The Role of Thought and Being in the Philosophy for Children Classroom

Abstract

Introduction:  An important aim of all education is to instill a sense of well being in the child.  Growing up with a sense of well being helps the child to be balanced and wholesome in its interaction with other human beings and the world at large.  While we all readily admit that a sense of well being is desirable, we may still be very far from understanding the deep implications of it.  An important characteristic of this sense of well being is that it is not a tangible attribute and is not easily reducible to any particular characteristic or set of characteristics.  It is this indeterminacy and irreducability that makes us less aware of it.  Our minds seem to be engrossed in the futile attempt to determine what cannot be possessed.  In this paper, we will attempt to probe this serious question.  We realize that true inquiry should expose the very foundations of our thought at any given point of time.