We’re often asked for ideas to deepen pupils’ thinking. For tactics to move their discussions on from interesting chat to richer philosophical dialogue. One way is show a ‘bad example’ of philosophy. Perhaps where a particular skill is absent, or where participants are locking horns on a concept without actually defining it. It’s […]
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Like any lesson, a P4C session can drift and lose focus. It can be down to a range of factors, most beyond our control: tiredness, the weather, post-lunch sugar-rushes, post-lunch sugar-crashes . . . There’s also none of those traditional trappings that make up half the battle when it becomes to behaviour: lesson plans, seating
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In this week’s issue, a playful session from Tom that requires the deconstruction of a concept that pupils hold dear, with an ominous outcome if progress isn’t made! r What is a ‘holiday’? r Very few concepts have clear, obvious definitions, and this makes them ripe for philosophical enquiry. The concept of a ‘holiday’ is
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