Philosophy Club & Ethics Bowl Tournament
This four week course introduces students to philosophy, the Socratic Method, discussion, speaking and debate! The class culminates with our own Ethics Bowl Tournament in philosophy and Philosophy Games every week!
Erik, Professor, J.D, MS, BS
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What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
This is a month long course in philosophy. This is a great course for students who are completely new to philosophy as well as students who are experienced but looking for additional opportunities such as our Ethics Bowl Tournament. Students will be introduced to key concepts in philosophy, philosophers from around the world, and an Ethics Bowl Philosophy Tournament. Each week we will learn about a different philosopher and philosophy. Each week we will practice for our Ethic Bowl Competition. Each week we will learn, practice and develop different skills including the Socratic Method, debate, and public speaking. Students will develop a strong knowledge and appreciation of philosophy that they can apply to school as well as their community and career. CLASS STRUCTURE AND TEACHING STYLE We begin each class with a short speech and debate activity for our warm up. Lectures are fun and interactive with daily games, slides, video clips, discussions, questioning and debate. Each class is devoted to a different philosophy and philosopher. Students will have the opportunity to present the philosopher of their choice. Each class ends with a class discussion on a different topic of philosophy. CLASS TOPICS 1. Week #1 - Introduction to Philosophy 2. Week #2 - Introduction to Philosophers, Part #I 3. Week #3 - Introduction to Philosophers, Part #2 4. Week #4 - Philosophy Tournament (Ethics Bowl)
Learning Goals
1. Students will learn key concepts in philosophy.
2. Students will study philosophers from across the globe.
3. Students will learn, practice and compete in our Ethics Bowl Tournament.
4. Students will develop questioning, speaking, and debating skills
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External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined September, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in History from University of California, Berkeley
I have been a Philosopher since middle school! I have have taught philosophy to students at every grade level - college, high school, middle school and elementary school in my twenty years as a school teacher and College Professor.
I received my B.A. from U.C Berkeley, Jurist Doctorate from Hastings College of Law, and Masters Degree in Education at Pace University. In 2002 I was accepted to Teach for America and I have been teaching since. I have been a public school teacher for ten years with the New York City Department of Education and taught philosophy, debate, speech, and social studies classes for about ten years with thousands of NYC students. My debaters have gone on to win city, state and national champion titles. I currently serve as Professor at Baruch College in the Communications Studies Department. I teach Debate and Argumentation classes as well as Political Rhetoric.
As a teacher I founded New York City's scholastic debate leagues and served as Founder and Executive Director from 2011-2019 building the league into the largest debate league in the nation, serving thousands of students every year. In 2020, I founded the NYC Elementary School Speech and Debate League and the Great Debaters Online program.
I have received numerous awards in education including: Presidential Youth Award in the Arts and Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, National Institute of Museum and Library Studies and the White House Commission on the Arts and Humanities, United States Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers Fellowship, Fund for Teachers Fellowship, Plank Foundation Fellowship, Points of Light Civic Incubator Award, Robin Hood's GRIT, Teach for America Innovation Award Finalist, and the We are the Bronx Fellowship Award.
I love teaching. My grandparents, parents and my brother are all educators. There is nothing more fun than sharing your passion with others.
My philosophy of teaching is learning should be fun and challenging. I always begin my classes with current events trivia. My lectures are interactive with movie clips, songs, puzzles and other engaging tools. We always practice our public speaking and debate skills. All my classes end with a fun and competitive speech and debate practice or tournament. My mission is all students should have access to speech and debate.
My Press. Below are some news articles about me and my debaters! I owe everything to my own debate teacher and coach and so everyday my mission is to support future debaters!
1. Skilled Young Orators Heading to the White House
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/skilled-young-orators-heading-white-house-article-1.1203407
2. Urban Debate Reborn
https://www.prx.org/pieces/102943-urban-debate-reborn
3. Energy, Pizza, and Evidence: Youth Debate in New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJddBnlK8c
4. From Baking Cupcakes to Making History
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1gono9jl09pqah/Brown_Rudnick_Newsletter%20%284%29.pdf?dl=0
5. New York City Teacher Creates After School Debate League Lauded by the White House
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10156172.htm
6. No Debate, They Need Cash!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wph4a1yeeate1qe/NeedCashArticle.jpg?dl=0Reviews
Live Group Class
$75
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
50 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
3-16 learners per class
