Cassie Finley, Author at PLATO

Moral Reasons and Time Constraints: Reflections on Ethics Education in Summer Camp Settings

Cassie Finley | September 5, 2023

By Brianna Larson, Philosophy PhD Student at University of Cincinnati The Cincinnati Ethics Center, established in January of 2022, recently concluded its 2nd year of ethics programming at the Youth Cadet program. Youth Cadet is run by the Cincinnati Police Department and aims to educate 16-19-year-olds about policies and procedures in policing. Over seven Wednesdays … Moral Reasons and Time Constraints: Reflections on Ethics Education in Summer Camp Settings

Have a Great Summer!

Cassie Finley | June 29, 2023

The PLATO blog series will be taking a break for the summer and will resume in September with new and exciting posts about philosophy with children and youth and other public philosophy efforts! In the meantime, if you would like to write a guest-post for PLATO’s blog on doing philosophy with young people, public philosophy, … Have a Great Summer!

My Journey with Philosophy

Cassie Finley | June 21, 2023

By Liam Lobl (Student from Ardsley High School) Coming into high school, I knew very little about philosophy, as my school district does not offer any classes even remotely within the field of philosophy. However, I was intent on getting involved in Lincoln-Douglas debate, a one-on-one competition in which philosophical “frameworks” are used to evaluate … My Journey with Philosophy

Cultivation Requirements: Teaching Virtue Ethics for Whole-Child Education

Cassie Finley | June 5, 2023

By Evan Dutmer I teach ethics and leadership in the Department of Leadership Education at Culver Academies, a boarding school in northern Indiana. I received my PhD in Ancient Philosophy from Northwestern University in 2019. In this post I’d like to share more about my experiences teaching ethics with young people and my professional journey … Cultivation Requirements: Teaching Virtue Ethics for Whole-Child Education

Teaching Philosophy as Virtuous Dialogue: Bridging the Gap between K-12 and Higher Education

Cassie Finley | May 12, 2023

By Cassie Finley (University of Iowa) Traditionally, philosophy has had different pedagogies between the K-12 and higher education levels. Insofar as there is a “typical” approach to teaching undergraduate philosophy classes, the aims and methods generally revolve around lectures (with some discussion) and ensuring students gain philosophical content-knowledge as a means for fostering critical thinking … Teaching Philosophy as Virtuous Dialogue: Bridging the Gap between K-12 and Higher Education

Generating Philosophical Questions through Simulation

Cassie Finley | April 24, 2023

Written by Jane Rutstein Shay Above: Map of the “Arcan” Civilization as designed by my 5th-grade class. The map’s legend is written in our invented language, which is written from top to bottom instead of left to right. We are about to land on a new planet, Nearth. We are here to settle and live. … Generating Philosophical Questions through Simulation

Does Content Matter in Philosophy for Children?

Cassie Finley | March 30, 2023

By Dustin Webster, Co-Director Penn’s Project for Philosophy for the Young A philosophy for children (p4c) session based in the Community of Inquiry format developed by Matthew Lipman and Ann Margaret Sharp follows a familiar formula: students are exposed to a ‘stimulus’, i.e. a story, video, activity etc., which is used as the basis for … <strong>Does Content Matter in Philosophy for Children?</strong>

Building a Community of Philosophical Inquiry Online

Cassie Finley | February 20, 2023

By Debi Talukdar, PLATO Program Director One of my favorite things about teaching online, besides the fact that I get to wear pajama bottoms, is that my students are often from all over the country, and sometimes, the world. Pre-pandemic I could have never imagined doing philosophy with kids from California, New York, Canada, and … <strong>Building a Community of Philosophical Inquiry Online</strong>

Philosophy for Social-Emotional Learning

Cassie Finley | February 9, 2023

Stock illustration featuring a person with a blank face holding a heart in one hand and a brain in the other

By Alex Chang When I first came back to the classroom after a year of remote teaching, I was ecstatic. After a year behind a screen, I could not wait to be back with students, witnessing their actions, reactions, and everything in between in person. My excitement was compounded by the fact that I had … Philosophy for Social-Emotional Learning

Is it Better to Be a Dog or a Human?

Cassie Finley | January 27, 2023

A human sits next to a dog. Their backs are to the camera and they are looking out at a lake.

Last week, I read Daniel Pinkwater’s book I am the Dog with three kindergarten classrooms. In the story, a boy named Jacob and his dog Max decide to switch places for a day with Jacob living Max’s life as a dog and Max living Jacob’s life as a young human. Living as a dog, Jacob … Is it Better to Be a Dog or a Human?

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