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Why Schools Should Teach Philosophy, Even to Little Kids

From This Week with EdSurge · Hosted by Ira Apfel

June 6, 2023·52:15

Episode summary

In this episode of This Week with EdSurge: It’s important to nurture philosophical thinking in kids throughout school and college. So argues a philosophy professor who wrote a book that highlights the natural tendencies of kids to think like philosophers. When big, important questions arise, he says, parents and educators should treat kids like conversational equals.

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It’s important to nurture philosophical thinking in kids throughout school and college. So argues a philosophy professor who wrote a book that highlights the natural tendencies of kids to think like philosophers. When big, important questions arise, he says, parents and educators should treat kids like conversational equals.