Ethics for high schoolers
The Prindle Institute for Ethics wants to serve high school educators with our content and educational resources. Whether you’re a midwestern Language Arts teacher, or a curriculum developer in Nevada, we have the resources you need to engage your students with ethics. Our associate director Emily Knuth is happy to address any comments, questions or concerns you might have. Reach out today: eknuth@depauw.edu.
The Prindle Post as a classroom tool
The Prindle Post is the Prindle Institute’s online source for pieces that examine and explain the ethical dimensions of current events and culture. Many of the articles have discussion questions tailored for use in the classroom.
We also offer a PDF workbook with activities and discussion questions for a selection of articles on a certain theme. Find out more about using The Prindle Post in your classroom, and order your free copies of the Prindle Post workbook, click the button below.
Order Copies of the Prindle Post WorkbookExamining Ethics podcast in the classroom
Scholars can be difficult to understand if you’re not one yourself. Examining Ethics is a podcast that translates big ideas from some of the country’s leading ethicists, philosophers and scholars into language we can all understand. We’ve covered everything from reparations and climate change to using games to teach ethics to the ethics of trust in technology, all in a way that’s designed to appeal to high schoolers, college students and life-long learners. High school teachers and college professors alike use the podcast in their classroom to help provoke discussion. Find the show at the link provided, or on most podcatchers.
Listen to Examining EthicsPartner Resources
We regularly partner with other philosophy and ethics education organizations. Check out their amazing (and free!) resources below.
- PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization): The Philosopher’s Toolkit provides dozens of lesson plans for leading philosophical discussions in pre-college classrooms.
- Logic Made Accessible: This Columbia University project makes logic and philosophy available to educators through their comprehensive curriculum with downloadable lesson plans, interactive quizzes and more.