As strongly as I feel about philosophy, there are definitely dangers, pitfalls, and wrong roads that will take us to bad places, if we are not aware, vigilant, and thoughtful. Here are a few dangers to avoid, from my perspective;
Studying PHILOSOPHY
Read more…I have been doing a lot of thinking about social studies teachers in two contexts:
Is there an unhealthy bias toward history that is an obstacle for philosophy in our dialogue?
This one could be a presentation thesis:
Is there an unheal
Here are some reflections that I have about how we should be constructing curriculum, especially in relation to philosophy. Maybe one or more of these will spike discussion.....
The curriculum that strives for the aim of education is for everyone, re
One of the travesties of the NCLB standardized testing craze is the elimination of rich complex curriculum, especially for the students identified as "below proficient." Instead of exploring themes of humanity in literature, they are reading 1 page o
Read more…When I was a graduate student, I took a methods course in which we had to give a few lessons to our class. After one of my lessons, the class spent the next hour during the debriefing time to debate whether or not I would be best to teach at the hig
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