全球化時代華德福教育的任務與重要性

Task and Importance of Waldorf Education in a Global Age

本文係以學術評論形式從華德福教育觀點探討全球化時代我們所需的能力與素養。我們處在一個變動劇烈的時代，如調節理論所言，世界變得更大、更寬廣，世界邁向全球化的歷程。然而在此過程中，我們必然面臨前所未有的自然、經濟、政治、文化以及自我認同的新挑戰。從此角度來看，人類三元的概念，即華德福教育的基礎，可能有所幫助，著重於三項基本能力，即觀察與思考、感受與行動之能力。這些是理解世界所需的主要技能。在此背景下，重要的不僅是獲取這些領域的技能。同樣重要的是，思想既非抽象而遠離現實，也不是遠離人類的感受。思考、感受、行動應該相互關聯。

This article is written as an academic commentary about competences in our global age from the perspective of Waldorf education. We are living in a time of change. As indicated by Regulation Theory, our world is becoming wider and bigger, and the world is globalized. By this process of globalization we have to face new challenges, such as climate change, pollution, poverty, financial crisis, freedom, migration and individual identity. From this viewpoint, the concept of three folding of the human being, the basis of Waldorf education, can be helpful. The three basic abilities of focus cover the abilities of observation and thinking, feeling, and action. These are the main skills that people need to be able to understand the world. In this context, it is not only important to acquire skills in these areas, but also important that thoughts are not abstract from reality and not abstract from human feelings. Thinking, feeling, and actions should be related to one another.