Home Archived Resources: philosophy Back Resources: philosophy 18th May 2001, 1:00am Robert Fisher Share Resources: philosophy https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/resources-philosophy Copy Link The Philosophy Club: an adventure in thinking By Roger Sutcliffe and Steve Williams pound;39.90 Newswise: thinking through the news By Roger Sutcliffe and Steve Williams pound;37.50 Storywise: thinking through stories By Karin Murris and Joanna Haynes pound;47.50 DialogueWorks www.dialogueworks.co.uk “Philosophy is an ancient subject but with a modern significance,” as the authors of The Philosophy Club say. In a pluralist society where there are wide differences in belief and opinion, how can we help young people find their own path to meaning? Children have a natural thirst for ideas and discussion, but where do we find time for this in a crowded school curriculum or in a busy life? An answer is offered in The Philosophy Club . This pack provides ways of introducing philosophy and the discussion of ideas to young people at home, school or summer school. By a “philosophy club”, the authors mean a space where young people and adults can share questions, discuss ideas and find their own answers to some perennial problems of humankind. This “thinking space” is not for the aimless chat of playground, or for focused thinking on curriculum content, but is a forum which supports serious and sustained discussion on questions and issues identified by the children. Newswise began as an internet project, offering topical news stories to develop thinking and communication skills. The authors have now produced an “almanac”, including the six editions of 2000 in one volume, which is of particular value for teaching citizenship and critical thinking with older juniors or secondary children. The Newswise almanac features last year’s stories. Does this matter? Most of the topics chosen have continuing relevance, including issues such as poverty and wealth and the environment, but they also provide models for structured questions and exercises that could be used or adapted to stimulate thinking about any news story. No wonder Newswise was recommended in the Crick report as a good resource for citizenship. The aim of philosophy with children is to develop thinking, citizenship, and literacy. Storywise is a valuable resource that harnesses the power of stories “to open up a space for children’s thinking” and develop literacy skills. It is an updated version of Karin Murris’s ground-breaking Teaching Philosophy through Picture Books . The focus is on nursery and primary children, but the teacher guidance provides useful advice for setting up communities of enquiry with people of all ages. Robert Fisher is professor of education at Brunel University. More on philosophy with children at www.sapere.net www.teachingthinking.net A longer version of this review appears in this week’s Friday magazine Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more How to know Robert Fisher • 27th May 2005 Make room for new ideas Robert Fisher • 3rd December 2004 Focus on feelings Robert Fisher • 29th October 2004 Stretching young imaginations Robert Fisher • 17th September 2004 Recent Most read Most shared TAs’ warning over increased teaching cover News 27 April 2024 5 tips for your teacher CV and cover letter Leadership 26 April 2024 Keeping Children Safe in Education: how things may change Analysis 26 April 2024 Teacher levelling-up payments: all you need to know News 25 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise News 24 April 2024 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 How to ensure children are emotionally ready for school Teaching & Learning 25 April 2024 Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’ News 25 April 2024
