Description
Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education. Wartenberg also gives advice on how to construct a "learner-centered" classroom, in which children discuss philosophical issues with one another as they respond to open-ended questions by saying whether they agree or disagree with what others have said.
Author: Thomas Wartenberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 05/01/2014
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9781475804454
ISBN10: 1475804458
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | General
- Education | Schools | Levels | Elementary
Author: Thomas Wartenberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 05/01/2014
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9781475804454
ISBN10: 1475804458
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | General
- Education | Schools | Levels | Elementary
About the Author
Thomas E. Wartenberg is professor of philosophy at Mount Holyoke College and has been working with teachers on teaching philosophy for children for over a decade. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association Committee on Precollege Instruction in Philosophy. Among his other books are Existentialism and Thinking on Screen.