Teachers often say they aren’t sure how to fit Philosophy for Children into a busy curriculum.
Remember though, that P4C can enhance the teaching of every subject. Here are some pupil and teacher quotes about the impact of using P4C in Literacy:
Doing P4C helps me organise my written ideas into a logical order. (age 11)
Talking about it first means you have time to listen and form your ideas. If we didn’t have P4C, we wouldn’t have examples to write down. It helps us feel confident to write. (age 9)
You take the stimulus that you've used in the Philosophy into the English work... Without exception, the work is deeper, it's more thought-through, and the ideas are stronger following the enquiry. (Year 2 teacher at Gallions Primary, London, from the well-known P4C training video)
If you’re not already doing this, why not consider incorporating P4C enquiries and techniques into your next Literacy focus.
(There’s an opportunity to explore this more deeply in our fun, interactive online course on 25th November – event details here.)
