Is there a meaning of life and can philosophy help?
Peter Worley reflects on the meaning of life through Hamlet.
Posted by Peter Worley on 12th March 2018 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy
Apprentices of Listening
Our guest blogger for this piece is Pablo Muruzábal Lamberti, a philosophy teacher from the Netherlands. He provides us with some thoughtful insights on the importance of cultivating listening skills when creating little philosophers in the classroom.
Posted by on 23rd January 2018 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Guest Blogger, Education
Can Philosophy for Children Stop Trump?
Can teaching philosophy to children prevent another Trump from being elected, or even created in the future? Andy West, a specialist philosophy teacher at The Philosophy Foundation delves into the question... thinking about the history of how we got to where we are now, and also his own experience of doing philosophy with children. His answer may surprise you...
Posted by on 14th December 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
Improving English through teaching philosophy - A case Study
A teacher at a priamry school receives an internal observation using techniques that Steven Harris has employed in philosophy for her English class. Featuring one of Homer's epic poems!
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 11th December 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy
5 year-olds run their own philosophy sessions - a case study
Steve Hoggins is a Philosophy Foundation specialist working with the Gipsy Hill Federation in south east London. He tells us about how an initially quiet class open up and begin to facilitate their own sessions, not only by asking their own questions but also by managing the class themselves. And they are only five!
Posted by on 1st December 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, Education
