This week, an activity that combines philosophy and debating and can be enjoyed by all ages. It’s inspired by something Tom planned at a school last week and has a dose of something we sent out in 2016. What Should Make It Onto a Map? A common topic in schools is the local area and […]
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This week, a P4C resource on beauty and imperfection, inspired by planning a session on Japan for a class at South Hampstead Junior School on Wednesday. Wabi-Sabi (侘寂) and Finding Beauty in Imperfection It’s said to be difficult to translate wabi-sabi into English, due to it’s deep meaning and rich history. Any website that claims to
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This week a short guide to the three must-have ingredients for a good stimulus — whether that’s in P4C, or just to promote any kind of classroom discussion: conflict, plausibility and incompleteness, with links to stimuli that demonstrate their importance. Conflict A stimulus needs to present conflicting ideas about a concept or question. These can
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