--- product_id: 8525301 title: "Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out" price: "€ 32.81" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/8525301-understanding-waldorf-education-teaching-from-the-inside-out store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out **Price:** € 32.81 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out - **How much does it cost?** € 32.81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/8525301-understanding-waldorf-education-teaching-from-the-inside-out) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Through learning experiences that involve all of the senses, children use a variety of intelligences to develop thought, feeling, and intentional, purposeful activity. Whether you're Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational concepts, this book contains important ideas on learning that you can apply today. Review: At last! An accessible description. - I've been a Waldorf parent for 4 years and have been pleased with the education and life experience my kids are getting at school. But I haven't been able to describe to people who ask about the Waldorf school what makes it so different, so special. I've found most of Rudolf Steiner's (Waldorf education's original mastermind) work to be impenetrable; probably due to weak translations, but still. I've read a lot of dense stuff in my day, but Steiner's is unsloggable. This book by Jack Petrash, however, I loved. It's written so 21st century mortals can understand it and relate to it. Right from the first chapter, I understood it and felt it understood me. In the second chapter I thought, "Oh, now he's really captured it. He should have put this chapter first." I thought that again about the third, fourth, and fifth chapters and then decided he probably had the order okay in the first place. Review: wonderful read for any parent evaluating future educational choices - Great overview of Waldorf education, from preschool through high school. A compact summary to help shine light on why Waldorf classrooms / teachers may just be the right choice for your family. Mom and Dad will also learn plenty about themselves within these pages. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #97,885 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #108 in Philosophy & Social Aspects of Education #219 in Early Childhood Education #905 in Instruction Methods | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 282 Reviews | ## Images ![Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81jBPnk6SOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ At last! An accessible description. *by E***F on February 27, 2003* I've been a Waldorf parent for 4 years and have been pleased with the education and life experience my kids are getting at school. But I haven't been able to describe to people who ask about the Waldorf school what makes it so different, so special. I've found most of Rudolf Steiner's (Waldorf education's original mastermind) work to be impenetrable; probably due to weak translations, but still. I've read a lot of dense stuff in my day, but Steiner's is unsloggable. This book by Jack Petrash, however, I loved. It's written so 21st century mortals can understand it and relate to it. Right from the first chapter, I understood it and felt it understood me. In the second chapter I thought, "Oh, now he's really captured it. He should have put this chapter first." I thought that again about the third, fourth, and fifth chapters and then decided he probably had the order okay in the first place. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ wonderful read for any parent evaluating future educational choices *by T***P on February 14, 2015* Great overview of Waldorf education, from preschool through high school. A compact summary to help shine light on why Waldorf classrooms / teachers may just be the right choice for your family. Mom and Dad will also learn plenty about themselves within these pages. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Core Principles, Clearly Presented *by O***L on May 11, 2016* "It is my hope," writes author & Waldorf teacher Jack Petrash in this 2000 book, "that this book will convey some of the fundamental principles of Waldorf education in language that is accessible..." Overall, with one exception, the book does exactly this. It is short: about 150 pages with very wide margins and very large print, presenting some core principles in eight chapters. These chapters are titled and deal with broadening horizons; head, heart & hands; the Waldorf preschool; Waldorf grade school;Waldorf high school; the essential parent; a teacher's journey; and towards a truly humanitarian education. Each chapter tells its story through a vignette of a "typical" school, vignettes of what one might see in a Waldorf school, with frequent large illustrations, and brief clearly headlined paragraphs discussing the principles being enacted. For example, p. 64, under "The Grade School Curriculum" begins, "The Waldorf curriculum offers an organic structure that mirrors the developmental changes that take place over the grade school years" going on briefly to highlight that 12 year olds are interested in money and business math while seventh graders' preoccupation with their bodies is addressed through the subject of health and hygiene. Reading "Understanding Waldorf Instruction" can give a pretty clear understanding of the philosophy, beliefs, principles of this approach and some illustrative teaching/learning experiences. (Plus a fair amount of testimonials by some parents, teachers, and students.) This is what Petrash set out to do, and readers should not expect a how-to guide to being a Waldorf instructor. ANY ALERTS? As a researcher on early childhood and elementary/secondary education, I'm familiar with Waldorf as well as with other approaches and I can give Petrash a full four stars for doing well what he intends. However.Petrash elides how deeply infused Waldorf is with Steiner's profound belief that reincarnation, karma, and other supernatural, paranormal & spiritual phenomena are as real as the ground beneath our feet. He intended, in his educational system, to open the children to this understanding of the spiritual world as fully as the non-spiritual. The Wikipedia article on Steiner---a remarkable, passionate man---would be a helpful reference here. ## Frequently Bought Together - Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out - Waldorf Education: A Family Guide - The Tasks and Content of the Steiner-Waldorf Curriculum --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/8525301-understanding-waldorf-education-teaching-from-the-inside-out](https://www.desertcart.be/products/8525301-understanding-waldorf-education-teaching-from-the-inside-out) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*