Fisher, Robert, 1943-

Teaching thinking : philosophical enquiry in the classroom / Robert Fisher. - vi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why Philosophy? Thinking about Thinking -- Philosophy for Children: Teaching children to think -- Community of Enquiry: Creating contexts for moral education -- Stories for Thinking: Using stories to develop thinking and literacy -- Socratic Teaching: Facilitating philosophical discussion -- Philosophy in the Classroom: Reviewing and assessing progress -- Philosophy across the Curriculum: Improving the quality of thinking and learning -- Some questions and topics for philosophical enquiry with children -- Discourse vocabulary: a checklist of some terms to use -- Checklist of discourse skills -- How do we assess progress in philosophical discussion? -- Evaluating philosophy for children. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3. App. 4. App. 5.

0826468047 9780826468048 0826468055 9780826468055

2004268010


Thought and thinking--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Philosophy--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Discussion--Study and teaching (Elementary)

LB1590.3 / .F55 2003

370.152