Chloe is a rising freshman at Duke University who plans to double major in public policy and philosophy. She has been involved with PLATO for two years. In my AP history class, you’ll see rows of students furiously typing on their laptops. Though you may assume that they are recording notes, if you were to … From Deterrence to Adaptation: What Should AI Look like in High Schools?
By Jana Mohr Lone In the beautiful picture book Infinity and Me, written by Kate Hosford and illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska, a young girl, Uma, looks up into the night sky and starts to feel “very, very small.” She begins to wonder about the nature of infinity. Uma then asks various people how they imagine … Thinking about Infinity with Elementary School Students
By Roberta Israeloff If at first glance these questions seem easy to answer, think again. The more you consider them, the more complex they become. Ethics is less about discussing right and wrong than weighing competing claims and deciding which framework to use to weigh those claims. When you take an ethical dilemma to heart, … The Good, the Bad, & the Ethics Case Library
The PIR program responds meaningfully to the changing nature of the world we live in, constantly addressing new issues and topics for students to consider. … Students’ ideas, thoughts, and experiences will shape the future of our world. Helping them develop the tools needed to meaningfully explore developments whether they are sociopolitical or technological will ensure that the decisions we make as a society in the future will be well-founded and open to different perspectives and possibilities.
By Karen S. Emmerman, Philosopher-in-Residence at John Muir Elementary & PLATO Education Director How a Philosopher-in-Residence Program Works Yesterday, as I walked down the halls of John Muir Elementary school in the middle of year eleven as their Philosopher-in-Residence (PIR), I passed by students who greeted me with an enthusiastic “Dr. Karen! Are you coming … Building & Running a Philosopher-in-Residence Program
By Laurie Grady (HS English & Philosophy Teacher, Haverford Senior High School, PA) The concept of failure is so vast, so diverse, and so widespread, that it is impossible to examine comprehensively. Even within a limited scope, the abstruse and often formidable subject is one that most folks would like to avoid talking about–let alone … Process > Product: Thoughts on How to Combat the Loser’s Blues
By Jana Mohr Lone During the past couple of years, I have organized ethics bowls with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students, both as classrooms units and as larger whole grade events. Ethics Bowls are designed to promote thoughtful, civil dialogue about difficult questions. Students learn ethical reasoning and good listening skills, and they are … Ethics Bowls with Elementary and Middle School Students
By Joe Glover, PhD Candidate, University of Iowa As a teenager I did not really know what philosophy was. This is surprising considering my interests at the time. Beyond the usual interests of a high schooler, as a teen I read a lot of books, especially ones that could be considered “philosophical” such as those … The Iowa Lyceum: Building a Precollege Philosophical Community
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>
By Sam Cook and Kaleigh Bronson-Cook Growing up in rural southern Utah doesn’t exactly afford young adults robust opportunities to engage with philosophy before college, that was at least, until the Southern Utah University Philosophy Lyceum. This program had such a profound impact on us personally and so many other students in our area who … Reflections on the Southern Utah Lyceum
PLATO is part of a global UNESCO network that encourages children to participate in philosophical inquiry. As a partner in the UNESCO Chair on the Practice of Philosophy with Children, based at the Université de Nantes in France, PLATO is connected to other educational leaders around the world.
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