Kilby is undertaking a PhD in Education at Monash University at present, focussed on the Philosophy for Children movement.
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Four-year-old children should be taught philosophy, researcher says
The idea of four-year-olds studying philosophy might make some chuckle, but according to school teacher and researcher Benjamin Kilby, you are never too young to reap the benefits of critical thinking.
Teacher and researcher Benjamin Kilby says students can produce longer sentences, express more complex, subtle ideas and build on one another’s ideas through the study of philosophy.
Teacher and researcher Benjamin Kilby says students can produce longer sentences, express more complex, subtle ideas and build on one another’s ideas through the study of philosophy.
This story appeared in the October 2019 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
