Thinks Well With Others: How Philosophy Encourages Collaboration
Their reality includes social media, interactive learning, and the expectation that they’ll be innovative in their way of thinking. All of these things hinge on being able to not just coexist, but to thrive as a group.
As luck would have it, doing philosophy with your kids can help with this vital skill.
Is Your Child A Divergent Thinker?
As anyone who’s done philosophy with small children (or with big people, for that matter) would, we found this pretty familiar and appealing. Done properly, philosophical education demands that learners consider a variety of ideas, and that they carefully scrutinize exactly what’s being asked of them in the first place.