Comments on: Philosophy as a way of life https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/ Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/#comment-12335 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:19:13 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/#comment-12335 I wonder if your student was using context clues from areas he has likely heard the word philosophy come from. I know I often here teachers say this is my philosophy, this is the classroom's philosophy, etc. In context with that, he may have concluded it to mean it is "their way of life."

I teach a class called Inquiry Skills, which is part of IB prep at my high school. The class requires students to learn writing skills and grammar skills, but I decided to teach them tolerance by using examples in history of intolerance.

I've always thought of myself as a person who questions, and, in my usually routine, realized how philosophy needs to play a major role in my classroom. At the very least, teaching them to question things, especially dealing with ethics.

I stumbled upon your blog while looking for resources of topics that would be appropriate for a public school (basically nonreligious topics) that we could discuss. I look forward to reading more of your entries…whether old or new!

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