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| Foreword |
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4 | (7) |
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A Time of Miracles: The Child in Today's World |
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11 | (5) |
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An Evolutionary Perspective |
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16 | (3) |
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Growing from the Roots: Getting the Early Stages Right |
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19 | (4) |
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Inheritance, Environment, and Individuality |
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23 | (4) |
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Moving into the Body: The Child's Picture |
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27 | (11) |
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Making Sense of the World |
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38 | (6) |
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Making Maps: The Development of Cognition |
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44 | (7) |
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51 | (3) |
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54 | (4) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (5) |
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70 | (13) |
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Tell Me a Story: The Meaning of the Spoken Word |
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83 | (19) |
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102 | (6) |
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The Transition to Explicit Learning |
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108 | (13) |
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Do Boys Learn Differently from Girls? |
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121 | (6) |
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Some Personal Experiences |
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127 | (10) |
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Working Together as Parents and Educators |
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137 | (4) |
| Conclusion |
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141 | (3) |
| Resources |
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144 | (10) |
| Notes |
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154 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
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156 | (3) |
| Appendix 1: School Readiness |
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159 | (7) |
| Appendix 2: Research on Waldorf School Graduates |
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166 | (3) |
| Appendix 3: The Hawthorn `Early Years' Series |
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