I was pleasantly taken aback recently when my teenage daughter came home from her (state) school telling me that she had just had an interesting lesson on Nietzsche and Kierkegaard. At her age, I had neither heard of these philosophers nor been able to spell their names.
Philosophy is now often disguised under the rubric of “religious studies”. Despite this, I think its adoption is an immensely positive step. Organisations, such as The Philosophy Foundation and Philosophy4Children are working to push philosophy further up the educational agenda.
For more read the full of article at The Guardian.
