustrations and images should be included with the different chapters of the paper.
H. Resources: A listing of citations, quotes and sources including literature used should be placed at the end of the paper.
A. Abstract/Summary: An abstract or summary is a succinct (one paragraph) summary of the entire paper. The abstract should briefly describe the question posed in the paper, the methods used to answer this question, the results obtained, and the conclusions. It should be possible to determine the major points of a paper by reading the abstract. Although it is located at the beginning of the paper, it is easiest to write the abstract after the paper is completed.
B. Introduction: The Introduction should describe the question tested by the experiments or research described in the paper, and explain why this is an interesting or important question, further describe the approach used in sufficient detail that a reader who is not familiar with the technique will understand what was done and why, and finally very briefly mention the conclusion of the paper.
C. Materials and Methods: The Materials and Methods section should succinctly describe what was actually done. It should include a description of the techniques used so someone could figure out what experiments or research were actually done. The details of a published protocol do not need to be reproduced in the text but an appropriate reference should be cited – e.g., simply indicate “were done as described by Hughes et al. (4).” Any changes from the published protocol should be described. It is not appropriate to indicate volumes of solutions added – instead indicate the relevant information about the experiment or research such as methods used, etc.
D. Results: Begin each paragraph with an opening sentence that tells the reader what question is being tested in the experiments or research described in that paragraph.
E. Conclusion: The conclusion should be the final chapter and include a summary of the results and conclusions reached concerning the research project.
F. Table of Content: A table of content should be included either at the beginning of the paper (preferable) or at the end of the paper. The table of content should clearly list the different chapters and titles thereof, abstract, introduction, citations, etc.
G. Illustrations and Images: Depending on the subject matter, illustrations and images should be included with the different chapters of the paper.
H. Resources: A listing of citations, quotes and sources including literature used should be placed at the end of the paper.