Year 3 Jemison have been discussing this big question in partnership with Science week.
We know that scientists look for evidence to know something exists such as gravity, wind, sound or germs, but do we agree that we must see something to know it is real?
We had a great p4c session this afternoon all around the theme – old! Some people thought new things were better whilst others disagreed and argued old things are more special.
As part of Black History Month, Year 3 Jemison have used their understanding of Mary Seacole’s life to help them discuss the big question ‘Can one person make a difference?’. The children were encouraged to use real life examples to support their discussion.
Having shared some facts, qualities, values, similarities, differences and preferences, we got to thinking about what really makes US. If you change your lunchbox or your hairstyle, does that change who you are? We began to ask what was the same and different about ourselves at the end of year 3 to the beginning of year 4. Are we still the same person? Why it why not?
We explored the idea of ‘personhood’ in P4C this week. We discussed the things that make us unique and then answered some philosophical questions using this knowledge.
Part 1 of our enquiry into what makes a person a person. We had a wide range of initial responses. Next time, we will begin to wonder about a philosophical question which arises from our first thoughts.
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