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The American Philosophical Association Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy has organized the following session for the APA Eastern Division meeting in Philadelphia in December. Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014: 9 – 11 a.m. Let’s Stop Kidding Around: Pre-College Philosophy and Diversity in the Profession Chair: Deborah Tollefsen, University of Memphis Speakers: Michael Burroughs (Rock Institute, … APA East session on "Pre-College Philosophy and Diversity in the Profession"

2014-15 PLATO ESSAY CONTEST Announcement: We have our winners for the 2014/15 essay contest. Congratulations and thanks to all who participated! First place Syra Mehdi Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA “Aristotle’s Theory of Friendship Tested” Second place Julia Walton Academy of Notre Dame du Namur Villanova, PA “In the Place Beyond Utility and Pleasure” … 2014-15 PLATO Essay Contest

Michael Burroughs recently shared an article about the work he and some graduate students have been doing the Rock Ethics Institute in Pennsylvania. Please follow the link for the article: http://news.psu.edu/story/327590/2014/09/24/society-and-culture/rock-ethics-institute-plans-include-k-12-outreach  

When Diana Senechal first contacted me about the philosophy journal her students had put together, CONTRARIWISE, I must admit an image jumped to mind of stereotypical responses to essay prompts, collected and bound from the end-of-year assignments. What else would a high school philosophy journal be? How could one adapt what is usually highly technical, rigorous, … CONTRARIWISE: Pious and Especially Playful Learning in the Creation of a Journal

CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS You are warmly invited to submit abstracts for The Routledge International Handbook of Philosophy for Children, edited by Maughn Gregory, Joanna Haynes and Karin Murris. For nearly 50 years the theory and practice of Philosophy for Children have developed over time and in diverse contexts and global settings, while responding to, and interacting with … Call for Abstracts for International Handbook of Philosophy for Children

PLATO board member Michael Burroughs recently served as a guest curator for the Public Philosophy Journal on the theme of pre-college philosophy. He writes about doing philosophy with children as an area of publicly engaged philosophy: http://publicphilosophyjournal.org/2014/07/philosophy-beyond-the-academy/    

This month, Chicago Public high school teacher (and PLATO board member), Steve Goldberg will be running a teaching workshop at the University of Chicago’s campus. In collaboration with the UChicago Civic Knowledge Project: The Winning Words Initiative: The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) claims that the “reasons most often given for engaging young children … Teacher's Workshop: Philosophy and Young People (Chicago, Saturdays, July 12-26)

In many pre-college curricula, informal and formal logic does not exist as its own course, even though thinking logically is crucial to much academic work. As students progress through their primary and secondary educations, they will be expected more and more to support their opinions with well-supported arguments. While schools may find it difficult to … James Davis: Logic in the Classroom, Four Activities

Jesse Walsh has been the Director of Philosophy at Saint Martin de Porres Academy in New Haven, CT (a private middle school for underserved youth) for the past four years. Prior to that, she founded a Philosophy Outreach Program at a Boys & Girls Club in Dorchester, MA. Both groups have enjoyed incredible success and … "Philosophy Detention" and the "Identity Crisis" Activity, by Jesse Walsh

This is a video of the American Philosophical Association’s Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy session from the 2014 Pacific APA. It’s called “Raising a Philosophical Child” and features a number of speakers.