Here are fifteen questions on the theme of halves. Cut them up ( download the PDF here) and give one each to exactly half the class (join in to even up the numbers if necessary). Each person with a question finds someone without a question to talk to about it. After a few minutes, they give …
Philosophy of Halves: What Can and Can’t Be Divided? Read More »
Next week is International Women’s Week, so we’re celebrating the work of some philosophy women. Below, a very user-friendly resource inspired by the work of Philippa Foot, and below that, a special offer for Greater London schools, but first, two book recommendations. The Philosopher Queens: The lives and legacies of philosophy’s unsung women addresses the problem …
“You can bet Messi still does this everyday.” There probably isn’t a football coach in the world who hasn’t said something like this to a child who, itching to play a match, moans about about dribbling drills. My coaches said it to me and I’ve said it to hundreds of kids I’ve coached (Tom’s writing …
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