Book review - 40 lessons to get children thinking: Philosophical thought adventures across the curriculum

Peter Worley’s latest book provides a wealth of interesting and engaging lessons based around the pedagogy of philosophical discussions in the classroom. The book’s subtitle references the curriculum, and indeed the book contains ‘thought adventures’ to deepen and enliven learning in many of the sub...

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Main Author: Tim Sprod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Birmingham Library Services 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Philosophy in Schools
Online Access:https://jps.bham.ac.uk/articles/63
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spelling doaj-1c9d8f61fe6f4169a0c3bb1c7879d1462021-04-02T16:13:11ZengUniversity of Birmingham Library ServicesJournal of Philosophy in Schools2204-24822016-12-0132828510.21913/jps.v3i2.135263Book review - 40 lessons to get children thinking: Philosophical thought adventures across the curriculumTim Sprod0University of TasmaniaPeter Worley’s latest book provides a wealth of interesting and engaging lessons based around the pedagogy of philosophical discussions in the classroom. The book’s subtitle references the curriculum, and indeed the book contains ‘thought adventures’ to deepen and enliven learning in many of the subjects taught in schools. While the curriculum in question is pretty clearly the National Curriculum in England, none of the lessons are so closely tied to the details of that curriculum that they could not be used in other countries.https://jps.bham.ac.uk/articles/63
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description Peter Worley’s latest book provides a wealth of interesting and engaging lessons based around the pedagogy of philosophical discussions in the classroom. The book’s subtitle references the curriculum, and indeed the book contains ‘thought adventures’ to deepen and enliven learning in many of the subjects taught in schools. While the curriculum in question is pretty clearly the National Curriculum in England, none of the lessons are so closely tied to the details of that curriculum that they could not be used in other countries.
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