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This fully updated second edition is a sourcebook of ideas to help teachers, students and others interested in education to understand and engage in philosophical enquiry with children. It illustrates how philosophical discussion can help to promote critical thinking as well as the moral and social values essential for citizenship in a democratic society. It shows how a community of enquiry can be created in any classroom, enriching learning across the whole curriculum.
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This guide for educators emphasizes the role of philosophical thought across the general education curriculum and offers advice on helping children develop their critical thinking skills. Particular chapters consider strategies for creating a community of inquiry, using stories to develop thinking skills, the Socratic method, assessing progress, and improving the quality of thought. Appendices list philosophical questions for children, vocabulary terms, a checklist of discourse skills, and assessment tools. Fisher teaches education at Brunel University. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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