A Critical Thinking Approach to Philosophy & History within a CLIL Context

Authors

  • Paul Tompkins Escola Mare de Déu del Carme School

Abstract

Paul Tompkins and Jordi Nomen discuss how to teach philosophy to children and adolescents, and examine the role that language and dialogue play in the development of  critical thinking. 

Keywords

School philosophy, Socratic Philosophy, dialogue, creative thinking.

References

Lipman, M. (1976). Philosophy for children, Metaphilosophy (7) 1, 17-39.

Nomen, J. (2018). El niño filósofo. Barcelona, Arpa.

Author Biography

Paul Tompkins, Escola Mare de Déu del Carme School

Paul Tompkins is an English high school teacher at Mare de Déu del Carme in Terrassa. He holds degrees in German Language, an International MBA and a Master’s Degree in Teaching in Secondary Schools, , Vocational Training Centres and Language Schools.

Published

2019-02-16

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