Class 11 (Year 12, Age 16-17 Years): “Analysis” 

 

Pai tū, pai hinga, nā wai, nā oti. 

One may work properly, another may act, yet the sum total is the completion of the work. 

 

 

At this age, students are now able to harness and use the analytical, reasoning ability to full advantage.  The intellect is no longer at the mercy of the inner feelings; students are able to employ a far greater objectivity with regard to themselves and the world.  They are able to comprehend the laws of the outer world in minute detail - it is not for nothing that one of the key lessons of this year is Atomic Physics.  

 

In language studies, the analytical and manipulative power now matches the creative power, and they are able to argue the finer points of any point of view with scholastic delight!  It is precisely at this point that students may experience inner loneliness and questions as regards their worth as human beings within the general scheme of things; it is at this point that they have questions concerning their own destinies.  For this reason, the “Parzival” lesson in Philosophical studies is of great importance, for here students can explore those life questions which cannot simply be answered by the intellect. 

 

The Teachers’ Pedagogical Aims For Class 11 Are: 

 

• To develop and guide capacities for critical thinking 

• To develop a reflective questioning attitude to the world of phenomena and opinions 

• To develop an understanding of the individual in relation to the community 

• To craft personal opinion with awareness, reasoning and reflection 

• To retain an attitude of reverence for life in all its manifestations 

• To be given time to reflect on philosophical issues as they arise in relation to their studies 

• To develop a personal sense of aesthetics and style 

• To develop an awareness of the internal processes of phenomena 

• To encourage free and healthy individualization 

• To explore the meaning of destiny: what have I got to offer the world?