Michael Hand

This evening I was a judge for the Philosothon hosted at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham. Honestly, that young people from diverse backgrounds could talk and listen together so intelligently, compassionately and responsively fills me with hope for the future.

Look forward to @michaelhand571 and Laura D'Olimpio’s talks at @FEHD_EdUHK . All are welcome!

‘Does indoctrination still matter?’ - new, open access article in @JournalEdTheory. @PhilOfEdGB @PESAustralasia @Philosophyofed onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ed…

‘Education, extremism and exemption from basic morality’: new, open access article in @EpatJournal. @PhilOfEdGB @PESAustralasia @Philosophyofed tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The key driver of progress is actually often missed. | iai.tv/articles/what-… Professor of the philosophy of education, Michael Hand, argues that deciding which knowledge is worth having is a fundamentally philosophical, value-laden question.

Evidence-based education promised data could prove best & most effective teaching methods. Philosopher of edu M Hand writes: Evidence doesn’t tell us what we should teach in the 1st place. Deciding on worthwhile knowledge is a philosophical, value-laden q iai.tv/articles/what-…

An article I wrote for IAI News. Please have a read. @PhilOfEdGB @unibirmingham iai.tv/articles/what-…

@PESAustralasia @PhilOfEdGB @unibirmingham facebook.com/share/p/144F7Y…

Philosophy at school gives young people the tools to discuss difficult topics such as the Israel-Gaza war Laura D'Olimpio @Lauradol4 writes for @conversationUK theconversation.com/philosophy-at-…

“I think we should embed philosophy for children across the curriculum…. It’s a dialogic approach that allows children to form their own opinions and come to a clearer understanding themselves of the world around then.” says @DanielKebedeNEU @guardian theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Do you have thoughts on the relationship between philosophy and Religious Education in schools? Submit an abstract for our forthcoming special issue of @JournalP4C. @PhilOfEdGB @NATREupdate @JaneGatley @Lauradol4 #call-for-papers-philosophy-and-religious-education" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jps.bham.ac.uk/announcements#…

We’re almost halfway to our fundraising target for #WonderWander2024 ! Please help us get there by donating money or questions (or both)! sapere.org.uk/fundraising/ Thanks to @michaelhand571 for this question.

I'm enjoying that 'split infinitives' and 'Kirk, Captain' both feature in the index to @michaelhand571's book. Both are, of course, important topics in moral education.

In today's 'Commission Conversation' @RealGeoffBarton talks to @GraceLockrobin @rosiecoaching from @SAPERE_P4C about Philosophy for Children open.spotify.com/episode/2AgwuT…

I think this paper is totally correct and what it says is worth saying, it's just sad that it does need saying! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ed…

🤞Have you tried Manifesting? 🤞 Not so fast 👉 theconversation.com/manifesting-ha…

@ABakerPublisher @BloomsburyAcEd Oh no! End of an era. Thank you for all the support you’ve given to philosophy of education over the last 18 years! It’s been a pleasure to work with you!

Heading into the Bloomsbury Publishing Plc office for the last time! After very nearly 18 years, I am leaving @BloomsburyAcEd to take up a role with the NCT Charity as a Regional Manager for the Perinatal Peer Support Programme - feels bittersweet!

Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵 1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)