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Tag Archives: questioning

Doing without Socrates

August 11, 2019by Michelle 1 Comment

The Socratic method, when used correctly, is an ingenious and dependable way of fostering collaborative dialogic argument in the classroom. Yet the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) presents […]

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Straighten up and fly right: Making dialogue work

December 11, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

Does dialogue work to harmonise conflicting views, or does it simply entrench differences? According to extensive research in the psychology of polarised opinion, the answer is discouraging: when people of […]

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Is philosophy dead?

November 20, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

You might have noticed: having a dig at philosophy seems to have become a sport among high profile scientists. Stephen Hawking famously declared: “philosophy is dead. Philosophy has not kept […]

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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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On the point of life

April 26, 2014by Michelle Leave a comment

I was tickled pink by this exchange between one girl’s mum (who hosted a Philosophy Club workshop at her home), and another girl’s dad (who arrived a little early to pick […]

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Stargazing

Are they the aliens, or are we?

December 14, 2013by Michelle 4 Comments

Most kids find The Philosophy Club unusual, because it’s rare for them to find other opportunities – either in school or home – to think and talk about deep questions […]

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Ho ho ho!

Ho ho ho! (Q.E.D.)

December 11, 2013by Michelle 7 Comments

(Or, This Festive Season, Teach Your Children to Believe Responsibly) Currently circulating on social media is this letter from a couple of well-intentioned parents to their questioning son, who is […]

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On Questioning and Silence: Subversive Activity (Part 2)

April 28, 2013by Michelle 2 Comments

Some of the educational reforms considered radical in the late ‘60s have come to be accepted – even institutionalised – in our current school system (as we saw in Part […]

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Helping kids develop moral judgement

February 6, 2013by Michelle 1 Comment

Unless children can think ethically, they won’t be able to behave ethically in a way that’s resilient to outside pressures. This is the last of three posts in which I […]

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