[Philosophy] RE: It starts...

[lr at willihigh.vic.edu.au]

hi guys,
i started with the CD activity.  then we went through the first chapter of ross's reason and argument book on meaning and definition so we could talk about the stipulative definitions of "fault" they were using in the activity.  then we looked at morality in general and talked about how it affects our daily lives (e.g. laws).  we read the first chapter of "the philosophy files" by stephen law and they have been set 2 journal questions - one on their own personal principles, and one on the link between moplus i had three days with them at year 11 study camp, which happens to be at la trobe uni and we stayed at glenn college.  i took a couple of the keener ones over for a look at the department and the library and they got to meet ross - who didn't impress them as much as his office did!!!
hope you're all enjoying it.  see you at the first sunday session - when is it, by the way?
lyn.


"Richard O'Donovan" <rodonovan at fhs.vic.edu.au> on Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:13:22 +1100 wrote:
> Phewww!!!  I was starting to think I was a lone voice in the void for a minute there....!!
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> Care to elaborate on the skills your kids are using?  I've just started to talk about the formal deductive structure after running with Ross Philips' CD stories.  The kids started to flag after the first period (it was a double) and so I abandoned going through all of the rankings, but I think I got enough out of it in terms of getting the kids to think about ethics in a slightly more sophisticated manner... I think.
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> Are you focussing more on logic at this stage Rodney, or are you looking at ethics too... or something else!??!
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> I think a little inane prattle might encourage some other more experienced folk out there to chip in with their tried and true methods  :-)
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> Richard
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> From: Maiser at novell2.fhc.vic.edu.au on behalf of Rodney Latham
> Sent: Thu 5/02/2004 12:30 PM
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> Subject: RE: It starts...
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> Hello to everyone out there in the ether, 
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> Yes, Yr. 11 Philosophy has begun for 2004 in my school and already the students are using their natural (but now formally exercised) skills on other teachers.  This will prove exciting.
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> I do not have any clever ideas to submit, but maybe soon (I mean, you never know, I might actually have one....:) 
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> Thanks for the list.  I am quite grateful for its existence (well, I think it exists...) 
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> Regards, 
>   
> Rodney 
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