Background
Marjorie Spock was born the second child and the first daughter of six children.
(The Middle Kingdom! Various times and peoples have given ...)
The Middle Kingdom! Various times and peoples have given it different names. To some it was Paradise, to others Tir-nan-Og; Arthurian Avalon; Fairyland; the World of Immortal Youth; the Land of Heart’s Desire. Where exactly is that country? Well, if God’s is the world of creative power and ours the world of created objects, the fairy world is the land of life that lies between them, serving as the bridge for their interaction. The fairyland and its denizens have long been the concern of poets, painters, and storytellers. Not only are these beings charged with the maintenance of Nature’s household but with her evolutionary plans as well. Our recognition of them and their work helps their efforts prosper and helps the earth be carried forward in its evolution. Marjorie Spock draws aside the veil obscuring the life of the “Little People” and makes their magic world come alive for us. Included are color paintings of the four races of Little People: Undines (water spirits), Gnomes (earth spirits), Sylphs (air spirits), and Fire-Spirits. This is a delightful and engaging book!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1621480259/?tag=2022091-20
(The author, an experienced Waldorf teacher and eurythmist...)
The author, an experienced Waldorf teacher and eurythmist, radiates her enthusiasm and sense for beauty as she takes us through the various stages of development of the child. She shows us that "ripeness is all," that nothing can be taught to the child until it is ready to receive it or knowledge will sprout prematurely and wither early. This book will help us approach the child with sensitivity and insight.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/088010127X/?tag=2022091-20
Marjorie Spock was born the second child and the first daughter of six children.
Spock was also a noted Waldorf teacher, eurythmist, biodynamic gardener and anthroposophist. She was present at the "Christmas Conference" of December 25, 1923 – January 1, 1924 when the Anthroposophical Society was refounded. When she returned to the United States., Spock received her Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Columbia University at the age of 38.
She was a teacher and served as the head of a progressive school in New York City.
She also taught at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York City and the Waldorf School of Garden City, New New York Spock worked closely with Ehrenfried Pfeiffer for the biodynamic agriculture movement in the United States.
In the late 1950s, Marjorie Spock was a biodynamic gardener on Long Island, New New York
Spock complained when the government began indiscriminate aerial spraying of DDT over wide areas of the countryside against the perceived gypsy moth epidemic. When the spraying was not stopped, Spock brought a case with 11 other people against the United States government for the continued DDT spraying.
Foreign Spock, the concern was for people’s health and the constitutional right for a property owner to manage her land free of government infringement.
The Federal judge dismissed 72 uncontested admissions for the plaintiffs and denied their petition. When the case reached the United States. Supreme Court in 1960, Spock wrote daily reports to interested and influential friends of the case"s progress. Rachel Carson heard of Spock"s case and soon got the daily reports.
Carson used the testimony from the experts that Spock had found in her own research.
Spock"s case, along with a massive bird kill on Cape Cod, provided the impetus for Carson"s book, Silent Spring. With this right to environmental review, Spock helped give rise to the environmental movement.
(The author, an experienced Waldorf teacher and eurythmist...)
(The Middle Kingdom! Various times and peoples have given ...)
(Teaching as a Lively Art (Paperback))