Little Big Minds by Marietta Mccarty
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.
Marietta McCarty's books include Little Big Minds: Communicating Philosophy with Kids (a New York Times Expanded List bestseller) and How Philosophy Can Save Your Life: 10 Concepts That Matter Most (a Nautilus National Book Award winner). She taught philosophy at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia, for more than two decades. She now works as a writer and travels the country giving talks and hosting events about philosophy to audiences of all ages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781585425150 |
| ISBN 10 | 158542515X |
| Title | Little Big Minds |
| Author | Marietta Mccarty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-12-28 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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