Students often come into my classroom thinking philosophy is just a collection of old ideas—distant, abstract, maybe even irrelevant. But they leave knowing it’s something else entirely.

Philosophy isn’t just about learning concepts; it’s about being challenged. It pushes them to question their own assumptions, to see the cracks in the categories they’ve inherited, and to test their beliefs—not just with logic, but with the weight of real experience.

A debate on moral responsibility isn’t just about theories; it forces them to grapple with what it really means to hold themselves and others accountable in an unjust world. A unit on happiness doesn’t just define the term; it makes them ask whether a life spent chasing happiness is really a life well spent.

Through structured debates, argument mapping, and deep discussions, I help students see philosophy as more than an academic exercise—it’s a way of thinking that shapes how they engage with the world.