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Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids
by Marietta Mccarty

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ISBN13: 9781585425150
ISBN10: 158542515x
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A guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries-from Plato to bell hooks-with the "littlest" minds.

Children are no strangers to cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen years, Little Big Minds guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8 children in order to develop their critical thinking, deepen their appreciation for others, and brace them for the philosophical quandaries that lurk in all of our lives, young or old.

Arranged according to themes-including prejudice, compassion, and death-and featuring the work of philosophers from Plato and Socrates to the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr., this step-by-step guide to teaching kids how to think philosophically is full of excellent discussion questions, teaching tips, and group exercises.

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Drawing on McCarty's conclusion that children are natural philosophers who can understand such concepts as prejudice, compassion, and death, this title guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8-age children in order to develop their critical thinking.
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Baje360, April 14, 2008 (view all comments by Baje360)
I adored this book. It gives teachers the tools they need to open up dialogues where students can ask questions about why we act the way we do. The examples she gives shows that the “big” philosophy questions are not only for adults to grapple with. Their answers show once again how, if we just listen to the children, they will give us the answers we once knew.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781585425150
Subtitle:
Sharing Philosophy with Kids
Author:
Mccarty, Marietta
Author:
McCarty, Marietta
Publisher:
Jeremy P. Tarcher
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Study and teaching (elementary)
Subject:
Parenting - General
Subject:
Parenting
Publication Date:
January 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
328
Dimensions:
8.20x5.48x.91 in. .74 lbs.
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