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Abstract: Do You Love Your Teachers? is a distinctly personal account of Mèuller's life and work as it relates to Waldorf education. It follows a number of different threads: First, the memoir searches for the seeds of his vocation in his childhood, boyhood, and youth, and how - through his unfolding biography - he was led to becoming a Waldorf teacher. Secondly, but closely related, it explores how his life has shaped him into the kind of teacher he has become, such as the effects of growing up in apartheid-ridden South Africa or his stint as a rock musician. His own education in various public and private schools plays an especially important role, as it underscores some of the troubling aspects of modern educational practices, which ultimately prodded him to pursue a career in Waldorf education. Thirdly, the memoir focuses on his experience as a teacher, which spans over three decades and makes up the bulk of the book. Do You Love Your Teachers? offers parents, teachers, and anyone who has an interest in Waldorf education an accessible account of what it means to be a teacher in a Waldorf School.
About the author
Eric G. Müller was born in Durban, South Africa, in 1956 and studied literature and history at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After a few years working at a variety of jobs ans playing in bands traveling across Europe, he attended Emerson College in Sussex, England, and the Waldorf Institute in Witten-Annen, Germany. Together with his family, he moved to Eugene, Oregon, where he taught for eight years. He lives in upstate New York, where Eric teaches music, drama, and English. He has written short stories, plays, poetry, and articles on music and music education.
Summary
A readable memoir tracing Muller's journey to becoming a Waldorf teacher and experiencing the difference that Waldorf education can make.
