Adventures in Philosophy: A Student Beginners Course

Completed by 20 learners

Ages 12-17

Live Group Class

Every week we will meet and discuss ideas in philosophy and how they work in everyday life.

George Elerick

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(103 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 8 weeks

8-15 learners per class

55 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

8 live meetings

7 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Assessment

All assessments will be in class.

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10

Beginner Level

Philosophy has been the cornerstone of Western living. To understand how philosophy works will help a child in giving them skills to navigate life. This is an ongoing course which will explore philosophy through, games, videos, competition, and introduce hard to grasp concepts through fun interactive means. Discussing philosophy with children is a great way to improve their verbal skills. They learn to listen carefully to other students, to formulate their own opinions in a clear manner, and even to defend their opinions against objections from their peers. Exploring philosophy builds a real sense of community in the classroom and, at the same time, it aids in the individual intellectual development of your students.


Session Structure: 
- Meet & Greet
- Introduction to Philosophical concept
- Current even examples
- How it operates in our daily lives
- Discuss & Debate
- Review

SAMPLE CONTENT: (Not ever concept will be led by a book. 

Week 1. Ethics: Is stealing ever right? 

Week 2. Social and Political Philosophy: Does voting matter? 

Week 3. Metaphysics The Important Book

Week 4. Philosophy of Mind: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Week 5. Environmental Ethics: The Giving Tree

Week 6. Epistemology: Morris the Moose

Week 7. Philosophy of Language: Knuffle Bunny

Week 8. Aesthetics: Emily’s Art

Other Details

Parental Guidance

All content will be child friendly.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

No resources or prior knowledge needed.

Meet the teacher

George Elerick

Joined April, 2020

4.9

103reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

I am a creative, outgoing experienced teacher and professional tutor, and comedian. I have worked and lived in England, India, Iceland, and many other places in the world.

 I am a big-believer In making education fun and also working to each students learning style (i.e. visual, audio, tactile and etc.). Education is about growth, progress, confidence, and creativity united together to making better humans.
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I work with students, parents & teachers to provide learning goals, updates, and suggestions on how to help students not only succeed, but also build confidence in their knowledge and ability to learn. 
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COVID19: Due to the reality that many schools are either closing or going fully remote - we are offering all major school subjects from K -10th Grade. From Spanish to English, From Grammar to History, From Math to Science. We also offer private classes on Outschool with a minimum of 5 students. 

Why 5? It has been showing that this number of students is enough to build confidence, a community in the virtual space, and opportunity to grow in a virtual classroom space. 

I am also a rock-climber, world traveler, speaker and published author. I would love the opportunity to work with you all. 

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