A guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas
of the biggest minds throughout the centuries-from Plato to bell
hooks-with the "littlest" minds. Children are no strangers to
cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book
teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that
they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she
has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen
years, "Little Big Minds" guides parents and educators in
introducing philosophy to K-8 children in order to develop their
critical thinking, deepen their appreciation for others, and brace
them for the philosophical quandaries that lurk in all of our
lives, young or old. Arranged according to themes-including
prejudice, compassion, and death-and featuring the work of
philosophers from Plato and Socrates to the Dalai Lama and Martin
Luther King Jr., this step-by-step guide to teaching kids how to
think philosophically is full of excellent discussion questions,
teaching tips, and group exercises.
PUBLICATION DATE: Jan 2007
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Little Big Minds |
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