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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
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Interpretation

What this quote means

True education requires a deep understanding of children's nature and their instinct to learn from authority figures.

Rudolf Steiner emphasizes the importance of an educator's relationship with children, highlighting that effective teaching goes beyond mere instruction. It requires an insightful connection that acknowledges children's natural desire to learn through imitation and the vital role of authoritative figures in facilitating this learning process.

Themes

EducationChildrenAuthorityLearningInsight

In practice

Example use cases

During a teacher training seminar to emphasize the role of connection in education.

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