The Young Philosophers’ Education Programme For Anxious Times Having a philosophical conversation about the state of the world is hazardous right now. As parents and teachers, we are caring for children while at the same time dealing with health, economic and psychological threats. In this anxiety-ridden context, reading and talking with our children and students […]
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Why we support the use of journals at home and in school? Sometimes, proven methods of dealing with important issues can be taken for granted. That’s can be the case for using journals as ‘thinking tools’. So, we put together this resource to help you encourage the young people in your life to never stop
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In their guide to philosophy in schools, Matthew Lipman, Ann Sharp and Frederic Oscanyan say this: Getting students to engage in philosophical dialogue is an art. As with any art, some knowledge is a prerequisite – in this case, the teacher should possess an understanding of when it is appropriate to intervene in the discussion
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Children are natural philosophers from the time they start demandingly asking ‘Why?’ So perhaps it’s helpful to ask who are philosophers. The source of online wisdom, Wikipedia, informs us that the term “philosopher” comes from the Ancient Greek, φιλόσοφος (philosophos), meaning “lover of wisdom”. … In a modern sense, a philosopher is an intellectual who has contributed
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The EducationHQ News Team presents an interesting article on classroom teacher Benjamin Kilby who is researching the Philosophy for Children (P4C) method. Mr Kilby is most interested in enabling gender-equitable dialogue. As the treasurer of the Victorian Association of Philosophy in Schools, he is also at the forefront of the advocacy group that beings the methodology
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