Think Again A Philosophical Approach to Teaching

Contemporary education is held captive by an obsession with assessment. The culture of 'teaching-to-the-test' and 'spoon-feeding' has distorted the purpose of teaching and destroyed the joy of free enquiry. This book offers practical advice on how to use philosophy as the cornerstone of a new approach to teaching and learning, with the central aim of developing students' capacity for deeper, freer thought. Drawing on his experience of innovative curriculum development work, the author explains how philosophical questions provide an excellent vehicle for engaging students and drawing them into analytical, creative and independent ways of thinking.

Preface \ Foreword by A.C. Grayling \ Introduction: The Over-Examined Life \ 1. Encouraging Self-Sufficiency: How to liberate learners through philosophy \ 2. Socratic Mentoring: A guide to philosophical approaches to learning \ 3. Philosophy Within the Curriculum: How to develop a project-based approach \ 4. Project Management: How to supervise the writing of philosophy dissertations \ 5. Re-Unifying the Curriculum: Encouraging students to think philosophically in all subject areas \ 6. Assessment Re-Assessed: An education-driven assessment model \ 7. Philosophically Speaking: The future \ Bibliography \ Index