Wondering Aloud

Michael Vazquez is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Director of Outreach at the Parr Center for Ethics, member of PLATO’s Academic Advisory Board, and chair of PLATO’s Research Committee. Are you involved in philosophy education? Whether you’re a schoolteacher guiding curious young … Evidence-Based Assessment in Philosophy Education: Take the PLATO Research Committee Survey

Kristopher Phillips, editor-in-chief of Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice, is assistant professor of philosophy at Eastern Michigan University. Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice (P4), founded in 2019, occupies a unique niche: it supports the growth of philosophical, empirical, and interdisciplinary scholarly research in precollege and public philosophy. Scholarship in these fields, regardless of methodology, does … Philosophical Scholarship for and with the Whole Public: Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice

by Landon D. C. Elkind, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Western Kentucky University In my involvement with pre-college philosophy, I have been blessed in more ways than one. First, I had excellent mentors in Kristopher G. Phillips and Gregory Stoutenburg. Second, I learned (then borrowed and deployed here at Western Kentucky University) the excellent Lyceum model … When to Run a Philosophy Camp for K-12 Students?

By Britta Jensen, DPhil We are pleased to share news from in Sydney, Australia, where we recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of both our state’s not-for-profit association, the Association for Philosophy in Schools NSW (PinS NSW) and the Federation of Asia- Pacific Philosophy in Schools Associations (FAPSA). At Newington College, an independent K-12 school in … Pre-College Philosophy in Sydney, Australia: A Whole School Approach

By Michael Vazquez, Ph.D. As readers of a philosophy blog, you probably do not need to be convinced that philosophy is a worthwhile activity. You may already think—as I do—that engaging in philosophical reflection is valuable for its own sake. But many of us also like to think that doing philosophy has good consequences. For … Measuring the Impact: An Invitation to the Ethics Bowl Community