HomeMum Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Do you teach philosophy? I think it's probably one of the most important subjects to teach, but no one ever does. Edited October 11, 2016 by HomeMum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) My kids do philosophy in their upper high school years as part of their studies. But, really, we cover philosophy together along the way as we discuss things we read and are learning. Edited October 11, 2016 by LindaOz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I'm teaching philosophy during our Power Hour time with my 7th and 4th grader. It's brought out some great discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Certainly not "no one." I teach philosophy and about 50% of the homeschoolers I know IRL teach it in some form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Another yes vote here. In addition to informal coverage and discussions during the elementary and middle school years, Philosophy, as well as Theology and Comparative Religions, were all part of our more formal high school Humanities studies in addition to History and Geography. I actually don't see how you can cover Literature or History without bringing in Philosophy from time to time. Or teach Philosophy without bringing in Comparative Religions and Cultural Geography/History. Or... ;) In other words, the Social Sciences are pretty interconnected and are all important to understanding what it means to be human, and to understand human history... Edited October 11, 2016 by Lori D. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 We did a unit on philosophy. I think philosophy can mean a lot of different things though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I will. I'm in the middle of reading big ideas for little kids (teaching philosophy through children's literature). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I will. I'm in the middle of reading big ideas for little kids (teaching philosophy through children's literature). That sounds like an interesting book. Who's it written by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 That sounds like an interesting book. Who's it written by? Thomas Wartenberg. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1475804458/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0470656832&linkCode=as2&tag=teachchildphi-20 I like it so far. I don't agree with everything in the beginning, but he's just explaining why one should teach kids philosophy. I'm already set on that. :) After getting past that part of the book, I do like the questions he poses. I've only gotten to read about bravery with one of the Frog and Toad books. That's how far I've gotten. Looking forward to the rest of the book. I've got an older version, so I'm assuming the one I linked above is a more recent copy. There may be no need for the book. He has some free book modules online. http://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/BookModule I have not used these yet. You could probably start from there. It kind of feels like the book titled Deconstructing Penguin to be honest. I like that book too. I'm not going to use this with every children's book, but it's nice to be able to do it once in a while. I'm trying to inundate myself with these types of questions, so it'll come naturally. Hence the reason why I'm reading the book. I hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Thomas Wartenberg. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1475804458/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0470656832&linkCode=as2&tag=teachchildphi-20 I like it so far. I don't agree with everything in the beginning, but he's just explaining why one should teach kids philosophy. I'm already set on that. :) After getting past that part of the book, I do like the questions he poses. I've only gotten to read about bravery with one of the Frog and Toad books. That's how far I've gotten. Looking forward to the rest of the book. I've got an older version, so I'm assuming the one I linked above is a more recent copy. There may be no need for the book. He has some free book modules online. http://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/BookModule I have not used these yet. You could probably start from there. It kind of feels like the book titled Deconstructing Penguin to be honest. I like that book too. I'm not going to use this with every children's book, but it's nice to be able to do it once in a while. I'm trying to inundate myself with these types of questions, so it'll come naturally. Hence the reason why I'm reading the book. I hope you enjoy it. Thankyou. I'll look into it 😊. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 My older son has taken it as a 1x a week enrichment for several years now. He also did a 5 week summer intensive philosophy class at a university program for young scholars. My younger son is starting it as a 1x a week enrichment this week. Philosophy is a very popular subject here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmstranger Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 There may be no need for the book. He has some free book modules online. http://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/BookModule I have not used these yet. You could probably start from there. This site is wonderful. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 We're conservative Christians, so mine do Bible and theology all along. They do a semester-long philosophy course in high school because I want them to be well-rounded culturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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