Study on "Abiturklasse" in German Waldorf Schools

2005年6月25日，第41届日本比较教育学会代表大会召开，岛井茂和佐野真司介绍了本研究的成果。听众对我们的演讲非常感兴趣，进行了富有成效的讨论。我们的主要研究成果如下。很明显，从0岁到7岁，安排好环境是很重要的，这样孩子就可以模仿好的榜样，他可以自由行动，不会受到干扰而自由移动身体，例如看电视。如果他受过这样的教育，当他成年后一定会变得聪明。从7岁到14岁，很明显，尊重老师和艺术经验非常重要，这样学生长大后才能独立思考。也就是说，斯坦纳教育的假说似乎得到了证实。根据鲁道夫·施泰纳的观点，从0岁到7岁的教育目的是培养儿童的意志。在7岁到14岁之间，培养他们的情感是最重要的。在14岁到21岁期间，我们终于可以培养直接思考的能力虽然斯坦纳学校的学生直到12年级才经历任何考试，但他们通过Abitur考试只需练习和准备一年就能通过更高的分数。如果一个人在前7年有更多的模仿机会，如果在后7年有越来越多的艺术经历，那么一个人就会变得越来越聪明和富有同情心。

On the 25^<th> June 2005 was held the 41th Congress of Japan Comparative Education Society, where Shigetaka Imai and Shinji Sakano presented the results of this study. The audience showed much interest in our presentation and there were fruitful discussions.Main results of our study are as follows. It became clear that from the age 0 to 7 it is important to arrange the environment so that the child can imitate the good model and he can act freely and may not be disturbed to move his, body freely, for example by looking at TV. If he is so educated, he must become clever when he become an adult. From the age 7 to 14 it became clear that the respect for teachers and artistic experience are very important so that pupils can think deeply by themselves when they become adults. That is : the hypothesis of Steiner Education seemed to be proved.According to Rudolf Steiner, the purpose of education from the age 0 to 7 is to cultivate the will of children. Between the age 7 and 14 it is most important to cultivate their feeling. During the age 14 to 21 we can finally educate direct the power to think Although the pupils in Steiner Schools experience no examinations until 12 grade, they pass the Abitur examination by higher points by practicing and preparing that examination only one year. If one gets more occasions to imitate during the first 7 years, and if one has more and more artistic experiences during the second 7 years, then one becomes more and more intelligent and sympathetic.