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Why Schools Should Teach Philosophy, Even to Little Kids

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Another upside is that when you teach philosophy in schools, you have the opportunity to cultivate norms of good conversations and good deliberations. So you teach people that we're going to take turns — we're gonna listen to each other. I especially worry as I watch my oldest son, who is in middle school now.

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Why Flipped Learning Is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

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A few years later, the concept lit up like rocket fuel thanks in part to the catchy name, along with fast-growing home internet connectivity and a shout-out in Sal Khan’s popular TED Talk. Or maybe it stemmed from the fact that anyone could get the gist of the teaching idea in the time it takes to rattle off a sound bite.

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