1986 PUNT
Girona s’apunta al carro europeu de donar “millor filosofia” als escolars
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1990 THE GLASGOW HERALD
Free from ‘The Prison’ and still philosophical about teaching children
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1991 THE SCOTSMAN
Rebuilding the pillars of wisdom
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1992 THE INDEPENDENT
Socratic truth in the urban blight
Socratic truth in the urban blight: In a tatty Portakabin in north Glasgow, parents and their children are finding inspiration in philosophy, says Liz Heron
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1992 THE GLASGOW HERALD
Possil philosophers
Jennifer Cunningham encounters a group of women determined to expand their horizons beyond the deprivation zone.
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1995 THE TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
Defying the odds with practical philosophy
20th October 1995
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1996 THE TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
It’s the thought that counts
Article | Published in TES Magazine on 24 May, 1996 | By: Harvey McGavin
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1997 THE TIMES
Little people, big Ideas
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1997 THE SUN
Meet the woman who is mellowing the wildest kids in Scots schools with philosophy
A pioneering boffin is licking Scotland’s classrooms into shape by making young tearaways THINK.
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1999 READERS DIGEST
Glasgow’s Child Philosophers
If we teach the young the way Socrates did, there is no limit to what their minds can achieve
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2005 THE TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT SCOTLAND
Positive outcome of critical thinking
Article | Published in TESS on 4 March, 2005 | By: Raymond Ross
A philosophy pilot project is showing signs of improving pupils’ performances in a range of subjects across the curriculum, Raymond Ross writes
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2006 THE TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT SCOTLAND
Positive thinking
Article | Published in TESS on 10 November, 2006 | By: Raymond Ross
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2006 THE TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT SCOTLAND
A Backbone to Learning
Article | Published in TESS on 10 November, 2006
“With the teacher’s guide to Thinking Adventures you can’t go wrong and teachers don’t need to be afraid of teaching this 10-week course,” says Morag Towndrow, the headteacher at Barrhead High.
“We’re only half-way through and already I can see the pupils are far more confident and considerate of each other. They are better at handling questions from adults and peers, are more articulate and more likely to answer as they see fit, rather than give you the answer they think you might want. They are verbalising thoughts more clearly and listening more to each other. All this can only spill over positively into other school work.
“The lessons are ideally suited to PSE groups of 15 to 20, but with the guide I think you could successfully tackle a larger class.
“I certainly want these courses to develop. I want a progressive escalator leading up the senior school and then to introduce Higher philosophy to the curriculum.
“I see Guided Socratic Discussion as providing a backbone to all the pupils’ learning, something they can draw on in all subjects.”
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School children should be thinking deeper, says philosopher
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2008 THE HERALD
Scots primary pupils to learn philosophy in a bid to boost IQs and concentration
ANDREW DENHOLM, Education Correspondent 30 Oct 2008
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2010 THE PHILOSOPHERS MAGAZINE
Get ‘em while they’re young
Written by: Brooke Lewis | Appears in: Issue 49
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