gosocratickids-blog
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Teach Kids Philosophy
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Hi, I'm Matt. I tried a crazy experiment with my 8&9 y.o. kids & read Plato with them. They loved it. Here are some of the other philosophical topics we explore.
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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Encourage your kids to look for meaning in what they read. Here is a short exercise for them to finish the story of The Woman & The Lamp and write their own moral.
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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Does your income put you in the global 1%? You might be surprised. 2 thought-exercises for kids to consider the moral obligations to fight extreme poverty.
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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How much control of our choices do we have? Do our brains work on autopilot? 3 exercises for kids to explore the concepts of freewill and fate.
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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Can we ever really know what an animal wants for itself? Here are some exercises in active empathy to get kids thinking about our obligations to animals.
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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Sometimes good intentions to help can bring unintended consequnces. As parents, we have to decide if getting involved with our kid's disputes is better than letting them solve their own problems.
The bigger concept at play is the morality of intervention. Here are 3 examples with tips to teach kids about thinking through good intentions with empathy.
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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What can René Descartes, wrongful convictions and an optical illusion teach us about what we can trust from our senses? Plus, your kids are gonna want to try the Ames window for themselves!
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gosocratickids-blog · 6 years ago
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gosocratickids-blog · 7 years ago
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