Narrative Predicament in a Waldorf Classroom

Abstract

This paper looks at the role of predicament in the context of story in a Waldorf classroom. It focusses on the breakdown of story into three main elements: character, predicament and solution. It specifically focuses on predicaments created by the teacherand how they help to facilitate learning in the classroom. Through observation conducted in a classroom it defines different types of predicament that were observedand attempts to analyse their effect and usefulness.