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FBaggins

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13. Much simpler...

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 11:10 PM

May 2012

... it's because philoshophy teaches you how to think (sorely lacking these days)

And since the purpose of a primary/secondary education is to teach you how to learn... teaching you how to think (not what to think) should be considered essential.

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Why we should teach philosophy to kids [View all] Fearless May 2012 OP

Just don't teach them to become philosophers Scootaloo May 2012 #1

That's another story entirely... Fearless May 2012 #2

1+++++++++ It must live. patrice May 2012 #11

NO HOPE FOR THAT ONE historian May 2012 #3

Which would of course, eventually, include Logic and also the Philosophy of Science and . . . patrice May 2012 #3

In 2008, Brazil started requiring 3 years of philosophy in high school ashling May 2012 #5

Yes. Encourage children to approach problem solving by asking questions and JDPriestly May 2012 #6

En- courage, because they are going to find that it does take courage to do this. nt patrice May 2012 #12

baloney, all kids need to read is the bible. oh wait that should be rated x never mind nt msongs May 2012 #7

Paging John Dewey. John Dewey, please report to the other end of the log. n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #8

I teach ethics to Kindergartners every Sunday. no_hypocrisy May 2012 #9

K&R!! Philosophy felix_numinous May 2012 #10

Much simpler... FBaggins May 2012 #13

The corporate model sulphurdunn May 2012 #14