Philosophy for children

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Professor Phillip Cam on the teaching of philosophy at primary school level.

[@CosmoShidan]

Man. If only I had the chance to learn this at that age instead of my mid-20s.

[@coneducation]

This makes so much sense for our students and teachers within the teaching and learning process. Developing deeper thinking is the essential key for our students to meet the demands of the 21st Century. Well done I look forward to hearing more about this in Australian schools

[@SuperBluehaze]

Dr Philip Cam was my teacher at uni and I did a number of reading courses with him on Goodman. He has a real passion for philosophy, and he is a great person. Philosophy is a training in how to think. Philosophy trains one for nothing, but if one can think critically, then one can do just about anything.

[@IntelligentCreature]

this is awesome....this will surely not only raise test scores...but it will prepare them in reality when they leave their educational careers.... and engagement is happening!!!! Sweet!!!

[@UNSW]

Prof. Cam at UNSW is the best place to start.

[@bryza01]

I would think the main aim is to promote children to think critically. Notice how they are working on what "Fair" means to them, and then to consider whether there maybe anymore important perspectives to consider. Philosophy is not about "horrors of the world" it's often just about simplifying and clarifying our own ideas and thoughts. Something we all engage in, the question is how effectively do we actually do it?

[@peacetrees]

My kid would love this...

[@natthetubanut]

.-all they need do is look outside their window! australia is highly multi-cultural and all they need do is look at the different cultures & backgrounds of people in their own classroom! another aspect may be that the program may entail 'age' limits or restrictions on how young to star them in the program. once children have a solid grounding of morality according to 'Western' philosophy (in this context in australia) then PERHAPS they can explore these issues & their surroundings & questioning.

[@InmobiliariaSesMoreres]

Great work has been done with those kids, a greater future is coming!

[@sgt7]

I would have an issue the the rule to respect other's opinions. I think we should respect others but not necessarily their opinions.

[@bryza01]

Excellent point, I did mis-interpret your previous comment! I think the limits of what is to be studied would need to be well defined. An opt-in system would be great, especially for chilren at that age. Perhaps limiting it to concepts such as "fairness in the playground" and the exploration of other perspectives would be more than sufficient philosophy for that age.

[@natthetubanut]

I meant my main point, not the point of the program. and I wasn't sure what the program was doing to address my previous comments and concerns. yes agree with you - but I don't know about you, but I take philosophy at university so I have an idea of what it's like... I still stand by my position and would like to read the 'core values' or 'aims' of the program myself and go over the ethical details. as I said before, maybe it should be an 'opt-in' project for concerned parents of students who -

[@TravelScooterLondon]

Very interesting; one would have thought that these type of practicle tips 2:23 would have been obtaind at Sunday School, but where I went in Sydney not much was obtained by my co-Sunday School collegues, who would "beat me up" on the way home from a meet. I was not usually caught becuse I knew more abandoned building places to hide that they did. . Still, something to counter the affect of my having had a lone-parent would have been great, when I was developing. Cheers. from, del-boy.

[@dfrost3417]

This is great for children. Critical thinking development.

[@olegwiththeknowledge1729]

So sad to think that most people in this comment section are really old now....

[@natthetubanut]

...- who think that this questioning, values and ethics etc (which COULD be extended to 'the big q's such as god, meaning of life, art, equality etc) would somehow diminish their child's own self-worth, their own religion or culture they believe let alone they tHINK is 'right'. i take psychology as well and if you want me to show you studies i can, my point is that children need a highly stable environment for learning ASWELL as creativity etc. if the program aims to promote tolerance etc -

[@themiddleones11]

This may be my research topic for my English 102 paper

[@MillenialWanderer]

This is great

[@someperson9536]

Do the children ever ask this question: How does one find out which religion is true?

[@bryza01]

However you obviously have an idea of quicky philosophy can run off onto other topics. It's not easily contained. I'm also studying Psych and Philosophy @ Uni. ;-)

[@someperson9536]

A person's answers to philosophical questions is going to be influenced by his or her own belief system. How do you get people to consider other points of view? It's ok if a person thinks that a certain book is inspired by God as long as he has good reasons for believing that. Agree?

[@alpappy]

As a student in South Africa in the early days of the apartheid era, I had o work with a student who believed that god created different races so that they would live apart, in every sense, from other races. This was how the Dutch Reformed Church branch in South Africa which had come up with the come p with he concept from the way they interpreted the bible. We could talk about it, although I wholl-heartedly disagreed with it. Once I realized that he lived by the apartheid rules, we could talk, not about the concept, but how we could deal with the resulting problems.

[@rosscampbell1173]

They didn’t mention even one philosopher, or school of philosophy. It’s a struggle session.

[@natthetubanut]

I think the main point is to be extremely careful as to what the MAIN aim of the program is so our children don't all turn out as hypochondriacs!

[@parepidemosproductions4741]

Can you disagree with an opinion and still respect it? Please explain.

[@kingbjorn1832]

of course you can, Voltaire once said "i do not agree with what you have to say, but i'll defend to the death your right to say it" i mean theres other way to be more clear with that question? every human being is different so therefore opinions as well.

[@parepidemosproductions4741]

@@kingbjorn1832 well said friend. 2 years has been a long time to learn this. Thank God 🙌🏾

[@Rene_Descartes]

Impressive

[@grimslider75]

@TheRedHutt i know right...

[@killergerms101]

who r u, i was in Mr. S's class last year 2!! We DEFINITELY were the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111 :D

[@djancak]

"philosophy" is a poor word to use, because it has multiple definitions. it looks to me that this class is about critical thinking.

[@weeb69]

Hey you there? That pfp is kinda recent

[@weeb69]

@@djancak holy shit damn, whats it like finding your old comment after 11 years? I doubt you remember this

[@weeb69]

@@djancak damm I'd probably be freaking out, I mean this doesnt happen very often..

[@weeb69]

@@djancak damn thats so cool. This account has quite a history

[@NosebleedPolitics]

@@weeb69 whats it like finding your old comment after 6 months?

[@natthetubanut]

'deep and burdening' - I'm guessing from the other persons comments that children will learn to think more (whether analytically or logically) about other issues which would not be classified as appropriate given their mental capacity at their age and expose them to the horrors of the world and the negative views of the world to by questioning multiple sides of an issue. from worrying about financial issues in the family home to people in poverty and genocide! (as an extreme) in reality 2day

[@djancak]

"I'm no expert, but isn't some of this stuff a little deep and burdening for kids?" what do you mean by "deep and burdening"?

[@weeb69]

Yo dude you still there?

[@killergerms101]

ummm no way!! 6S 2008!!!! the very best! :)

[@bobyps]

0:24 looks like the woman's speaking lol

[@SpitballSparky]

I'm no expert, but isn't some of this stuff a little deep and burdening for kids?