The following is an adaptation of an assignment I completed during the University of British Columbia Teacher Education program: The power of story is one of my biggest takeaways from both the University of British Columbia Bachelor of Education program per se as well as my own reflection over the course of the program. StoryContinue reading “Reflections on P4C and Teaching in British Columbia”
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P4C and the BC Curriculum: Art
Axiology is the study of value: what is valuable or valued and why we value it. Axiology is broken into two parts: ethics and aesthetics. Ethics is concerned with good action; aesthetics is concerned with beauty. Aesthetics pops up in the curriculum in two main places: Art and English Language Arts. This post will lookContinue reading “P4C and the BC Curriculum: Art”
Do I need a philosophy background to teach P4C?
In the coming days, I will be writing about connections to the British Columbia curricular competencies in various subject areas. Today, however, I want to talk about a specific critique of P4C pedagogy: that a philosophy background is required to successfully implement this approach. We are not all philosophers; I am not a philosopher inContinue reading “Do I need a philosophy background to teach P4C?”
Benefits of P4C
“My brain hurts…but like a good hurt.” -Grade 6 student at the end of a P4C lesson The biggest advantage of the philosophy for children approach is engagement. Children love that it is something different, that there are no wrong answers, and that they are continually forced to think. Children love the stories, and findContinue reading “Benefits of P4C”
Philosophy for Children in the British Columbia Classroom 