Posts Tagged ‘Teaching’
Philosophy for Kids: Interviews With Children and Teachers
I had the wonderful opportunity to work with and then interview teachers and students in California and Washington DC. Here are some highlights from those interviews. I invite you to imagine your students, your own children or kids in your community having the opportunity to study philosophy. See their potential, and imagine what they can do.
Summer 09 – Details and Directions
The work of cultivating courageous and effective citizens takes a step forward right now with your help.
I’d like to take a bit to talk about our organization and our goals for this summer:
New Internships!
Ahead of the Idealist career fair in Chicago, we’ve added three new internships!
Our ongoing Philosopher Teacher internship remains open, but depending on partnerships with summer programs, we may not have much room until the Fall.
Our new positions are:
Outreach interns will build connections with schools, researchers, authors, bloggers, and the general community.
Fundraising interns will research grants, build connections with potential donors, and bring their own creativity to the table to help our organization raise funds.
Research interns will explore and suggest studies to examine the many impacts of a philosophy for children program (in particular, self esteem, attitudes towards school, test performance, intelligence and conflict resolution).
All of our internships are unpaid (unless our budget situation changes). We can work with your school to arrange academic credit.
If you’d like to build your resume while helping out with an amazing cause, get in touch!
Email us: info –at– educationtoempower.org
Or visit our website for more info: Education to Empower
What Does Philosophy for Kids Look Like?
The idea of young children having philosophical discussions isn’t always the most intuitive one! What does that kind of conversation look like?
This is one of the first questions I’m asked when I go in to teach philosophy at an elementary school. What will the first class look like? How will you introduce philosophy to the kids?
