Some Active Alternatives to Reading in Philosophy for Children

Abstract

Introduction:  One of the ancillary benefits for school kids involved in doing Philosophy for Children is that it gives them an additional classroom opportunity to read. A number of teachers I’ve worked with have been initially attracted to P4C for just this reason. Even if they were initially skeptical about the value of philosophy, they at least considered it worthwhile that students were being encouraged to explore the written word. And indeed, the value of the reading aspect of P4C is not to be underestimated; anything that we can do to lure kids towards books is, I think, to be commended.