In this instructional activity learners analyze Confucianism and its effect on conflicts in China. Students will evaluate an excerpt from The Analects of Confucius to realize the usefulness of Confucius' teachings and create an original...

The author of this article tells the story of his grandfather, Shri Dharam Jit Jigyasu, who was present when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. The video interview he had with his grandfather in 2000 can also be seen. His grandfather...

A four part NPR series on contemporary ethics, one part talks starts with whether one should eat a grape in the supermarket without paying for it, and then expands the topic. The second part is corporation/business ethics. The third is...

Plenty of information here at the Hawaii Department of Education to enlighten both teachers and parents. In addition to the expected links to such areas as test scores, school goals and philosophy, and job opportunities, you will find...

Resources for teachers in children's literature can be found in this bibliography--whole language philosophy, reading/writing techniques, spelling, and assessment.

A long article addressed to Hindus as a guide to how they are to live according to the teachings of Hinduism.

"Lyrical Ballads" grew out of the friendship and artistic collaboration between William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In this lesson, students will explore a number of the poems in light of Wordsworth's key philosophies,...

This site clearly explains the concept of Social Darwinism, then asks students to evaluate its implications in an example. Good lesson in critical thinking and philosophy.

This activity will introduce young scholars to influential 19th-century philosophies that construct the nature of the child and childhood itself. Students will examine how Charles Dickens depicts both the character of Oliver and his...

Find stories, novels, and poems from more than one hundred authors. Download select works as MP3 files or read or listen to them online. Available selections span a wide range of literature, from nursery rhymes to the philosophy of...

A huge site of resources on the life of Gandhi from 1869 to 1948. Includes his writings, his work, his teachings, his philosophy and an extensive timeline of events in his life.

Lesson teaches the judicial philosophies of activism and restraint and also explores criteria through which students can evaluate news-related opinion pieces and practice judging the value of a Supreme Court-related opinion piece of choice.

Understanding these three basic principles of creative thinking can help teachers focus on ways to enhance and encourage creative thinking in the classroom.

As the title says, this site has a wide range of information on Mahatma Gandhi, including photos, videos, articles, speeches, letters, etc.

This lesson plan teaches students about Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence. This is a PDF document.

Wikipedia provides detailed information on Epicureanism, a system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus.

Go directly to the teaching resource developed to accompany the first episode in the six-part documentary on Auschwitz ("Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State") broadcast by PBS. Find a discussion guide for clarifying how and when the Nazis...

A collection of seven Hindu books from various time periods. There is a written commentary plus great illustrations. The author of the commentary is Ravi Shankar, the famous Sitar musician.

The organization, whcih strives to teach the traditional philosophy of Aikido, has existed for over 40 years since the end of World War II.

Article provides a brief description of China's first female historian and her writings and her life. Provides informations about her teachings and philosophies.

Plato was born in Athens in 429 B.C., the year in which Pericles died. His first literary attempts were in poetry; but his attention was soon turned to philosophy, by the teaching of Socrates, whose lectures he began to frequent at about...

Lucian, the humorous satirist, was a native of Samosata, in Syria, and flourished towards the end of the second century. In early life he was a sculptor, but later applied himself to the study of literature and philosophy. He was an...