Philosophy for Children (P4C) can be used as a powerful teaching tool and nurture young minds to be more caring and collaborative and well as develop students as critical thinkers. Damien Walsh shares a brief history of P4C and gives us a window into how it looks within his classroom. We discuss the positives that come from using the technique as well as dispelling some myths and misconceptions about it. Much research has been carried out on the effectiveness of its implementation, but can we really measure how impactful P4C is?

Interested in finding out more? Find the links we referenced in the show below...

Connect with Damien on Twitter: @DamienMJWalsh 

https://www.sapere.org.uk/ - A leading organisation in the promotion and training of P4C

https://dialogueworks.co.uk/ - Providers of P4C plus training internationally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82d84rn306M - Link to Hospital Window

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcvzKXG5Xxg - P4C at Bow School

https://www.thephilosophyman.com/ - The website of the ‘Philosophy Man’

https://www.philosophy-foundation.org/blog/peter-worley-why-use-stories-for-doing-philosophy-with-children