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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Can You Guess What They Are Praying For?
In an election tonight, Democrat Senator Warnock beat challenger Republican Walker for the Georgia senate seat. Midway through the evening, it was really close, so the Walker rally held a prayer circle: All the ballots were already cast, so try to guess what they were praying for …
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Article: Doing Philosophy With And For Children
Please consider this thought provoking article: Philosophy With Children https://aeon.co/essays/how-to-do-philosophy-for-and-with-children
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How To Tell Your Family You Are An Atheist
New article from TIME: See full article here: https://time.com/6128721/tell-your-family-you-are-an-atheist/
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Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting in 2023
The time has come to recognize over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights,” Rajkumar, who introduced legislation to recognize Diwali, said in the press conference. She called Anniversary Day “an obscure and antiquated day,” as compared to Diwali, which is celebrated by a…
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Girls Protesting The Hijab
On 16 September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini died in hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances, due to police brutality according to witnesses. The Guidance Patrol, the morality police of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, arrested Amini for not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. Eyewitnesses, including women who were…
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Grooming Minds: Indoctrination vs Argumentation
Is difference between this above child and the more mild cases of religious upbringing of children we see one of degree, or of kind. Picture a child who is not vocal like this one, but holds similar or more mild conservative Christian views. Here is a helpful analogy video on religious child grooming: inundating a…
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Talking to Kids About Morality Without God
One thing you sometimes hear is that without God there could be no objective morality (the oughts), because if moral rules/principles don’t get their authority from God, where could their authority come from? Of course, this way of thinking is wrong. Children from a very young age understand what being a “friend” means without God…
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Treat Your Kids Like the Little Philosophers They Are
Great new article suggesting to treat kids like philosophers: https://time.com/6177632/parenting-kids-how-to-raise/ Here’s an excerpt: I hope the kids continue to have those sorts of conversations. I want them to think deeply about the world, to ponder big ideas, like truth, justice, and God. But the research suggests that those conversations are likely to trail off as…
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A Great New Resource About Kids And Philosophy
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Great Resource for Parents/Guardians/Teacher: Philosophy For Kids Site
https://www.philosophy-foundation.org/philosophy-for-children