Philosophy at five: kindy kids to study ethics

Subject: Philosophy at five: kindy kids to study ethics Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:22 pm

Should you dob on someone who does the wrong thing? Is it okay to tell a friend’s secret? And how do you know if someone is your friend?

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These are the moral challenges of five-year-olds. And they will be up for discussion in classrooms across the state when ethics lessons are introduced to kindergarten for the first time next month.

The kindy curriculum marks the final phase of the rollout for Primary Ethics classes, which have been offered in NSW public schools since 2011 as an alternative to special religious education.

It comes as the Education Department has updated its school enrolment form, giving parents the option to choose ethics over scripture for the first time. Previously, families were only told about the availability of ethics classes at their school if they had already opted out of special religious education.

While the new infant students might not be able to tie their shoelaces, the curriculum's author Sue Knight says their capacity to grapple with philosophical concepts should not be underestimated.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/philosophy-at-five-kindy-kids-to-study-ethics-20140623-zsg86.html

Philosophy at five: kindy kids to study ethics

Philosophy at five: kindy kids to study ethics

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