Peter Worley | Getting Deeper with Poetry
It's National Poetry Day on Thursday 6th October 2016. Pete offers some suggestions for how you can tackle poetry in a philosophical way with your class.
Posted by on 3rd October 2016 at 12:00am
Category: Poetry, Philosophy, P4C, Education
In out, in out, shake it all about
On The Philosophy Foundation blog recently, we have seen posts by Pete Worley on the Hokey Kokey method, and Steven Campbell-Harris on his Kokey Hokey Method. This blog is from Tim Sprod author of Discussions in Sceince and Philosophical Discussions in Moral Education in response to these blogs.
Posted by on 29th September 2016 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Guest Blogger, Education
Steven Campbell-Harris | The Kokey Hokey Method
Steven Campbell-Harris, one of our experienced philosophy specialists gives a new twist to Pete's 'Hokey Kokey' method, as a response to Pete's article from last week. The 'Kokey Hokey' method could be a big help when you're up against those particular children who think that philosophy can't relate to real life.
Posted by on 27th September 2016 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, Education
Peter Worley | A philosophical enquiry strategy for up-against-it secondary school teachers
When a secondary school teacher being trained in facilitation forgot Pete was visiting, to observe one of his philosophy sessions, he had an epiphany:
"This is what my colleagues need to know about how this philosophy stuff works."
And here's what happened in the classroom on that day...
Posted by on 20th September 2016 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
The Young Philosophers
“We should select young people who shine in philosophy and who would not otherwise get to see certain places and have those opportunities; then we take them there and give them those opportunities, as philosophers”.
Inspired by these words (or something pretty close to them), the impact of The Philosophy Foundation’s (TPF) World Philosophy Day activities and mindful of the lack of experiences and opportunities that many children we work with have, we set up the ‘Young Philosophers’ programme.
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 1st August 2016 at 12:00am
