Showing posts with label Philosophy in High School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philosophy in High School. Show all posts
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Roundtable on Philosophy for Children
Pre-University philosophy here
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The aim of this event is to examine the practical implications of teaching the subject to children in primary and secondary school settings, and to look at what the philosophical tradition - from Plato to the Enlightenment through to the present day - has had to say on the question.
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We also want to look at the policy implications of instituting philosophy into the educational system, be it as an extra curricula activity or as an integral part of the school curriculum.--
- Related Articles:
Teaching Philosophy in High School
How to Teach Pre-College Philosophy (APA)
The Delphi Report - Philosophy (Critical Thinking) in High school- Teaching High School Philosophy
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You can email Suggestions, Questions, and Links to PhilosraptErs@gmail.comMonday, May 2, 2011
Sophie's World
It does have some serious failings (especially in depth of investigation) but that will be for a further post. I hope to give a more complete review of this book later on.
For the mean time here are some other materials about the book.
I found this review very interseting.
From amazon reviews:
I read through quite a few of the reviews here before writing my own, and was kind of surprised at what I read. I think I read Sophie's World through far different eyes than most of the people who posted reviews. I'm a 16 year old high school sophmore who's familiarity to philosophy is limited to what material I can borrow from my school library, not what I was taught at an expensive college. Sophie's World is delightful for it's purpose: to introduce people to the basics of philosophy and apply it to a fictional situation. Gaarder suceeds wonderfully in doing that.....
Monday, April 25, 2011
High school Philosophy: Epic Questions
Just a few terms that University of Virginia philosophy professor Mitchell Green hopes become part of the lexicon of American high school students.
To achieve this epic goal, Green recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a summer institute for high school teachers, which he developed and will sponsor in collaboration with U.Va.'s Center for Liberal Arts. "Epic Questions: Mind, Meaning and Morality," is part of a larger project that he has initiated, called The High-Phi Project.
From: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=12739
To achieve this epic goal, Green recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a summer institute for high school teachers, which he developed and will sponsor in collaboration with U.Va.'s Center for Liberal Arts. "Epic Questions: Mind, Meaning and Morality," is part of a larger project that he has initiated, called The High-Phi Project.
From: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=12739
Monday, March 28, 2011
Philosophy for Children: Ethics Question about The Little Red Hen
A post from Talking Philosophy. This is a good example of how one could engage children in philosophy from an early age. By using the story of The Little Red Hen, one can ask a child to investigate the ethics of fairness and selfishness.
Monday, March 21, 2011
How to Teach Pre-College Philosophy (APA)
- The APA gives some suggestions on how to teach philosophy to pre-college classroom. The "MAIN PAGE" is where the links came from
- MAIN PAGE
Pre-College Philosophy from APA Advice
Advice from the American Philosophical Association about how to go about teaching philosophy in high school. What school are and are not looking for. Also advice about where and how to find a position.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Philosophy for Children: Mini-Conference
In conjunction with the 2011 Meetings of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association in San Diego, there will be a Mini-Conference on Philosophy for Children on April 20 and 21. The focus of the Mini-Conference will be on the significance and impact of pre-college philosophy instruction. Scholars from around the globe will participate in the Mini-Conference. Attendance is open to anyone attending the Pacific Division Meetings. If you plan on attending the Mini-Conference please register by clicking here.
Full page here: http://www.kidsphilmini.co.cc/
Full page here: http://www.kidsphilmini.co.cc/
Monday, February 28, 2011
List High School Philosophy Text Books
This is a good look at many philosophy text books published
for high school level students.
for high school level students.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Recruiting Undergraduate Philosophy Majors
This is a great post with tons of ideas about recruitment into philosophy departments. I'm working on another post right now about the same topic, more specifically how philosophy "tracks" (like pre-law, or bio-ethics) are the best option for the profession in general. Keeps student levels up, decreases new PhDs, and creates new jobs. Anyway.... There are some really insightful comments on this post about how to recruit quality undergrad candidates to your department.
http://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2009/09/recruiting-philosophy-majors.html#more
http://peasoup.typepad.com/peasoup/2009/09/recruiting-philosophy-majors.html#more
CFP: 2011 APA Mini-Conference on Philosophy for Children
The APA Mini-Conference on Philosophy for Children will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meetings of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association on April 20-21, 2011, in San Diego.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Delphi Report - Philosophy (Critical Thinking) in High school
"American Philosophical Association Delphi Research Report"
Some of this report I find problematic but I agree with many of their conclusions.
"RECOMMENDATION 9: Thus, CT [Critical Thinking] instruction should not be reserved only for those who plan to attend college. Nor should it be deferred until college, since it is not likely to be effective if it were." (page 15)
Some of this report I find problematic but I agree with many of their conclusions.
"RECOMMENDATION 9: Thus, CT [Critical Thinking] instruction should not be reserved only for those who plan to attend college. Nor should it be deferred until college, since it is not likely to be effective if it were." (page 15)
Committee on Philosophy in Education (High School)
"In 1958 the American Philosophical Association approved a report from the Committee on Philosophy in Education regarding teaching high school philosophy... What follows is a summary of some of the arguments considered by the committee and my observations fifty years later."
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Teaching High School Philosophy
Two arguments for philosophy in high schools, and one article describing classrooms already engaged.
Teaching Philosophy in High School
It really amazes me that philosophy is not offered in high school. I suggest in this article that a critical thinking class should be mandatory in public high school. I know that personally I would have benefited greatly if I ran into philosophy earlier.
(Comments are extremely valued. I want to know what you think about this topic. Should it be pursued? ).
We all know how stressful philosophy can be, Foucault would have us looking around every corner, Zeno would have us pulling our hair out in frustration and reading Heidegger for the first time can make anyone violent. While important for studying philosophy, reading authors does not get at the crux or my confusion.
What I want to suggest is that high school students, and society, could benefit greatly from the intellectual and practical tools that philosophy has collected over its many years.
At the very least, I think there should be a required critical thinking class, the tools learned in that class would be indispensable for high school students, both in other classes and beyond.
Many people graduate from high school and don’t go on to college, that is why it is so important to our society that we teach these young adults how to think critically.
I must say that I personally find it disturbing how many people believe, as is, what they hear on the news, talk shows, radio programs, etc.... Some of the blatant rhetoric that is included in these are so glaring it makes you want to turn away.
If we live in a democracy, then we need to give people some tools to make informed decisions. We should educate the youth about fallacies and rhetoric. Aside from getting far more interesting conversations with your bartender or waiter, I believe mandatory critical thinking would better prepare our society for the future than most things taught in high school today.
Particularly what critical thinking does is it gives one the tools to look at arguments or situations and be able to think through them. I hold that critical thinking makes one more adaptable. This is invaluable because in our technologically inclined world, our social practices change so fast that we must to be adaptable.
Can you imagine how different the world would have been without it. It almost doesn't make sense to someone my age, my world has been shaped from a young age to live with the internet, cellphones and word processors. The very thing we call society has radically changed in one generation. People our age will see just as large, if not larger, changes in our life time, and so will the next generation.
The bombardment of our mind with mass media is increasing as well. It seems where ever we turn there is an advertisement, or a political candidate, or a TV show, and even *tada* blogs. This media overload is just going to get worse as technology advances. I don't know about you, but I want to live in a society where people have the tools to think about this media
We live in a rapidly changing world and we need to provide our young citizens with the tools they need. These tools must be versatile enough to prepare them for problems that we can't even comprehend yet.
I cannot think of a more applicable set of practical intellectual skills to give our young people then those methods found in philosophy, particularly Critical Thinking.
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Please comment, I'm very interested in feedback about this view.
Am I wrong, right, or just not getting the point?
Were you in a high school philosophy class? what was it like?
Do you feel you were mature enough to study philosophy in high school?
As a parent would you want your 15 year old learning logic if you hadn't?
Why are philosophers not suited to teach high school students?
Do you know of any programs that are doing this?
Thanks,
William Parkhurst
Sunday, February 13, 2011
4 R's - Reading, (W)riting, (A)rithmetic AND Reasoning.
Philosophers football. Recreation of Monty Python's philosophy football. Also involved in the community.
also attempting to show that philosophy is worth while in primary school education.
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