New Zealand Association for Philosophy Teachers (NZAPT)

Finland’s 2045 vision for education is structured around three pillars:

A meaningful life
Life together
Life on the planet

It emphasises:

Human growth beyond technical skill
Agency as a central educational goal
Democracy and social cohesion
Ecological sustainability
Ethical engagement with technology
The Finnish system is not retreating to fundamentals in the face of AI, climate change, or social fragmentation.

It is expanding its conception of education to meet them.

That is what leadership looks like in uncertain times.

https://theconversation.com/studying-philosophy-does-make-people-better-thinkers-according-to-new-research-on-more-than-600-000-college-grads-262681

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

https://theconversation.com/ai-has-passed-the-aesthetic-turing-test-and-its-changing-our-relationship-with-art-262997

AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with art If a machine creates a video or a song that brings a person to tears, does it matter that the machine felt nothing?

The NZ Government has unveiled the new list of secondary school subjects that students will be able to undertake as part of a refresh of the country’s national curriculum.

The new subjects on offer will include civics, politics and philosophy