Amy Blake believes the world will change if we just ask three questions as a "big umbrella" for everything: Is it safe? Is it kind? and Does it show respect? Take the personal and put it into the philosophical and we are all on a level playing field. Our conversation with Amy at our Sunday Platform at 11:00 AM on March 6th will introduce us to a teacher who is passionate about modeling and teaching "big ideas" through all aspects of the curriculum. Using literature, reading, writing and the arts, Amy is hoping to model and grow "global citizens," children with an honest desire to know and think deeply.
Amy Blake is a second grade teacher at Hartshorn Elementary located in Short Hills, New Jersey, in the Millburn Township School District. She believes that if children (adults as well) were taught how to ask the big ethical questions and internalized the inquiry process we can change the world.
Through Philosophy for Children's inquiry circles, the curriculum and the arts, Amy creates a classroom where peace is learned, valued, and nurtured with the hope of all students taking and using this education as they walk forward in their lives.
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Sunday Platforms are at 11:00 AM at the Ethical Culture Society of Essex County. The Society is located at 516 Prospect St., Maplewood (at Parker Ave.). Attendance is free. The public is welcome and cordially invited. Call 973-763-1905, or visit www.essexethical.org for further information.
"Building community through shared ethical values"
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Ethical Culture Society of Essex County
