Philosophy in Education
«Jana Mohr Lone and Michael Burroughs have given us a profoundly thoughtful book about the ways that children can participate in dialogue and critical reflection at a level that transcends the pro formá mandates of most standardized curricula. Beginning in the early elementary grades and continuing through the secondary years, they provide us and our teachers with a smorgasbord of practical and ingeniously inventive avenues into a realm of inquiry that opens up essential questions about justice, ethics, and equality.»
Jonathan Kozol, Author, "The Shame of the Nation"
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781442234772
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 27 x 18 cm
Om forfatteren
Michael D. Burroughs is Assistant Director of the Rock Ethics Institute and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Pennsylvania State University. For over a decade, he has been working to provide greater access to pre-college philosophy in the United States. Michael has taught philosophy at numerous academic levels, including K-12 and college classes, as well as workshops for pre-college teachers and university professors. In 2008, Michael co-founded Philosophical Horizons, a pre-college philosophy program dedicated to introducing the history and practice of philosophy to children in Memphis city schools (K-12). Michael also served as Outreach Coordinator for the Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill, he taught university courses on pre-college philosophy and collaborated with local educators and philosophy and education graduate students to begin numerous elementary, middle, and high school philosophy programs. Michael serves on the PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) board of directors and has presented and written extensively on issues in pre-college philosophy, including chapters in Philosophy in Schools: An Introduction for Philosophers and Teachers (Routledge, 2013) and Ethics in Youth Sport: Policy and Pedagogical Applications (Routledge, 2013).
Anmeldelser
«Jana Mohr Lone and Michael Burroughs have given us a profoundly thoughtful book about the ways that children can participate in dialogue and critical reflection at a level that transcends the pro formá mandates of most standardized curricula. Beginning in the early elementary grades and continuing through the secondary years, they provide us and our teachers with a smorgasbord of practical and ingeniously inventive avenues into a realm of inquiry that opens up essential questions about justice, ethics, and equality.»
Jonathan Kozol, Author, "The Shame of the Nation"
«Jane Mohr Lone and Michael Burroughs provide a compelling justification for teaching philosophy in K-12 schools, and a useful, well-grounded set of lesson plans for how to do it. Emphasizing the practice of philosophy, and specific activities like questioning, dialogue, and inquiry, Mohr Lone and Burroughs promote the aim of doing philosophy with students, and not just teaching about philosophy. Their lesson plans, and ingenious use of literature, start with where students’ interests and concerns are, across different ages. Their approach of promoting discussion within a “community of philosophical inquiry” is pragmatic and grounded in experience. Any teacher could use some of these lesson plans in their classroom.»
Nicholas C. Burbules, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor, Department of Education Polic