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This is a resource from the Philosophy4Children Blog feed, entitled Try Rdeainig Tihs. It was written by Barbara Vidion and first published Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:51:53 GMT.
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Try Rdeainig Tihs
"I cdnuol't blveiee taht I cluod aclaltuy uesdnatrd waht I was rdgnaeig. The phaonmnael pweor fo the hmuan mnid!" This was the starting point for our work today with two groups of gifted and talented young people (Y6, 7 and 8) at a summer school in Suffolk. This led to very animated thinking! One group explored the capacity of the human mind and what we mean when we speak of "self". The second group puzzled over what language is and the conventions we have and how they have developed. Dot and I had a great time and our thinking was definitely stretched!