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40 Lessons to Get Children Thinking: Philosophical Thought Adventures Across the Curriculum
Peter Worley
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Description for 40 Lessons to Get Children Thinking: Philosophical Thought Adventures Across the Curriculum
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JNLB; YQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 297 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
This is the type of book many teachers will keep on their desk and use the exercises very regularly; for me it is up there with Geoff Petty's `Evidence-Based Teaching' and Paul Ginnis's `The Teacher's Toolkit' as an essential resource. Worley is an excellent clear writer, who communicates very complex ideas very well. Francis Gilbert [http://www.francisgilbert.co.uk/], teacher, teacher trainer and author of ` I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here' Inspire your class to think more deeply about curriculum subjects and get them actively taking part in exciting philosophy experiments today! This ... Read more
This is the type of book many teachers will keep on their desk and use the exercises very regularly; for me it is up there with Geoff Petty's `Evidence-Based Teaching' and Paul Ginnis's `The Teacher's Toolkit' as an essential resource. Worley is an excellent clear writer, who communicates very complex ideas very well. Francis Gilbert [http://www.francisgilbert.co.uk/], teacher, teacher trainer and author of ` I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here' Inspire your class to think more deeply about curriculum subjects and get them actively taking part in exciting philosophy experiments today! This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472916082
SKU
V9781472916082
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Ref
99-50
About Peter Worley
Peter Worley teaches philosophy in schools every week. He is a Resident Philosopher at 6 state primary schools in London and he is the founder and CEO of The Philosophy Foundation (www.philosophy-foundation.org), a charity that specialises in philosophy in primary and secondary schools, based in the UK. Peter has over 20 years' experience in teaching and regularly gives talks and ... Read more
Reviews for 40 Lessons to Get Children Thinking: Philosophical Thought Adventures Across the Curriculum
This book gets students 'doing' philosophy: actively engaging with it by getting involved in entertaining games and discussions. It's no wonder that philosophy is so good at helping students progress in all areas of the curriculum. I am pretty sure that if teachers only implemented a few of the strategies in Peter Worley's book, they'd quickly raise the levels of ... Read more