Rene M. Querido, LLD, was a seminal figure in Waldorf education for a half century. He was educated in Holland, Belgium, France, and England and studied mathematics and physics at London University. Mr. Querido lectured throughout the world on historical and educational topics and was director of Rudolf Steiner College (Fair Oaks, California). He was also Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America.
The Lectures contained in this book: Creative Rhythms in the Life of the Child; The Role of Temperament in Understanding the Child; How does Waldorf Education Prepare Children for Life?; Geography and Our Responsibility for the Earth; World History and the Search for Self; The Development of Wonder, Gratitude, and Responsibility in the Growing Child; A Creative Approach to Foreign Languages.