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February 23, 2006
Philosophical Hands on Experience
Categories: Classes
As a teacher who deals with philosophy and other theorectical or abstract disciplines, I often wonder how to provide students with "hands on experience" that appeals to folks who are more kinesthetically orientied.
We are, after all, dealing with ideas and concepts. The way one deals with ideas and concepts is to read about them, write about them, and talk about them. Discussion is "hands on experience" for philosophy.
I have the scene from Dead Poet's Society in my head -- the one where Keating has his students quote lines of poetry while kicking soccer balls. I wonder if that would work . . .
Posted by Nakia at February 23, 2006 09:56 AM