A compass for navigating the open and challenging philosophy of teaching teengers

Abstract

This is the bibliographical review of the book Teaching Philosophy for teenagers: pedagogical practices for high school, in which professor Renato Velloso made available to his fellow philosophers his experience of more than fifteen years as a professor of the discipline of Philosophy taught to teenagers and young people from public and private schools in the country. The work can be understood as a true compass that allows Philosophy teachers to rethink about their didactic practices used to spread philosophical knowledge among young people and adolescents. Through a clear, objective and direct language, the work provides a wide range of didactic and methodological information that contributes to expand the educational repertoire of its readers, making them realize how much Philosophy can be thought of as a safe haven capable of alleviating human pains and sufferings of teenagers who are eager to discover and rediscover themselves in the world