Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1987
Journal / Book Title
Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children
Abstract
Thinking should be incorporated into the curriculum and this crucial task should not be left until secondary school, nor placed in the sole care of the traditional school disciplines. Teaching thinking involves transforming the classroom into a community of inquiry. The key to inquiry at whatever level is structured, organized thinking. By bringing this structure to bear on classroom activity, the teacher can transform ordinary discussion into dialogue. At all levels, teachers and students together must find ways to integrate the dimensions of inquiry and discovery into their activities. Nevertheless, the classroom community of inquiry should be focused around the discipline of philosophy.
DOI
https://doi-org.ezproxy.montclair.edu/10.5840/thinking1987729
Book Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
0190-3330
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Splitter, Laurance J., "(1987) Educational Reform through Philosophy for Children" (1987). Collected Papers of Laurance J. Splitter. 9.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc-lsplitter/9
Published Citation
Splitter, Laurance J. (1987) Educational Reform through Philosophy for Children. Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 7(2): 32-39.