Can you kill a goat by staring at it?
Can you kill a goat by staring at it? A critical look at minimally invasive education
In his renowned ‘Hole in the Wall’ experiments in developing countries, Dr Sugata Mitra gave children access to an internet-connected computer and left them to learn what they could, unsupervised, with apparently remarkable results.
Posted by on 12th October 2013 at 12:00am
Category: P4C
Philosophy with Children on the Philosophy Now Radio Show
Primary school philosophy live on the Philosophy Now radio show, with children from All Saints School, Blackheath, Years 4-6 (ages 8-10). Run by Peter Worley, interviewed by Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now.
Available to listen to here: Philosophy with Children
This paper was written to aid our trainees, but also give insight into some of our techniques for doing P4C.
Posted by Philosophy Foundation Admin on 12th February 2012 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C
Classroom in One Voice
Dialectic
Dialectic is a form of enquiry that makes use of question-and-answer, or objections-and-replies as its basic structure. In other words it is an enquiring conversation, reflective and critical. The word ‘conversation’ pinpoints the essential character of dialectic: there is more than one speaker.
Posted by Philosophy Foundation Admin on 9th January 2012 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
