
CW 307 Modern Art of Education: Lecture 7: Rhythm, Sleep, Imitation (August 11, 1923) by Rudolf Steiner
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The Importance of Natural Authority in Education
I was told that the custom of whipping students in england is still common and that i created the wrong impression. I am sorry that my words were taken this way. In true education, authority must never be maintained by force, and above all, not by using a whip. Authority must arise naturally from what we are in body, soul and spirit. We become true teachers once our observation of human nature brings us true understanding of humanity. A growing human being is indeed divine spirit's most splendid manifestation. And when we think about everything within to day's materialism, we do so with the results of this result. Humankind has fallen into spiritualism because people are too lazy to penetratespirit
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