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Tag Archives: children

‘Blobs’ fall flat

January 29, 2021by Michelle 2 Comments

Ever on the lookout for innovative teaching resources, I jumped at the invitation to preview a sample of The Blob Guide to Children’s Human Rights, a new release in the […]

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Wake up!

July 29, 2019by Michelle 7 Comments

Philosophy education and the climate crisis Like many in our community, I find myself moving between shock, anxiety, grief and frustration as news reports indicate that our planet is heating […]

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Dying goats and flying dogs: Troubles with relativism

August 13, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

Tweens and teens, however strong and resilient they may be as individuals, are collectively a vulnerable bunch. We hear a lot about how they’re susceptible to social exclusion, peer pressure, mental […]

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Epistemology needs to matter: A call to arms

August 11, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

“At a time when political rhetoric is riven with irrationality, when knowledge is…seen…as an encumbrance that can be pushed aside if it stands in the way of wishful thinking, and […]

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A cheap shot?

April 22, 2017by Michelle 3 Comments

The New Yorker has disappointed me again, this time by its recent coverage of a series of children’s philosophy workshops at the Brooklyn Public Library. Rebecca Mead’s article, ‘When Kids […]

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Starting them young

December 14, 2016by Michelle Leave a comment

Our early experiments in preschool philosophy have been embraced by a local kindergarten. In weekly philosophy sessions, four- and five-year-olds are learning how to think deeply about big questions, how […]

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Philosophy in the Art Room

April 2, 2015by Michelle 3 Comments

This post is adapted from a talk we recently presented to artists and teachers at an ArtPlay event entitled “But Why? Philosophy and Art with Children”. Are art and philosophy […]

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Wonder Ponder triumphs

December 25, 2014by David Urbinder 4 Comments

Parents often ask us if we can recommend any books or materials to help them engage their children in philosophical dialogue at home. As it happens, most material specifically designed […]

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How to use philosophy as a cricket bat

October 28, 2014by Michelle 2 Comments

What is philosophy to you?* Philosophy is something we do to make sense of our lives and our experiences, and to build a coherent worldview. Open-mindedness, scepticism and intellectual rigour […]

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Book review: Once Upon an If

September 12, 2014by Michelle Leave a comment

The Philosophy Foundation has a track record of producing a kind of book that’s in short supply: truly innovative contemporary guides to teaching critical and creative thinking to children. Peter […]

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