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Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part 1: Teaching Philosophy in Elementary Schools
Natural-Born PhilosophersHow I Became a Children's Philosophy TeacherLearner-Centered TeachingThe "Game" of PhilosophyPart 2: Preparing to Teach
The Elementary-School Introduction to Philosophy CoursePreparing for a Philosophy Discussion: The Discussion FrameworkFacilitating a Philosophical DiscussionDeepening and Extending the DiscussionPart 3: The Stories
"Dragons and Giants": Teaching Ethics
Frederick: Teaching Social and Political Philosophy
The Important Book: Teaching Metaphysics
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Teaching the Philosophy of Mind
The Giving Tree: Teaching Environmental Philosophy
Morris the Moose: Teaching Logic
Many Moons: Teaching Epistemology
Knuffle Bunny: Teaching the Philosophy of Language
Emily's Art: Teaching AestheticsPart 4: Implications
A Sample Discussion of
The Giving TreeConclusionAppendix
References
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Thomas E. Wartenberg is professor of philosophy at Mount Holyoke College and has been working with teachers on teaching philosophy for children for over a decade. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association Committee on Precollege Instruction in Philosophy. Among his other books are
Existentialism and
Thinking on Screen.
Zusammenfassung
Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education.
