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Can you be brave if you're afraid? Why do we "know better" and do
things anyway? What makes a family? Philosophers have wrestled with
such questions for centuries. They are also the stuff of playground
debates. Ethics for the Very Young uses the perplexities of young
children's lives to spark philosophical dialogue. Its lessons
scaffold discussion through executive function games (Telephone,
Red Light Green Light), dialogic reading of picture books and
Reggio Emilia's art-based inquiry. In the process, children develop
skills of dialogue and critical thinking through increased
selective attention, self-control, cognitive flexibility and
perspective taking. While the elements of this method are familiar,
they are here fused into an organic whole grounded in the history
of philosophy and defended by current work in developmental
psychology. Building on Wartenberg's Big Ideas for Little Kids, the
present curriculum uses a series of 23 picture books to frame
discussions of character, bravery, self-control, friendship, the
greater good, respect and care. Its goal is not to "teach morals"
but to help children articulate and develop their own perspectives
through dialogue with each other. Each lesson presents teachers'
reflections on how this exploration of life's enduring questions
transformed their school's culture.
Can you be brave if you're afraid? Why do we "know better" and do
things anyway? What makes a family? Philosophers have wrestled with
such questions for centuries. They are also the stuff of playground
debates. Ethics for the Very Young uses the perplexities of young
children's lives to spark philosophical dialogue. Its lessons
scaffold discussion through executive function games (Telephone,
Red Light Green Light), dialogic reading of picture books and
Reggio Emilia's art-based inquiry. In the process, children develop
skills of dialogue and critical thinking through increased
selective attention, self-control, cognitive flexibility and
perspective taking. While the elements of this method are familiar,
they are here fused into an organic whole grounded in the history
of philosophy and defended by current work in developmental
psychology. Building on Wartenberg's Big Ideas for Little Kids, the
present curriculum uses a series of 23 picture books to frame
discussions of character, bravery, self-control, friendship, the
greater good, respect and care. Its goal is not to "teach morals"
but to help children articulate and develop their own perspectives
through dialogue with each other. Each lesson presents teachers'
reflections on how this exploration of life's enduring questions
transformed their school's culture.
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