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What Do Teenagers Believe?

January 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’d also love to hear what you have to say, so please feel free to comment on any post. Thanks for visiting!How do we help junior and senior high students ask the deep questions about life, and–more importantly–answer those questions? [...]

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Tags: Lessons · Philosophy · Projects · Resources · Teaching · Writing

Angst vs. Optimism in Music Video - An Invitation to Philosophy

September 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Is the world a dark, depressing slide into chaos or a beautiful, bright ascent into joy?  The following music videos provide an audiovisual starting point for students to discuss angst and optimism.  After showing the videos, invite students to comment on these two approaches to life, and to grapple with their own life philosophy.

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Tags: Lessons · Media Literacy · Philosophy · Teaching · Teen Literacy · Video