This week’s blog post is about the concept of “utopia”. I’ve run this session with youngsters and adults at www.giftcourses.co.uk and it features in the November programme for www.p4he.org Here is some context and key questions. A utopia means a perfect world. It comes from the book, Utopia, written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More, who was Lord Chancellor (most important official) […]
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A mirror, a path, a tree. Born held tight, dying free. …was a riddle featured in last week’s bulletin. Did your students get it? The answer was, “river”. Close up, you can see your reflection in it. Boats can use it as a path. From above, or on a map, the tributaries feed into it
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As well as being a good place to do philosophy for children (especially with COVID in mind), the outdoors is a rich source of stimuli for enquiry. I split my time between philosophy and outdoor education, so this issue contains some suggestions for outdoor enquiries and some invitations to bring outdoor education to your school,
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