We have to be awakened to the ethical and political meaning of our experience—emotionally as well as conceptually—before we can sense, and then articulate that there’s something wrong with it. Ann Sharp, P4C co-founder What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education. Jules Michelet, 19th century French historianContinue reading “P4C and the British Columbia Curriculum’s Core Competencies: Personal & Social”
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P4C and the British Columbia Curriculum’s Core Competencies: Thinking
The British Columbia’s curriculum’s second core competency of “thinking” is, once again, at the core of philosophy for children pedagogy. The competency is broken down into two sub-competencies: creative thinking and critical thinking. First-generation P4C was designed to promote critical thinking (especially logical thinking) in children. This was Matthew Lipman’s original vision. For example, aContinue reading “P4C and the British Columbia Curriculum’s Core Competencies: Thinking”
Philosophy for Children in the British Columbia Classroom 