The British Columbia Social Studies curriculum is particularly amenable to Philosophy for Children pedagogy. While P4C and Art are virtually a perfect match, the discussions are almost solely ideal, rather than practical. To be clear, this has immense value; but practical discussions also have value. Social Studies, perhaps by definition, is a practical exercise. Thankfully,Continue reading “P4C and the BC Curriculum: Social Studies”
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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”