Mathematics (HS 126)

Learning Goals

To come to an understanding of how Waldorf education is practiced and developed by math teachers in a Waldorf high school.

Course Content

The following topics are introduced:

  • Objectives Of Mathematics teaching in a Waldorf high school.
  • The Math Main Lesson Curriculum and its relationship to adolescent development. Special emphasis will be given to the 10th grade Greek Geometry Main Lesson.
  • The Math track class curriculum.
  • The various aspects of Geometry as taught in a Waldorf middle school and high school, including an introduction to Projective Geometry.
  • Practical aspects of teaching High School Math (e.g., lesson plans, homework, testing, remedial needs, etc.)
  • Preparation for further study (e.g., what does it mean for a middle school student to be prepared for High School, and for a High School student to be prepared for college?)
  • References and suggested topics for further study.

 

For those students preparing specifically to teach only mathematics, the following additional topics are discussed:

  • Projective geometry in the math program
  • Foundations of projective geometry
  • Path curves and the work of Lawrence Edwards

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