Book Review: Bringing Philosophy to the Classroom

Abstract

Introduction:  Upon reading the first page of Thinking and Talking Through Literature, it is obvious that dedicated educators who have had extensive experience in the classroom wrote this book. They have coupled a respect for children’s ability to learn and acknowledgement that they already have some prior knowledge with the inquiry based pedagogy of Matthew Lipman’s Philosophy for Children. This combination has delivered a book that gives teachers who wish to use philosophical inquiry in the classroom a ‘How To’ introduction followed by a teaching resource.