Ron Gilmore

Kids Can Think (eBook, ePUB)

Philosophical Challenges for the Classroom

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Kids Can Think aims to bring the richness of philosophical thinking into the classroom. It invites teachers to think about the value of such thinking in the modern world, where children have to understand and evaluate ever more complex and challenging ideas. This book includes simple, practical ideas that can be implemented with ease and that will promote and inspire a culture of thinking in classrooms. Teachers and their pupils are presented with a series of scenarios introduced by short narrative texts that explore philosophical themes relating to the self, everyday life, and the universe beyond, and questions that can be tackled by anyone from the young novice to the university professor. Kids Can Think provides many ideas and suggestions for thinking activities throughout that will encourage children to develop their logic and spark a desire to probe into ideas that fascinate inquiring minds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475829532
• Artikelnr.: 47048232

Autorenporträt

Ron Gilmore has been an educator for over 25 years. He originally trained as a psychologist before entering the teaching profession, where he has worked in international schools in the Middle East and Europe. Fascinated by the ways in which children think about and process complex ideas, he has run many informal workshops where he explores philosophical ideas with children.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I
Using the Book Patterns of Thinking for Philosophy Classroom CulturePart II
Do We Live in a Colorful World? Do You Believe What You See? No Future A
Red Sock? The Present The Me GeneThe Infinite LineWho is I?What is an
Object?Who are You?Not FairCan Altruism be Genuine?Present AgainKnow What
You're Thinking?Is Choice a Good Thing?Is Anything Random?The Bare
SubstratumInfinite UniversesInfinitySilenceDisliking LikingThe Search for
LifeConfusionWaking Dreams