Networking component of the NZAPT The New Zealand Association for Philosophy Teaching (NZAPT) has been set up with the following goals:
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First and foremost, to develop Philosophy as a subject taught in NZ Secondary schools
2. To provide training and resources to teachers interested in teaching Philosophy
3. To encourage staff and students to engage in philosophical discussion in all classrooms
4. To liaise with tertiary providers who teach Philosophy
29/04/2024
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/herculaneum-scroll-plato-final-hours-burial-site
Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash Newly deciphered passages outline Greek philosopher’s burial place and describe critique of slave musician
23/02/2024
https://psyche.co/ideas/ancient-greek-antilogic-is-the-craft-of-suspending-judgment
Ancient Greek antilogic is the craft of suspending judgment | Psyche Ideas Sophists like Protagoras used the rhetoric of antilogic to escape from the illusion of truth and make room for uncertainty
06/10/2023
https://aeon.co/essays/how-to-do-philosophy-for-and-with-children
How to do philosophy for – and with – children | Aeon Essays Kids don’t just say ‘the darndest things’. Playful and probing, they can be closer to the grain of life’s deepest questions
01/10/2023
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/witness/2023/4/6/young-plato-transforming-young-lives-through-New Zealand Association for Philosophy Teachers (NZAPT)
Young Plato: Transforming young lives through philosophy A headmaster in Belfast’s Ardoyne community invokes the wisdom of philosophers to help children deal with conflict.
30/04/2023
The Epicurean Paradox, explained by flow chart
Research from Sweden which shows that, “pupils who use computers at school, especially those who use them frequently are found to achieve less that students who never use computers”.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/20004508.2020.1831288?needAccess=true&role=button
Advantage to philosophical, face-to-face, discussion
04/02/2023
Think yourself better: 10 rules of philosophy to live by From Aristotle to Iris Murdoch: what the greatest minds of the past 2,500 years have to tell us about the good life
21/12/2022
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-talk-about-philosophy-with-kids-so-you-think-together?
How to do philosophy with kids | Psyche Guides Embrace their questions, no matter how daft or daunting – kids are natural philosophers and you can learn from each other
12/11/2022
Join us for World Philosophy Day live! Get your tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-philosophy-day-live-tickets-463520802197
29/09/2022
A busy week in the House as usual, but I had a break this morning speaking to the NZ Association of Philosophy Teachers. I talked about my own background learning about and teaching philosophy in schools, and about our need as a nation for people who have creative and critical thinking skills something that can be learned by doing philosophy. I would like many more children to be able to engage in philosophy in schools.
27/09/2022
Michael Sandel, Philosopher and Professor: In Defence of Dialogue He is the world's most popular contemporary philosopher. Michael Sandel, Professor at Harvard University and 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, aims to put civic education on the table and connect philosophy with our daily lives.