발도르프 학교의 교사교육

Abstract

This article aims at exploring Waldorf teacher training. It seems that Waldorf teacher training is a crucial element for success of Waldorf school today. Waldorf schools devote the education integrating thinking, feeling and doing capacities of children. They, therefore, require a teacher as an artist. The main features of Waldorf teacher training, which may affect Korean teacher training, are as follows. First, Waldorf teachers follow a continuing path of self-education. The fact that each school teachers is committed to teach the entire curriculum and teach different grade each year for 8 years is both stimulating and demanding. Through a continuing inner awakening and self-development, they nourish the enthusiasm for teaching. Second, Waldorf teacher training course integrate artistic and practical activity through the curriculum as a method of educating the whole child. Third, Waldorf teacher training is closely related to waldorf school.