Cornelia asked:

Hello. My name is Cornelia Privitera, I'm 17 years old and living in Austria. My problem is the
following: At my school, I'm obliged to teach my school mates for 2 weeks about any topic I like! As I
am a philosophy lover I would like to give my schoolmates an insight into philosophy. I want to light
their interest in philosophy and make them wonder about every day things!

My problem is that I don't know how to teach them! All I know for certain is that I don't want to tell
them about the Greek philosophers or the history of philosophy, as it might not be of great interest for
a bunch of 16 year old students!

I would like to teach them about ethics, religion...things they face every day! But how can I do that?
Are there any philosophical games we could do in class room!? Do you have any tips on how I can
introduce them to the topic?

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My recommendation is to try to get hold of Martin Cohen's book 101 Philosophy Problems
(Routledge) and to pick one or more that you like. Then ask your classmates to ask questions about
the problem you have chosen. Once you have their questions, invite the class to try to answer them.
If you can't get the book, pick out a couple of philosophical problems you like and try the same
method (Gyges' Ring in Plato's The Republicis a good one).

There is a whole movement of teachers and philosophers who want to get school students discussing
philosophy. In Austria, one of the leaders of this movement is Daniella Camhy, in Graz (e-mail me if
you want contact details, or to discuss this further).

Tim Sprod