Thinking in Education

Matthew Lipman

Cambridge University Press

This instructional manual includes hundreds of short, accessible explanations of the philosophical ideas and issues written into HARRY the novel, and as such is a valuable introduction to philosophy. Adults with no experience in academic philosophy will have no trouble using this manual to engage young people in philosophical dialogue. The manual provides discussion plans and exercises to help the students think for themselves about the philosophical ideas most relevant to their experience. The manual is also a primer in critical thinking and formal and informal logic, which are treated as helpful tools for inquiry. Students will find the logic meaningful as they are able to use these new tools to find answers to their own philosophical questions.

Philosophical Inquiry: An Instructional Manual to Accompany Harry Stottlemeier's Discovery

Politics & Social Sciences

Ann Margaret Sharp

Frederick S. Oscanyan

Philosophy

Inst for the Advancement of

The high school has been vandalized, and Mark is arrested at the scene of the crime. When interrogated, Mark claims he is a victim of society. But what exactly does this mean? What is society? What forces hold it together or work to pull it apart? In this novel, Mark and his classmates explore these questions and others about democracy, freedom and justice. In order to determine how well society is able to live up to various ideals, they begin to evaluate social institutions, rules and values. This novel explores issues around the nature of law and crime, tradition, bureaucracy as well as the problems of authority, responsibility and force. Grade Range: 9-12. Target Grades: 11-12

Mark: Reasoning in Social Studies (Philosophy for Children)

This instructional manual aims to support students' thinking skill development through the conceptual foundations of the social sciences. The various exercises and discussion plans aim to identify issues within the social sciences and expose to students to conflicting concepts at the heart of each issue. These various topics fit well within a social studies curriculum unit.

Social Inquiry: Instructional Manual to Accompany Mark

Children's Books

Pixie is perplexed and delighted by many aspects of her experience in elementary school. In this novel, Pixie discovers many different kinds of relationships, as well as explores the nature of reasons and rules. When her teacher assigns each student to choose a mystery creature for a field trip to the zoo, Pixie's discovers the startling consequences of particular relationships between things, ideas, and people. The focus of this novel is on the nature of relationships (logical, social, familial, aesthetic, causal, part-whole, mathematical, etc.) and developing the competence to deal with such relationships. This novel touches upon the ethical concepts of: sibling-rivalry, personhood, respect for others, friendship, secrets, promise-keeping, parent-child relationships, obedience, teasing, and autonomy. Readers will find that Pixie's story about the philosophical ideas and puzzles she confront will lead to lively conversations with others. Blank pages are also included for young readers to illustrate! Grade Range: 2-5. Target Grades: 3-4

Pixie

When Kio visits his grandparents' farm he befriends another boy named Gus, who lives nearby. Kio helps Gus become aware of the world as the blind experience it, and some of the differences that characterize the creative activities of the blind. Kio's grandfather was once a sailor, and early in the book tells of an encounter he once had with a whale. He is determined to visit a site where he can observe whales once again, and Kio persuades him to take the two families along. This book consists of conversations between Kio and Gus as they explore the nature of animals, people and things in the world that surround them. Kio and Gus wonder together about the contrasting concepts of: make-believe/reality, fear/courage, saying/doing, and truth/beauty. Young readers will find their sense of wonder challenged as much as their reasoning skills. Blank pages are also included for young readers to illustrate! Grade Range: K-5. Target Grades: 2-3

Kio and Gus: Reasoning About Nature

Wondering at the World: Instructional Manual to Accompany Kio and Gus (Philosophy for Children Series)

Computers & Technology

Operating Systems

Lisa, a classmate of Harry Stottlemeier, experiences a range of physical, aesthetic and ethical awakenings as she puzzles over issues of animal rights, sexism, racism, justice, divorce and death with her classmates. As Lisa and her friends begin to recognize the ethical dimensions of their experience, they delve into the philosophical concepts as the right, the fair, the good, perfection, and naturalism. Lisa's struggles with identity and thinking for oneself leads her to recognize her interdependence with others and with nature. This novel explores the complexity of ethical concerns and the multiple capacities involved in making sound ethical judgments. Grade Range: 7-12. Target Grades: 7-8

Lisa: Reasoning in Ethics

Inst. Philosophy for Children

This manual aims to help children confront, recognize and explore the problematic aspects of their experience. It helps them formulate the questions that guide such exploration and, at the same time, it helps them question the seemingly unproblematic aspects of the world and the language they use to talk about it. Various exercises provide students with opportunities to organize their experiences into story form, as a skill building tool for learning to write well. There are also exercises designed to help children see statements as the beginning not the end point of inquiry, as any statement can be understood as a tentative answer to an implicit question. The discussion plans aim to support teachers in promoting classroom dialogue around issues such as: friendship, love, self-esteem, respect for others, teasing, choosing, and parent-child relationships.

Getting Our Thoughts Together: Instructional Manual to Accompany Elfie

A Life Teaching Thinking: An Autobiography

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