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What does it mean to be good? Why do people die? What is
friendship? Children enter the world full of questions and wrestle
with deep, thoughtful issues, even if they do not always wonder
them aloud. Many parents have the desire to discuss philosophical
ideas with their children, but are unsure how to do so. The
Philosophical Child offers parents guidance on how to gently
approach philosophical questions with children of all ages. Jana
Mohr Lone argues that for children to mature emotionally, they must
develop their desire and ability to think abstractly about
themselves and their experiences. This book suggests easy ways that
parents can engage with their children's philosophical questions
and help them develop their "philosophical selves."
How might society benefit if children were recognized as
independent thinkers, capable of seeing clearly and contributing in
valuable ways to our world? How would children's lives change if
what they said was not often ignored or patronized? In the United
States and around the world, ageism remains a widespread prejudice,
leading us to make assumptions about, dismiss, and underestimate
the perspectives of people of particular ages, including children.
Before they utter a word, their voices are judged as less important
than those of adults, or as not important at all. In a series of
conversations with children about many of life's important
philosophical questions, Seen and Not Heardreveals children as
perceptive and original thinkers. Guided by discussions about the
meaning of childhood, friendship, justice and fairness, happiness,
and death, the book invites us to rethink our beliefs about
children and become more receptive to the ways we can learn from
the children in our lives.
How might society benefit if children were recognized as
independent thinkers, capable of seeing clearly and contributing in
valuable ways to our world? How would children's lives change if
what they said was not often ignored or patronized? In the United
States and around the world, ageism remains a widespread prejudice,
leading us to make assumptions about, dismiss, and underestimate
the perspectives of people of particular ages, including children.
Before they utter a word, their voices are judged as less important
than those of adults, or as not important at all. In a series of
conversations with children about many of life's important
philosophical questions, Seen and Not Heardreveals children as
perceptive and original thinkers. Guided by discussions about the
meaning of childhood, friendship, justice and fairness, happiness,
and death, the book invites us to rethink our beliefs about
children and become more receptive to the ways we can learn from
the children in our lives.
Philosophy in Education: Questioning and Dialog in K-12 Classrooms
is a textbook in the fields of pre-college philosophy and
philosophy of education, intended for philosophers and philosophy
students, K-12 classroom teachers, administrators and educators,
policymakers, and pre-college practitioners of all kinds. The book
offers a wealth of practical resources for use in elementary,
middle school, and high school classrooms, as well as consideration
of many of the broader educational, social, and political topics in
the field, including the educational value of pre-college
philosophy, the philosophies of education that inform this
philosophical practice, and the relevance of pre-college philosophy
for pressing issues in contemporary education (such as education
reform, child development, and prejudice and privilege in
classrooms). The book includes sections on: the expansion of
philosophy beyond higher education to pre-college populations; the
importance of wondering, questioning and reflection in K-12
education; the ways that philosophy is uniquely suited to help
students cultivate critical reasoning and independent thinking
capacities; how to develop classroom communities of philosophical
inquiry and their potentially transformative impact on students;
the cultivation of philosophical sensitivity and positive identity
formation in childhood; strategies for recognizing and diminishing
the impact of social inequalities in classrooms; and the
relationship between introducing philosophy in schools and
education reform.
Philosophy in Education: Questioning and Dialog in K-12 Classrooms
is a textbook in the fields of pre-college philosophy and
philosophy of education, intended for philosophers and philosophy
students, K-12 classroom teachers, administrators and educators,
policymakers, and pre-college practitioners of all kinds. The book
offers a wealth of practical resources for use in elementary,
middle school, and high school classrooms, as well as consideration
of many of the broader educational, social, and political topics in
the field, including the educational value of pre-college
philosophy, the philosophies of education that inform this
philosophical practice, and the relevance of pre-college philosophy
for pressing issues in contemporary education (such as education
reform, child development, and prejudice and privilege in
classrooms). The book includes sections on: the expansion of
philosophy beyond higher education to pre-college populations; the
importance of wondering, questioning and reflection in K-12
education; the ways that philosophy is uniquely suited to help
students cultivate critical reasoning and independent thinking
capacities; how to develop classroom communities of philosophical
inquiry and their potentially transformative impact on students;
the cultivation of philosophical sensitivity and positive identity
formation in childhood; strategies for recognizing and diminishing
the impact of social inequalities in classrooms; and the
relationship between introducing philosophy in schools and
education reform.
What does it mean to be good? Why do people die? What is
friendship? Children enter the world full of questions and wrestle
with deep, thoughtful issues, even if they do not always wonder
them aloud. Many parents have the desire to discuss philosophical
ideas with their children, but are unsure how to do so. The
Philosophical Child offers parents guidance on how to gently
approach philosophical questions with children of all ages. Jana
Mohr Lone argues that for children to mature emotionally, they must
develop their desire and ability to think abstractly about
themselves and their experiences. This book suggests easy ways that
parents can engage with their children's philosophical questions
and help them develop their "philosophical selves."
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