Café Philo

I think writing journal entries to share our ideas and opinions are a good way to talk and think about a more or less philosophical topic.

However, I think we could imagine another type of interaction where students and people interesting in sharing ideas could meet and talk about a topic proposed by a student.

In France, “cafés” are very famous. It is a place where people like to meet and talk around a coffee or a drink. Recently “Cyber-café” has emerged as networking places where people like to come and share their passion online.

“Café-Philo’’ appears some years ago. A guest like a teacher, or an author is sometimes invited to talk about a specific topic. My mom liked to go there when we were in France. I went to one of them before we left for the United States. The discussion was about the new challenges for the education in the XXI century. The speaker was very interesting and I was fascinated by his ability the express his ideas in a very compelling way and the discussion then was very animated and fruitful. I think café-philo are a very good way to both express your opinion on a specific topic and also hear opinions of other people, allowing you to open you mind and have a different view on a particular topic. I would like to organize that kind of conversation in Aurora, either in school as a part of a club or outside of school to allow more people to join the debate. I would like to have your opinion about this project and know if it would interest you to have that kind of place in Aurora. If you have any suggestion, please let me know either by posting a commentary on this blog or by telling me at school.