In testing times such as these, is there really space in the timetable to teach philosophy? The great German philosopher Hegel (1770-1831) said: "Education to independence demands that young people ...

Dr Simon Longstaff AO is the Executive Director of The Ethics Centre. While reading Steve Fuller's recent article about philosophy and the academy, my mind whisked me back to some of my earliest days ...

Schools are generally taught to teach kids what to think, but what if they taught them how to think instead? According to a new study conducted among 3,000 kids in 48 schools across England, ...

A few times each month, second graders at a charter school in Springfield, Mass., take time from math and reading to engage in philosophical debate. There is no mention of Hegel or Descartes, no study ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Every Wednesday afternoon in term 3, all students at Malabar Public School put away their textbooks ...

Philosophy lessons have a London primary school record the top SATs test scores in England for the second year in a row, the school's headmistress claimed today. Primary league tables 2012: "Engaging ...

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