Dear Parents/Guardians,
Teaching children multiculturalism and pluralism has important social consequences and helps foster compassion and understanding of their fellow person. Although teaching the secular point of view has traditionally been neglected when teaching about society/faith traditions, such study can be very enriching and foster creative and critical thinking in students.
I encourage you to explore our site, especially the kids page. Our interest is in creating kid questioners. It’s hard to think of a more noble task, regardless of your worldview.
Kind Regards,
Darth Harley,
Bark Lord of the Sith
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Why use DOET Thinking in your Classroom?
Kids are naturally like little philosophers because the pursue the “why questions” more than regular adults. Children are not pre-rational beings waiting to become smart; they are the truest practitioners of phusis because they live naturally within the open horizon of the question. When a four-year-old enters a relentless loop of asking “Why?”, “But why?”,…
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Exploring DOET Thinking for Kids!
DOET thinking is just as much a search for questions as it is a search for answers. Inquiry questions open up a path for exploration where you can record all the interesting things you find, but the circular path ultimately leads back where it started so you can re-ask the question in a more basic…
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Let’s Begin to Learn About DOET Thinking
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Darth Harley Character Reveal
I did a character reveal for Darth Harley yesterday on Secular Web Kids blog HERE as part of my end of summer posting that I also did on my Secular Frontier blog. It turns out that while Harley is a bright kid, he also has significant mental challenges he is managing. I wanted to create…
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Darth Harley, The Sickest Boy in the World
Darth Harley was a Bark Lord of the Sith. Of course, Harley knew he wasn’t actually a Sith. The Jedi and the Sith were from long ago in a galaxy far, far away. But, he liked to think of himself that way. Interestingly, Harley’s favorite movie series wasn’t Star Wars, but the Rocky movies. He…
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Weird Facts
Did you know the oldest goldfish lived to be 43 years old, or that you’re taller in the morning than at night? Check out some totally weird facts on this Reader’s Digest site and share some unusual facts about yourself to your friends.
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Make a Family Tree
Here are engaging, classroom-friendly ways a teacher can assign a family tree project so it feels creative and fun rather than just filling in names on a chart. These work well for elementary (and adaptable for middle school), encourage family involvement, and build skills in research, storytelling, art, and presentation. Always offer flexibility for blended,…
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Classroom Philosophy: This is a Safe Place
Big Idea: Teachers and kids should always present a friendly, caring classroom because you never know what problems from home a student may be showing up with (hunger, fighting parents, etc) A consistently friendly, caring classroom climate is one of the highest-leverage things teachers and students can offer, precisely because many kids walk in carrying…
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What is Game Learning in Grade 4?
Gamification and Game-Based Learning are two cool ways teachers make school more fun—like turning learning into a game! (1) Gamification Think of it like this: You’re doing regular schoolwork (like a math worksheet or reading a story), but the teacher adds fun game stuff to it. It’s still regular schoolwork… just dressed up with game…
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What’s the True Meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown?
In this Christmas classic, Linus explains to Charlie Brown what the true meaning of Christmas is: Do you agree? What if you are Jewish and don’t have faith in Christ? What if you are a secular kid and don’t believe in the supernatural? Can you celebrate Christmas without Christ?