From:     wabjr57@YAHOO.COM
    Subject:     Re: Information
    Date:     January 10, 2005 7:21:14 PM EST
    To:      NEHPFC@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
    Reply-To:      NEHPFC@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU

I will begin by saying that daily I engage my students in philosophical dialogue. I do this as we read
selections in our reading textbook: Elements of Literature, and The Daily Language Oral. The stories
we read easily lend themselves to topics of philosophical inquiry. I give students opportunities
to explore topics which they've heretofore, not given much thought, if any at all. As an example, we have
discussed questions and topics such as: What is love? What is equality?  What does it mean to be fair?  What
is a friend? The responses students make to these questions, and the issues they raise during our
discussions are absolutely mind blowing! I have some students who actually look forward to our reading
time. Jim, as you said P4C really works better in small groups (which I have discovered to be a fact!).
By working with small groups of students, I'm able to extract maximum thinking from each group member. I
think students are able to honestly immerse themselves into philosophical inquiry, because they know they are
in a safe environment supported by a community of like minded inquirers. I am having a swell time philosophising with my
students.  Thanks for everything you did to prepare me for this exciting teaching-learning experience.

Sincerely,
Willie A. Brown, Jr.