Quick Look
- A collection of perceptive essays exploring contemporary research on what happens to our bodies when we sleep, offering insight for teachers onto the impact of sleep on how their students learn
- Subjects explored include rhythms, movement, healing forces, and the threshold between sleeping and waking
- Contributors include key voices in Steiner-Waldorf education, including Florian Osswald, co-leader of the Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum and Betty Staley, an experienced Waldorf teacher and teacher trainer
How does the quality of a pupil's sleep affect the way they learn in the classroom? Fascinating essays from esteemed voices in Steiner-Waldorf education, including Florian Osswald, explore key areas including rhythms and movement.
Description
Steiner-Waldorf educators have long felt that how well their students sleep has a significant impact on how they learn in the classroom.
In this collection of insightful essays, respected voices in Steiner-Waldorf education including Florian Osswald and Betty Staley explore contemporary research on what happens to our bodies when we sleep. Together, the educators examine key areas including rhythms, movement, healing forces, and the threshold between sleeping and waking.
This fascinating book will help Steiner-Waldorf teachers to understand why sleep plays such an important role in effective teaching.
Author
Betty Staley (1938-2025) was Programme Director of the Waldorf High School Education course at Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento for many years and she was a founder of the Sacramento Waldorf High School, where she taught history and literature for almost two decades. She was an advocate and pioneer of the Waldorf Movement in public charter schools, as well as an author or editor of many books.
