La filosofía como una herramienta para activar el pensamiento crítico en los niños y niñas en el nivel preparatoria

Abstract

In this essay philosophy is founded as a tool to activate critical thinking in high school-level boys and girls with the contributions of different authors who, based on Mattew Lipman's philosophy program for children, perceive critical thinking as a quality of people that can be developed from an early age, for this reason the application of philosophy at this level is justified, which covers 5 to 6 years of age.

The research is of a bibliographic nature supported by scientific articles within the databases Dialnet, Scielo, Latindex, under a qualitative approach that seeks to explain the relationship between philosophy and critical thinking, the possible strategies and resources towards effectiveness its applicability in the high school classroom as well as the role of the teacher to execute said program as a tool to activate critical thinking in their students.

What this essay allows is to see the reality of philosophy with children, making teachers understand that philosophy is not a complex discipline only for adults, but is rather applicable to the little ones considering that children will not become philosophers if not in people who learn to defend their opinions and knowledge, understanding that not all truth is absolute, because what is done is philosophy with them achieving a philosophical flexion between teachers and children through a community of active dialogues.