Philosophy in the news
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A few recent news items may be of interest:
- Philosophy Club Gives Kids Space To Really Talk
http://eastgreenwich.patch.com/groups/schools/p/ philosophy-club-gives-kids- space-to-really-talk - “Massey University philosopher Associate Professor Bill Fish has been taking weekly classes at Hiwinui School near Palmerston North for the past seven years”
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/my-chair-real-and- other-philosophical- quandaries/5/174072 - “Why I became a philosophy teacher: to get kids thinking about life’s big ideas”
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/ 2013/oct/27/philosophy- teacher-big-ideas-children - Nov. 2 Event to Highlight Value of Pre-Collegiate Philosophy Programs
http://www.newswise.com/articles/nov-2-event-to- highlight-value-of-pre- collegiate-philosophy-programs - “The first R: why we need to teach philosophy in the classroom”
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/ 2013/sep/23/teach-philosophy- in-the-classroom