by childing | Jul 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
I assert in The Philosophy of Childing that based on my experiences holding philosophical inquiries with children and youth in many of the most impoverished parts of the globe that even those children and youth living in the most demeaning circumstances demonstrate a...
by childing | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today marks the 305th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It isn’t so often noted that the enlightenment philosopher didn’t have an ideal upbringing, to put it mildly, his childhood years filled with sadness. Here’s some of what I...
by childing | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
A memorable thing happened on the walk back home from what has come to be a pretty regular Sunday family outing to our favorite Sicilian pizza joint (okay, it’s the only Sicilian pizza joint anywhere nearby). My oldest daughter, Cali, had been saying repeatedly...
by childing | Jun 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Came across on Twitter this intriguing essay on the scaffolding approach to optimal learning among kids. While this approach is now considerably in vogue again, I was surprised it made no mention whatsoever of its originator – namely, the Russian philosopher and...
by childing | Jun 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Until we adults recalibrate some long-held preconceptions we hold towards children, our youngest brethren will never fully flourish. Take stress matters and the all too prevalent adult-held philosophy of children and stress, as set forth in a recent article by a...