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RoutledgeFalmer Education
Children As Philosphers
Learning Through Enquiry and Dialogue in The
Primary Classroom
By Joanna Haynes, College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UKDecember 2001, 216x138mm, 175pp Pb: 0-7507-0946-4 £14.99 Hb: 0-415-27246-7 £50.00 Children As Philosophers discusses the interesting and highly topical premise of the development of a philosophical foundation for children’s thinking from an early age. It argues for the right of a child to review ideas and express their beliefs in dialogue with others. This broadens a child’s thinking, speaking and listening skills across the whole curriculum. The book offers a structure for moral enquiry within the PSHE/Citizenship curriculum. It discusses the pleasures and challenges for adults in managing open-ended classroom discussion and facing children’s claims to knowledge in the philosophical arena. The author illustrates, with the aid of case studies, the content of a social and moral curriculum, the role of the teacher and the development of disciplined enquiry as an essential component in schooling. The book addresses the worldwide movement known as ‘Philosophy for Children’, developed in the USA and Australia but put into a UK context. Contents Section 1 Voices from the classroom 1.Thought-Provoking conversations 2. Making Room for children to Participate Section 2 Thinking About Thinking 3.A Distinctive Approach to Learning Through Discussion 4. What Kind of Thinking are we Teaching? 5. Thinking, Democracy and Citizenship Section 3 Teaching Through Enquiry and Dialogue 6.Encouraging Listening 7. Respecting children’s Ideas 8. Relaxing, Meditating and Being Silent 9. Feeling for the Philosophical 10. Working with Different Age-Groups 11. Holding and Extending Threads of Thinking 12. Planning and Monitoring Progress in Enquiry Section 4 The Benefits of Philosophical Enquiry and Dialogue 13.Doing Philosophy with Children Develops Teaching Skills 14. Philosophy with Children and Teaching Thinking Across the Whole Curriculum 15. What Difference can Philosophy in the Classroom make to Children’s Learning? Section 5 Resources Useful Addresses and Contacts for Philosophy with Children / Resources for Philosophy with Children / References www.routledgefalmer.com
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