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Hi there! I am a 3rd/4th grade teacher at Soundview Private School in Lynnwood. Last week I was able to observe a philosophy class at the PLU Summer Scholars program. I spoke with the instructor, David Shapiro, briefly about your organization, and was absolutely fascinated.
After discussing this with my director, she and I are very interested in possibly scheduling a workshop for our staff here at Soundview for facilitating philosophy discussions and lessons in the classroom for upper primary to middle school aged students. Could you send us information on that? We are very excited about this opportunity to expand our curriculum for our students and staff!
Jennifer
jgage soundview.org
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Greetings. I have a weekly pull-out program for high-ability students in
3rd grade, and another program for 4th & 5th grade students in Sheridan,
Wyoming. For some time I have looked into P4C (Philosophy for Children)
materials to use with my students. I am again considering this for the
upcoming school year.
As I was searching the internet, I found your site
but noticed you are not using these materials. Do you know anything about
them? Have you tried them? Why are you taking a different approach?
Thanks for your help.
Pat
patbrackleyhotmail.com
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To whom it may concern,
I am just beginning a master's in education/teaching certification program at the UW. I will be a high-school English teacher. My undergraduate major was in philosophy, and after college I spent two years in a philosophy Ph.D. program at Princeton University.
I am interested in introducing my future students (grades 7-12) to philosophy, and wonder what information and advice you can give me. Eventually, in my own classes, I would like to spend some significant time on philosophical texts and questions. But I find that when teachers learn of my philosophy background as I visit their classes even in an observational capacity, I am often asked to give a brief introductory presentation on "what is philosophy."
As my first step in teaching philosophy to children, I would like to develop a short presentation that would introduce students to the distinctive nature of philosophical questions through an appropriate example.
David
dlewineu.washington.edu
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While perusing the University of Washington's philosophy pages, I discovered a link to your site. I am a senior in Philosophy and Literary Studies at the University of Houston and I am applying to U-Wash's philosophy grad program for Fall 2001. I would love to learn more about your program, particularly because I would love to participate in it if I attend school in Seattle.
Bringing philosophy into elementary and secondary schools has been one of my strongest interests as an aspiring philosopher, and seeing an
organization devoted to doing just that is truly inspirational. Thanks for making my day!
Tamara
dysthymicfailure.net
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