Added by: Au_claire | Karma: 26.92 | Fiction literature | 8 January 2011
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Cecily von Ziegesar - Gossip Girl
The Gossip Girl series is the ultimate in glamour and cool - set in New York's glamorous Upper East Side the narrative follows the thrills and spills (with Jimmy Choo shoes and shopping at Barneys mixed in along the way) of its richest and most beautiful teenage residents Serena van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, Nate Archibald and others. 'Gossip Girl' is the ultimate in sophistication, scandal and luxury. The book has the effect of gossip itself - once you enter it's hard to extract yourself...
Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to your Early Years Practice (Bringing ... to your Early Years Practice)
Have you ever wondered what the Steiner approach is all about, where it comes from, and how it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting?Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to your Early Years Setting is an excellent introduction to this philosophy. Janni Nicol clearly explains the history of Steiner Waldorf education, the role of play in learning and the key themes of rhythm, repetition and reverence with ideas for activities and resources.
These seven intimate, aphoristic talks were presented to a small group on Steiner’s final visit to England. Because they were given to “pioneers” dedicated to opening a new Waldorf school, these talks are often considered one of the best introductions to Waldorf education.
Steiner shows the necessity for teachers to work on themselves first, in order to transform their own inherent gifts. He explains the need to use humor to keep their teaching lively and imaginative. Above all, he stresses the tremendous importance of doing everything in the knowledge that children are citizens of both the spiritual and the earthly worlds. And, throughout these lectures, he continually returns to the practical value of Waldorf education.
These talks are filled with practical illustrations and revolve around certain themes—the need for observation in teachers; the dangers of stressing the intellect too early; children’s need for teaching that is concrete and pictorial; the education of children’s souls through wonder and reverence; the importance of first presenting the “whole,” then the parts, to the children’s imagination.
