But there could be hidden benefits behind the teaching of philosophy in school. Students respond to those kinds of challenges as they are applied to their curriculum. Watch to see whether these students learn essential skills and develop important math concepts too. That could be the correlation that many researchers wanted to see before now.
Teach Kids Philosophy, It Makes Them Better at Math #dyscalculia
Submitted by Judy Hanning on Wed, 2017-10-18 05:00
Philosophy is being taught earlier in school curriculums.
Key Takeaways:
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According to a recent article, teaching children philosophy improves their math and reading scores.
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A program called Philosophy for Children, which placed children in weekly philosophy discussions, improved their math and reading scores by as much as an extra two months of instruction.
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In addition, philosophical exposure like this can help children see more perspectives of life and can help them articulate themselves better and listen more acutely.