Philosophy for kids
Teaching children the art of collaborative philosophical inquiry brings them persistent, long-term cognitive benefits, according to psychologists in Scotland. Full Story »
Posted by Autumn CarlsonReview
Brief report but important. Interesting study with significant sample. Of course this should be obvious. I'm sure teaching them music would have similar advantages. But perhaps not for Socratic learning. One more reason for introducing required philosophy in American public schools as has been done all over Europe, most recently in British A Levels, i.e. high school. And those students come out way ahead of ours on average, though an educated citizenry is much more difficult to govern and/or control.
