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Also by Marietta McCarty:

Little Big Minds, January 2007
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Little Big Minds
Marietta McCarty

Tarcher
January 2007
On Sale: December 28, 2006
352 pages
ISBN: 158542515X
EAN: 9781585425150
Paperback
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Childrens

A guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries-from Plato to bell hooks-with the "littlest" minds.

Children are no strangers to cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen years, Little Big Minds guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8 children in order to develop their critical thinking, deepen their appreciation for others, and brace them for the philosophical quandaries that lurk in all of our lives, young or old.

Arranged according to themes-including prejudice, compassion, and death-and featuring the work of philosophers from Plato and Socrates to the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr., this step-by-step guide to teaching kids how to think philosophically is full of excellent discussion questions, teaching tips, and group exercises.

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Re: Little Big Minds

This is a fantastic book, filled with the experiences gained by the author over years of bringing kids and philosophy together, with extremely positive results. Marietta McCarty provides tips about how to best work with kids while introducing them to philosophers and providing the kids with the opportunity to stretch their minds and become philosophers themselves. She also has exercises throughout, so readers can use her experience, wisdom, and expertise to advantage, without having to "reinvent the wheel". A big help for parents and teachers alike. It is not surprising to learn that the more that children wax philosophical, the more peace-loving and peaceful they become. Every parent, and every teacher should read this book. Actually, every adult should read it, and ponder the implications of how Marietta's "Little Big Mind" discovery should change the philosophy of how we educate our children. And then go out and effect the appropriate changes to our education systems. Absolutely essential reading!!!
(Stuart Chandler 2:20pm June 13, 2009)