Inside Education On 103.2 Dublin City Fm

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney Theme tune by David Vesey On this week's programme I speak to John P. (Jack) Miller, of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, and author of of The Holistic Curriculum, about holistic education. Among the topics discussed on the programme are: What is holistic education? In a tradition from indigenous people, Buddha, Socrates, Plato, Rousseau, Emerson, Thoreau, Peabody and Tolstoy up to Waldorf, Montessori and Reggio Emilia. How The Equinox Holistic School in Toronto was inspired by and follows the ideas in Miller’s book, The Holistic Curriculum. The story of the school is told here. Use of textbooks and a holistic curriculum What is the experience of a holistic curriculum like for a student? Autonomy for children in holistic education settings Characteristics of teachers to teach holistically Difference between teaching a subject holistically and teaching the same subject conventionally Planning for holistic teaching James Bean and