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Author Archives: Michelle

Do children need moral guidelines?

February 6, 2013by Michelle Leave a comment

How should a facilitator respond when students express controversial opinions in Ethics? Here I share my email conversation with a friend who volunteers as a facilitator in the NSW Primary […]

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Responding to radical opinions in Ethics

February 5, 2013by Michelle 3 Comments

A friend recently asked me a question about teaching ethics. She volunteers as a facilitator of children’s dialogue in the NSW Primary Ethics program, and her question triggered an email […]

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What Philosophy is not

February 1, 2013by Michelle 6 Comments

I was taken aback to discover an opinion piece in The New Yorker denouncing the teaching of philosophy in schools as ‘a terrible idea’. The author, Richard Brody, reflects bitterly […]

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A grassroots philosophy hub

January 28, 2013by Michelle Leave a comment

Kids can benefit from joining a philosophical community as soon as they begin to question the world around them and their place in it. That’s what I suggest in my […]

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Playground Philosopher

January 21, 2013by Michelle 2 Comments

Have you visited Playground Philosopher? It’s our other blog, exploring the philosophy in picture books. It presents gorgeous illustrations, questions to stimulate lively dialogue among children (or adults!), playful activities […]

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Reflections on our Sydney summer program

January 16, 2013by Michelle Leave a comment

A resounding ‘thank you’ to the children who participated in our first Sydney summer program. What a responsive, eloquent, sociable and open-minded bunch! They fearlessly took on new intellectual challenges […]

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Register for Term 1, 2013!

November 13, 2012by Michelle Leave a comment

Following the enormous success of our first workshop series, we’ve lined up some more workshops for kids in 2013. Register now or contact us with any enquiries. Title image by […]

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