Does a river remain beautiful when there’s nobody there to see it? Jason spent the last week of June wearing his Outspark hat, on the annual Outdoor Challenge trip for Sutton Grammar School where he used to teach – a trip that has been running since 2006! One of the highlights is a canoe trip […]
This week, a stimulus about beauty, written and recorded on the banks of the River Wye Read More »
This week, a session from David Birch’s book “Thinking Beans – A Year of Classroom Philosophy Lessons.” We published the book a few years ago and love facilitating sessions inspired by it our school workshop days – I even used one this week with Year 12 at Eltham College. This session explores the concept of
Are you present in your selfies? Read More »
“History is philosophy teaching by examples,” as someone thought someone wrote someone wrote. This week, some Tudor examples of how to spark interest in history by presenting the dilemmas faced by king, queens or subjects. Also, a whole calendar of events where you can learn from Tom and I about how to improve oracy and thinking in
Philosophy in History: Tudor Dilemmas Read More »
