For two weeks prior to the opening of the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart, Rudolf Steiner intensively prepared the teachers who would become the first Waldorf teachers. At 9 a. m. he gave the course now newly published as Foundations of Human Experience, at 11:00 a. m., Practical Advice to Teachers, and then, after lunch, from 3:00 to 6:00 p. m., he held the informal discussions published here. Hence this book is an essential part of the basic training material for Waldorf teachers. The tone is spontaneous and relaxed. Steiner does not prescribe specific methods, but rather discusses various topics and situations, giving guidelines as to how to think about these. Then practical assignments are given which are taken up and discussed at the next session. In this way the discussions are filled with insights and indications in many areas of teaching - history, geography, botany, zoology, form drawing, and mathematics are all touched upon. Most interesting perhaps is the central role assigned to the understanding of the temperaments which, it becomes evident, constitutes one of the psychological underpinnings of Waldorf pedagogy. Also included are speech exercises and, for the first time in English, three very important lectures on the curriculum | Discussions with Teachers by Rudolf Steiner, Paperback | Indigo Chapters