Teaching Thinking: Philosophical Enquiry In The Classroom

Second Edition.

A fully revised second edition of Fisher's highly successful book on teaching children to think.

This is a sourcebook of ideas to help teachers, students and others interested in education to understand and engage in philosophical enquiry with children. It illustrates how philosophical discussion can help promote critical thinking as well as the moral and social values essential for citizenship in a democratic society. It also shows how a community of enquiry can be created in any classroom, enriching learning across the whole curriculum.