2. How Knowing About the Temperaments Can Change Your Life
By Kristie Burns, Mh, ND, Ph.D. Of
Online Conference for Waldorf-inspired Homeschoolers

3. If I Could Choose One Thing…
If I could choose one thing that would help make everyone’s teaching and educational experience better
– it would be –
Knowledge of the Four Temperaments

4. The 3 Most Common Questions
In 18 years of consulting they are…
What are the temperaments?
How do I integrate them into my teaching?
Why are they so important anyway?

5. Elements for a Successful Educational Experience
You need to have knowledge of the temperaments to accomplish each of these tasks…
A good plan
A good rhythm
solid curriculum
Inner work
Good relationships
Good health

6. Awareness Can Transform Your Experience

7. Planning Can Be Guided by the Temperaments
Melancholic needs structure
Choleric needs leadership
Phlegmatic needs time
Sanguine needs space

8. Temperament & Natural Rhythm

9. Temperament and the Curriculum
The Melancholic will be more demanding of the final product
The Choleric will want increased production
The Phlegmatic will require more patience
The Sanguine will need more focus

10. Self Awareness and Inner Work
The Teacher/Parent
The Melancholic will focus on schedule and how things “should” be.
The Choleric will focus on breathing out activities
The Phlegmatic will focus on the process and natural rhythm
The Sanguine will flow with the seasons, weather and day.

11. Relationship with the Student
The Melancholic with focus on doing it right and may become frustrated
The Choleric will try to steer the lessons
The Phlegmatic will keep their own pace and method of learning
The Sanguine will become distracted or overly focused

12. Health and the Temperaments
The Melancholic needs more exercise and movement
The Choleric needs more vegetables and fruits
The Phlegmatic needs more sleep
The Sanguine needs more sunlight

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