Takeaways from Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Every few years, a book is published for a lay audience that reports major findings in cognitive psychology related to learning or what is...
Philosophy Student Superheros
Origins
I am fortunate to teach in a district which supports choice in all aspects of its English/Language Arts curriculum. Our students must take English...
Syllabus Showcase: Renée Smith, Philosophical Writing
PHIL 271 Philosophical Writing at Coastal Carolina University became a requirement for philosophy majors about 7 years ago. We hoped to give students an...
Michael Scott and Standpoint Epistemology
In this video, Michael Scott reveals his utter ignorance about the structure of the socialworld in a diversity training in The Office’s second episode,...
Syllabus Showcase: Megan Fritts, Philosophy in American Politics
My program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison occasionally accepts proposals for “special topics” philosophy classes — if you are a graduate student instructor and...
Teachers Assemble: Sample Lesson Plan for Philosophy in High School English
In a recent article on this blog, I outlined both the dearth of online resources to help middle and high school educators bring philosophy...
Teachers Assemble: The Case for High School Philosophy Across Disciplines
Of all the major disciplines, philosophy is the least likely to be taught in American primary or secondary schools, either as a core subject...
A Template for High School Philosophy Summer Camps at Colleges and Universities
This document has been inspired by our experiences leading the Western Michigan University Lyceum, a weeklong philosophy summer camp for high school students facilitated...
Teaching All the Students
Years ago the department of which I was then a member invited to campus a promising candidate for a faculty position. He had been...
Stop Teaching Kierkegaard in (Most of) your Undergraduate Classes
Introduction
This is a hard post for me to write because, as anyone who knows me also knows, I love Kierkegaard. A large amount of...