Philosophy for children and the stimulation of critical thinking from early childhood

Abstract

This research on philosophy for children and the stimulation of critical thinking since early childhood, was carried out at the Institución Educativa Distrital Marco Fidel Suarez, in the city of Barranquilla, was approached from a descriptive approach with a type of qualitative investigation, in which implementing research techniques and instruments such as simple unstructured observation and interviews; I have the objective of collecting relevant information to understand the reality of the context in which the investigation is carried out. The investigation detected weaknesses in critical thinking skills and teaching-learning processes in classes, which highlighted the need to provide solutions to these circumstances, with the objective of improving the processes of students at the institution. The investigation seeks on the ground to develop critical thinking, which also intends to enhance the skills of being, knowing and doing in the different teaching-learning processes that are carried out within the classroom.