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Why there is no philosophy in elementary school? Its logical and it teach critical thinking and morality

>> No.8518505
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8518505

>le logic and critical thinking

>> No.8518512

>>8518505
How is theology not logical

>> No.8518514

>>8518500
That gets put into English class.

>> No.8518580

>Morality

Nah, for one thing, who's morality does it teach?

The morality of Jesus?

The morality of Peter Singer?

It teaches critical thinking skills - but these are tools with which to challenge ideas imposed from without - like morality, not bolsters to shore up these fragile contextual constructs.

>> No.8518613

>>8518505
Isn't that math?

>> No.8518633

Kids can't even sit down, how could you teach them philosophy?

>> No.8518677

>>8518633
Parables, repetition and boxing their ears when they don't sit still.

Of course, proper discipline is a lost art; modern parents either let their children run rampant or else can't differentiate between bed without supper and not feeding their sprog for three days.

>> No.8518683

>>8518580
>The morality of Jesus?
Yes.

>> No.8518692

>>8518580
We teach Kant's moral absolutism, yes.

>> No.8518718

Same reason they don't teach economics.

>> No.8518723

I was taught some philosophy in elementary school

>> No.8518730

>>8518500
Wait Americans aren't? This explains a lot

>> No.8518743

Same reason they don't teach how to make improvised explosives with common household objects

>> No.8518766

>>8518500
i guarantee it will be, its basically a feeder course for computer science as is; private schools recognizing the importance of computer science will start teaching basic logic in 6th grade

public schools will follow suit in ~15 yrs

>> No.8518782

>>8518500
>talking about philosophy and he still doesn't get it yet
Because everything is predetermined

>> No.8518816

Because If they teach them how to think for themselves, they might actually do it

>> No.8518850

>>8518743
> I am no man, I make dynamite

~ Friedrich "Islam is great" Nietzsche

>> No.8518859

>now imagining trying to convince Americans who don't even think they should learn algebra or geometry that they should take classes that would teach critical thinking skills in a more abstract way

>>8518816
*Tips associate degree and copy of 1984*

>> No.8518871

Are you stupid, OP? The ability to think abstractly starts as early as age 11 and as late as 16; kids enter middle school around age 11 in the US. You may as well be asking why kids aren't taught calculus or quantum mechanics in elementary or middle school. There is a reason children are taught simple to grasp basic, quantitative information such as language and arithmetic.

>> No.8519404

>>8518683
Then they're not teaching philosophy and critical thinking; they're teaching Christian Dogma.

You're looking for RE 101 which is down the hall, you can take your turn after the Hindu kid and the Mandinka Witchdoctor.