ABSTRACT
People read books and newspapers, cinemas had only just arrived, but radio and TV were still in the early stages of development. Waldorf kindergartens and schools exist all around the world now: More than 1,000 are spread across China, Russia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The media concept is multilayered and there has so far not been a generally accepted definition. Approaching the media concept phenomenologically promises to be the most successful way from the point of view of Waldorf education. Script, image, and sound do not appear by themselves; however, they require a material foundation such as paper, a screen, or a loudspeaker. The form of mediums consequently has an influence on both content and on the way the content is received. The educationist Dieter Baacke pointed out that, however different the pedagogical approaches were, they largely agreed that the first phase of life can be divided in developmental phases.
