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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-10158542515X

ISBN-139781585425150

eBay Product ID (ePID)10038758918

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLittle Big Minds : Sharing Philosophy with Kids

Publication Year2006

SubjectParenting / General, Reference, Parent Participation, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Education

AuthorMarietta Mccarty

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12.6 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-029099

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"I have always thought of my students as little philosophers, but now I have a roadmap to help facilitate these discussions." -- Brent G. Richardson , Xavier University Counseling Department Chair and author of Working with Challenging Youth: Seven Guiding Principles, "I have always thought of my students as little philosophers, but now I have a roadmap to help facilitate these discussions." -- Brent G. Richardson , Xavier University Counseling Department Chair and author of Working with Challenging Youth: Seven Guiding Principles

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal108.3

SynopsisA guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries-from Plato to Jane Addams-with the "littlest" minds. Children are no strangers to cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen years, Little Big Minds guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8 children in order to develop their critical thinking, deepen their appreciation for others, and brace them for the philosophical quandaries that lurk in all of our lives, young or old. Arranged according to themes-including prejudice, compassion, and death-and featuring the work of philosophers from Plato and Socrates to the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr., this step-by-step guide to teaching kids how to think philosophically is full of excellent discussion questions, teaching tips, and group exercises., A guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries--from Plato to Jane Addams--with the "littlest" minds. Children are no strangers to cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen years, Little Big Minds guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8 children in order to develop their critical thinking, deepen their appreciation for others, and brace them for the philosophical quandaries that lurk in all of our lives, young or old. Arranged according to themes-including prejudice, compassion, and death-and featuring the work of philosophers from Plato and Socrates to the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr., this step-by-step guide to teaching kids how to think philosophically is full of excellent discussion questions, teaching tips, and group exercises., Drawing on McCarty's conclusion that children are natural philosophers who can understand such concepts as prejudice, compassion, and death, this title guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8-age children in order to develop their critical thinking.

LC Classification NumberB105.C45M39 2006