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>Why not teach with philosophy? That sounds great but almost nobody teaches philosophy to children right now, and that does not seem likely to change in the ne
by fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
>Why not teach with philosophy?
That sounds great but almost nobody teaches philosophy to children right now, and that does not seem likely to change in the near future. Our utilitarian ideas about education (you know, workforce training) make it easier to support teaching of subjects that are more directly relate-able to work.
- GFischer 12y agoHonest question: they don't teach philosophy in the U.S. in high school? Is that in the entire U.S. or does it vary by state or something? (Edit: I found that Wikipedia says "In the United States of America philosophy is not generally taught at pre-college level") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_education Philosophy IS taught in high school here in Uruguay (though it's very watered down, but it does include logic in the curriculum). Apparently it's also taught in Europe, Asia, most of Arabia, South America and even Africa, so I guess the U.S. is the exception.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y ago>Honest question: they don't teach philosophy in the U.S. in high school? Is that in the entire U.S. or does it vary by state or something? Honest answer: As far as I am aware philosophy is not part of the standard HS curriculum in the US. There are probably exceptions, but I am not personally aware of any. I think it is an embarrassment, but they didn't ask me.