Little Big Minds by Marietta McCarty - ISBN: 9781585425150
Paperback
Drawing on McCarty’s conclusion that children are natural philosophers who can understand such concepts as prejudice, compassion, and death, this title guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8-age children in order to develop their critical thinking.

Little Big Minds

Sharing Philosophy with Kids

$43.75

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    28 December 2006

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Summary

A guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries-from Plato to Jane Addams-with the “littlest” minds.Children are no strangers to cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen years, Little Big Minds guides parents and educ…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781585425150
ISBN-10:158542515X
Author:Marietta McCarty
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Jeremy P Tarcher
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:28 December 2006
Weight:323g
Dimensions:209mm x 140mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

“I have always thought of my students as little philosophers, but now I have a roadmap to help facilitate these discussions.” – Brent G. Richardson ,

“I have always thought of my students as little philosophers, but now I have a roadmap to help facilitate these discussions.”—Brent G. Richardson, Xavier University Counseling Department Chair and author of Working with Challenging Youth: Seven Guiding Principles

About The Author

Marietta McCarty

Teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty as been introducing philosophy to children, and guiding parents and educators in doing the same, for more than fifteen years. She has toured rural, suburban, and urban schools across the country, demonstrating her one-of-a-kind program. McCarty has a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia and currently teaches philosophy at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, and Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville.

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