THE EDUCATION
OF THE CHILD

in the Light of Anthroposophy

RUDOLF STEINER

translated by George and Mary Adams

RUDOLF STEINER PRESS
LONDON

ANTHROPOSOPHIC PRESS INC.
NEW YORK

First printed 1927 (Anthroposophical Publishing Co.)
2nd edition, 1965
2nd impression of 2nd edition, 1971
3rd impression of 2nd edition, 1975
4th impression of 2nd edition, 1981

The German title of the essay is Die Erziehung des Kindes vom Geschictspunkte der Geisteswissenschaft to be found in Bibl. Nr. 34 in the complete edition in German of Steiner's works.

This English translation is published in agreement with the Rudolf Steiner-Nachlassverwaltung, 4143 Dornach, Switzerland.

� Rudolf Steiner Press, 1965

Cover design by Barbara Manteuffel

ISBN 0 85440 620 4
ISBN 0 88010 133 4

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