Philosophy for Kids Event!
Month: June 2024
The Ten Commandments
One state has said that The Ten Commandments must be displayed in schools. How do you think this makes children of other religions and no religion feel?
Media Literacy: Advertisements
Have you ever noticed ads on TV are like fairy tales? They promise you “happily ever after” if you buy their product. Check out this ad for a baseball glove:
ACTIVITY: Design and record your own ad that promises a fun and happy life if someone buys the product.
Three Blind Mice rated G?
Have you ever noticed some nursery rhymes and fairy tales can be really violent? Rewrite the 3 Blind Mice nursery rhyme to make it less violent.
Video Study: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Have you ever gone along with something you disagreed with just so others wouldn’t think badly about you, like bullying someone because everyone else was doing it?
Should School Coaches Be Allowed To Lead Prayer After Games?
- Remember Joe Kennedy, the showboating high school football coach who pretended his rights were violated because he couldn’t pray at midfield after games?. He was the Bremerton High School football coach who insisted his religious rights had been violated when his Washington public school district told him he couldn’t pray at midfield after games. His case went all the way up to the Supreme Court where the ultra-conservative majority gave him a victory. (Hemant Mehta)
Activity: Research the Bremerton High School incident and give your own verdict, with reasons for your choice.
Making Healthier Eating Choices
Did you know Darth Harley isn’t just wise about the world, but also himself. For example, he makes healthier choices when eating, such as when he’s eating cookies. Check out some of these healthier choice cookies for snack time: HERE.
The author of that blog says you can eat healthier cookies everyday but would Darth Harley agree with that?
LGBTQ+ Rights
How can we solve the problem of saying LGBTQ+ individuals should be celebrated and given full rights as persons, but still tackle issues like the question of Trans athletes competing in female sports or using female bathrooms?
Vouchers—taxpayer dollars being used to support private (usually religious) schools.
- “What’s the biggest church/state separation issue in America right now? I would argue it’s the rapid spread of vouchers—taxpayer dollars being used to support private (usually religious) schools. (Hemant Mehta)”
Wise Words From Tennis Superstar Roger Federer
“Perfection is impossible. In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches. But what percentage of points did I win? 54% In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play. When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot. You teach yourself to think: ‘Okay, I double faulted…it’s only a point.’ ‘Okay, I came to the net and I got passed again…it’s only a point.’ Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN’s top 10 playlist – that too is just a point. Here’s why I’m telling you this. When you’re playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world. And it is. But when it’s behind you, it’s behind you. This mindset is crucial – because it frees you to fully commit to the next point with intensity, clarity, and focus.” –