This second edition makes a major contribution toward teaching for judgment skills, not just for knowledge. It provides methods for integrating emotive experience and thinking into a concerted approach to the improvement of reasoning and judgment. This second edition also shows how the community of inquiry can be utilized for the reduction of violence in the classroom and for the improvement of education of children at risk. The volume's abundant information about the varied approaches in the field of education makes it an invaluable resource for all teachers.
This second edition makes a major contribution toward teaching for judgment skills, not just for knowledge. It provides methods for integrating emotiv...
Matthew Lipman Fredericks Cscanjan Fredericks Oscanjan
This is a textbook for teachers that demonstrates how philosophical thinking can be used in teaching children. It begins with the assumption that what is taught in schools is not (and should not be) subject matter but rather ways of thinking. The main point is that the classroom should be converted into a community of inquiry, and that one can begin doing that with children. Based on the curriculum that Matt Lipman has developed at the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, which he heads, this book describes the curriculum and explains its use. The text is...
This is a textbook for teachers that demonstrates how philosophical thinking can be used in teaching children. It begins with the assumption that ...
Examines the impact that elementary school philosophy has had upon the process of education. This sequel to Philosophy in the Classroom describes the contribution that training in philosophy can make in the teaching of values, and shows the applications of ethics in civics education.
Examines the impact that elementary school philosophy has had upon the process of education. This sequel to Philosophy in the Classroom describes the ...
This second edition makes a major contribution toward teaching for judgment skills, not just for knowledge. It provides methods for integrating emotive experience and thinking into a concerted approach to the improvement of reasoning and judgment. This second edition also shows how the community of inquiry can be utilized for the reduction of violence in the classroom and for the improvement of education of children at risk. The volume's abundant information about the varied approaches in the field of education makes it an invaluable resource for all teachers.
This second edition makes a major contribution toward teaching for judgment skills, not just for knowledge. It provides methods for integrating emotiv...