It's been a long-time desire of mine to teach philosophy since taking my Master's degree in the subject from Boston College. This current year, with the addition of Introduction to Western Philosophy to the JPII curriculum, I get my chance and am having a blast.
The value of philosophy was reinforced at a forum on education recently sponsored by the Community Leadership Institute. Three school leaders, Maureen Brenner from Riverview School, Eric Heiser from Sturgis Charter Public School, and myself, presented about our schools, personal histories, and views on leadership. Turns out that philosophy, whether in the form of high school level courses such as ours or the personal histories of the presenters, became a recurring theme and a subject of dialogue amongst us. This is further evidence that the habits of thinking and speaking so important to philosophy can reap life-long rewards and animate our adults lives no matter our work area. Here's hoping that more and more JPII seniors tackle this challenging and rewarding activity.
Check out a sample reading from Introduction to Western Philosophy here.
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