Learning certain things purely through memory is related to the developmental forces that are present between the sixth or seventh year and the fourteenth year of life. This quality of human nature is what mathematical instruction should be based on. Rudolf Steiner basedevelopmentalforce share on social
You can get an idea of human nature only when you can see the relationship of the individual human being to the whole cosmos. Rudolf Steiner cosmoshumanidea Change image and share on social
You cannot be an educator or a teacher without relating to children with full insight. Their urge to imitate has been transformed into a receptivity based on a natural and uncontested relationship of authority, and you must take this into account in the broadest possible sense. Rudolf Steiner accountauthoritybase share on social
All things which have a directing force here in the physical world cease to exist when one arrives in the imaginative world. If, on the physical plane, you imagine yourself to have done something you actually have not done, you will soon be persuaded by the facts of the physical world that this is not so. This is not the case in astral space. Rudolf Steiner arriveastralcase share on social
Between death and a new birth, we know that our body, down to its smallest particles, is formed out of the cosmos. For we ourselves prepare this physical body, bringing together in it the whole of animal nature; we ourselves build it. Rudolf Steiner animalbirthbody share on social
A feeling for equal rights for other human beings cannot exist in adults if a feeling for authority is not implanted in them during childhood. Otherwise, adults will never become mature enough to recognize the rights of others. Rudolf Steiner adultauthoritybeing share on social
Esoteric or inner knowledge is no different from other kinds of human knowledge and ability. It is a mystery for the average person only to the extent that writing is a mystery for those who have not yet learned to write. Rudolf Steiner abilityaverageesoteric share on social
Only a person who has passed through the gate of humility can ascend to the heights of the spirit. Rudolf Steiner ascendgateheight Change image and share on social
We must guard against disrespectful, disparaging, and criticizing thoughts. We must try to practice reverence and devotion in our thinking at all times. Rudolf Steiner criticizedevotiondisparage Change image and share on social
In the very traits of his temperament, which have a considerable effect on his life of soul, a person bears within him qualities and impulses that have an obvious connection with those of his physical ancestors. Rudolf Steiner ancestorbearconnection share on social