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

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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

Reflections on Philosophy Classes for School Teachers

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An Interview with PLATO President, Thomas Wartenberg   Since 2010, Thomas Wartenberg has led several Summer Seminars for School Teachers on Existentialism sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. [button href=”https://www.plato-philosophy.org/neh-summer-seminar-teachers-existentialism/” style=”flat” size=”medium” color=”#508bbf” textcolor=”#000000″]Click Here to Learn about how to apply for the 2017 Summer Seminar for Teachers[/button] [icon icon=”comments-o” size=”large” color=”#0066bf”] PLATO: … Reflections on Philosophy Classes for School Teachers