Children as Philosophers Learning Through Enquiry and Dialogue in the Primary Classroom

Introduction PART I Voices from the classroom 1 Thought-provoking conversations 2 Making room for children to participate PART II Thinking about thinking 3 A distinctive approach to learning through discussion 4 What kind of thinking are we teaching? 5 Thinking, democracy and citizenship PART III Teaching through enquiry and dialogue 6 Encouraging listening 7 Respecting children's ideas 8 Relaxing, meditating and being silent 9 Feeling for the philosophical 10 Working with different age groups 11 Holding and extending threads of thinking 12 Planning and monitoring progress in enquiry PART IV The benefits of philosophical enquiry and dialogue 13 Developing teaching skills through philosophy 14 Teaching thinking across the whole curriculum 15 What difference can philosophy make to children's learning?