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Und indem wir nachgrübeln aus unserer anthroposophischen Erkenntnis heraus über diese Menschennatur, über diese Menschenweisheit, schließt sich dann manches auf, was unterrichtliche Geschicklichkeit wird. -— Das wäre außerordentlich wichtig, wenn das weiter ausgebildet werden würde — was noch weniger bei uns ist —, dieses Aneignen des Unterrichteten als wirklichen persönlichen Besitz bei jedem einzelnen Kind.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":303,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/302/1921-06-12/p011"}],"english":["GA 302/1921-06-12/p016"],"method":"reader","confidence":"high","correspondence":"partial","length_check":{"de_words":303,"en_words":152,"ratio":0.5,"partial":true},"pairing_state":"verified","verified":true,"evidence":["reader"],"reader_german":["GA 302/1921-06-12/p011"],"reader_part":true},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":0.84,"band":"watch","note":"This witness is somewhat shorter than the original. 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