1 hr 28 min
Ep 3 -- LP -- Corrupting The Youth (Philosophy For Children with Daniel McCrea) The Philosophists
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Well... Let's not quite call it corrupting. Let's call it teaching. And, in this episode, we are delighted to welcome Daniel McCrea as our special guest, who takes us on an exciting journey through the world of teaching philosophy to children.
Main Talking Points
Why children should care about philosophyHow philosophy helps children developGetting philosophy into the education cycle in Ireland and bringing it to a younger audienceHow philosophy can transform how teachers engage with their studentsThe Irish school curriculum, the junior cert and the leaving certPhilosophy and parentingThe upcoming "GADFLY" event, which Daniel created for Irish Philosophy educatorsWe cover a lot of philosophers and their ideas along the wayAbout Daniel McCrea
Daniel is the creator of www.philosophyshortcourse.com, a FREE resources website for Irish philosophy teachers and the event "GADFLY".
He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy and regularly teaches philosophy at Gonzaga College SJ secondary school in South Dublin.
He has trained in teaching philosophy with Marelle Rice, Peter Worley and Educate Together and facilitates public Philosophy events for "The Philosophers Hat" and "Socrates Cafe"
His mission is to make teaching philosophy the best job in Ireland.
Save a Child From Malaria
If you care about children beyond your borders, along with their carers, please donate whatever you can afford to provide a life-saving mosquito net to someone who really needs it at http://www.againstmalaria.com/thephilosophists
Follow the show on Twitter at @philosophistpod
Other Links
Daniel McCrea and his projects@DanielMccrea_ on Twitter Private FB group for Irish Philosophy TeachersGADFLY event (tickets)Resources site: www.philosophyshortcourse.comSimon Critchley QuoteGADFLY Competition TweetCommunitiesSocrates Cafe Philosopher's HatLearn more about the philosophy behind The Matrix in this Two Philosophers Drink Beer & Discuss Film podcast episodeSocially Awkward
You can follow @thephilosophists on Instagram or on FacebookYou can follow Declan at @theirishpenguin; Simon's keeping a low profile :-)Just be glad we don't have a TikTok!Show website at https://www.thephilosophists.com (rss feed)Credits
"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.orgMusic and artwork by © 2021 Declan McGrath, All Rights Reserved
Well... Let's not quite call it corrupting. Let's call it teaching. And, in this episode, we are delighted to welcome Daniel McCrea as our special guest, who takes us on an exciting journey through the world of teaching philosophy to children.
Main Talking Points
Why children should care about philosophyHow philosophy helps children developGetting philosophy into the education cycle in Ireland and bringing it to a younger audienceHow philosophy can transform how teachers engage with their studentsThe Irish school curriculum, the junior cert and the leaving certPhilosophy and parentingThe upcoming "GADFLY" event, which Daniel created for Irish Philosophy educatorsWe cover a lot of philosophers and their ideas along the wayAbout Daniel McCrea
Daniel is the creator of www.philosophyshortcourse.com, a FREE resources website for Irish philosophy teachers and the event "GADFLY".
He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy and regularly teaches philosophy at Gonzaga College SJ secondary school in South Dublin.
He has trained in teaching philosophy with Marelle Rice, Peter Worley and Educate Together and facilitates public Philosophy events for "The Philosophers Hat" and "Socrates Cafe"
His mission is to make teaching philosophy the best job in Ireland.
Save a Child From Malaria
If you care about children beyond your borders, along with their carers, please donate whatever you can afford to provide a life-saving mosquito net to someone who really needs it at http://www.againstmalaria.com/thephilosophists
Follow the show on Twitter at @philosophistpod
Other Links
Daniel McCrea and his projects@DanielMccrea_ on Twitter Private FB group for Irish Philosophy TeachersGADFLY event (tickets)Resources site: www.philosophyshortcourse.comSimon Critchley QuoteGADFLY Competition TweetCommunitiesSocrates Cafe Philosopher's HatLearn more about the philosophy behind The Matrix in this Two Philosophers Drink Beer & Discuss Film podcast episodeSocially Awkward
You can follow @thephilosophists on Instagram or on FacebookYou can follow Declan at @theirishpenguin; Simon's keeping a low profile :-)Just be glad we don't have a TikTok!Show website at https://www.thephilosophists.com (rss feed)Credits
"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.orgMusic and artwork by © 2021 Declan McGrath, All Rights Reserved
1 hr 28 min