Community Reflections
Articles, commentaries, reflections springing from an Anthroposophical outlook on life provided by the Anthroposophical community are sought. Please contact “The Hub” at sojournerbranch.org@gmail.com with your suggestions.
Dateline Ilkley, England: (Frau) Doktor Hat Gesagt
by Douglas Gerwin
From Center & Periphery, the online newsletter of the Center for Anthroposophy: an update on the mystery concerning who crafted one of the most commonly cited statements concerning the purpose of Waldorf education. A couple of years ago, we revealed in this newsletter that one of the most often-cited passages concerning the mission of Waldorf education originated not with Rudolf Steiner but with his wife, Marie von Sivers…..
Teaching in the Age of Coronavirus
by Douglas Gerwin
Perhaps even wider than the spread of Covid-19 is a pandemic of fear and anxiety reaching down from adults into the lives of young people and arresting their ability to learn. Douglas Gerwin, high school teacher and trainer of Waldorf teachers for over 40 years, reflects on the root cause and possible remedy for this condition among today’s youth.
Dateline Amherst, MA: At the Taproot of Terrorism
by Douglas Gerwin
From Center & Periphery, the online newsletter of the Center for Anthroposophy: long before they became a worldwide phenomenon, Rudolf Steiner offered an original perspective on young people who become “radicalized” as terrorists. Douglas Gerwin, Director of the Center for Anthroposophy, reports.