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Would philosophy be better off divorcing the humanities? 21 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
We've had lots of discussion here about the place of philosophy within education and the place of the humanities within higher education. I'd like to focus for a bit on the place of philosophy within ...
The importance of teaching: "Majoring in the professor" 14 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
There are plenty of reasons why philosophers should care about the quality of their teaching. There are narrowly prudential reasons obviously. Your ability to find or retain academic employment can de...
Learning orientations and political bias 7 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
Later this week I'll be joining fellow ISW'ers Jennifer Morton and Harry Brighouse for a conference on "Education: Ideals and Practices." It looks to be a great event, and I thought I'd share my paper...
Latest issue of Teaching Philosophy: philosophy in high schools 31 Jul 2013 | 02:01 am
The latest issue of Teaching Philosophy is available electronically. It's a very special issue: Guest edited by Mitch Green and Jana Mohr Lone, it focuses on teaching philosophy in high schools. Those...
Unequal Classrooms 30 Jul 2013 | 06:54 pm
I thought some of you might be interested in my opinion piece over at the Chronicle of Higher Ed. I'm on vacation, so haven't been able to follow the comments but I'm looking forward to reading them w...
A Great Little Story about Cheating 18 Jul 2013 | 09:23 pm
http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2013/07/17/nick-holdstock/its-not-fair-if-you-dont-let-us-cheat/ "Ultimately the problem, both then and now, was an education system that made pupils’ futures contingent on ...
The second smartest person in the room? 17 Jul 2013 | 12:35 am
I very much enjoyed this letter to Janet Napolitano, the recently appointed head of the University of California, from Berkeley faculty member Michael O'Hare. I won't comment on the significance of th...
Becko's big shout out 5 Jul 2013 | 11:13 pm
So turns out one of ISW's own, Becko Copenhaver, has been named teacher of the year at Lewis and Clark College. Congratulations (obviously!) -- and check out a video and interview with Becko here.
3 questions about asking questions 3 Jul 2013 | 10:00 pm
I suspect we all agree that questions are at the heart of philosophy. I was therefore struck by Maryellen Weimer's report of a conversation she had with a colleague about the use of questions in the ...
More advice to students: How to write a #$%* essay 26 Jun 2013 | 11:34 pm
Following up on Monday's advice to students about how to talk to professors about their grades, James Lenman offers students the following invaluable advice concerning essay writing: How to Write a C...
