Philosophy for Children Philosophy for Children, sometimes abbreviated to P4C, is a movement that aims to teach reasoning and argumentative skills to children. There are also related methods sometimes called "Philosophy for Young People" or "Philosophy for Kids". Often the hope is that this will be a key influential move towards a more democratic form of democracy.[1] However, there is also a long tradition within higher education of developing alternative methods for teaching philosophy both in schools and colleges (see "philosophy education").[2] Although the noted developmental psychologist Jean Piaget was of the impression that children were not capable of critical thinking until age 11 or 12, the experience of many philosophers and teachers with young children gives reason to believe that children benefit from philosophical inquiry even in early primary school. Method[edit] The pedagogy of philosophy for children is diverse. Notable proponents and their styles[edit] Journals[edit] Books[edit]
Philosophy4Children P4C - Philosophy for Children (P4C) - Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children The IAPC is the world’s oldest organization devoted to young people’s philosophical practice. Contact the IAPC: iapc@mail.montclair.edu IAPC News and Events Mission Statement The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children pursues a three-fold mission: Educational Programming Dissemination and Professional Affiliation Research The primary constituency the IAPC aims to serve is schoolchildren—from pre-schoolers to highschoolers and from schools close to the Institute to schools in the 40-odd nations with active Philosophy for Children centers. Philosophy For Kids Free Stuff | The Philosophy Man Enter your details here to receive free P4C resources by email, as well as details of workshops and courses available in your area. There’s a rich mix of ideas for all ages. No prior training in P4C is assumed, but equally if you have being doing philosophy with children for years, I’m sure you’ll find stories and activities that you want to use. Dinner with a witch, or a frog for dinner? A colourful “would you rather” resource accessible to the youngest children, with teaching notes that suggest how you can use the exercise as a springboard for discussion. The Fairest Teacher of Them All When is equality unfair? A complete P4C enquiry plan including a story about a teacher who desperately tries to treat all his pupils the same. The story usually leads to juicy questions about fairness, a central issue for children. Philosopher’s Fruit Salad Is it better to be a child or an adult? Swap places if you think…
Philosophy for Children: A classroom experience Before they left, floating off the floor and buzzing with energy, I asked the students if some would stay behind and be interviewed - nearly all the hands shot up. I chose one of the girls who had played noughts and crosses and who had only spoken once, a boy who spent the whole time drawing and spoke once, another boy who only contributed a few times very tentatively and two of the girls who were extremely articulate. I had a list of questions. What do you like about this class? Given that three of the students were very quiet through the classroom discussion I was surprised at how they all wanted to give their opinions to me and how positive they all were about their experience. They told me they liked sharing ideas, and sharing opinions, listening to others, giving their own opinions, using their brains. What particularly grabbed you about this lesson? All of them said it was the point when they had to think what life would be like without any senses. All the students nodded.
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