What a Dinosaur Knows About Being Brave

Well, after a nice two week vacation, half in Disney, half cleaning up after Disney, I started the sample philosophy course with Trenton.  The first topic is about courage and bravery and how we perceive those traits.  It used the story "Dragons and Giants" from the book Frog and Toad Together.

I had Trenton read the story to me.  Trenton was very engaged, and I found it interesting how his perception of what bravery is changed and developed as he was asked questions about what happened in the story.  15 min of my time turned out to be a valuable life lesson about what is and is not brave, like doing something dangerous because your friends told you to, and how afraid you are can define just how brave you are being.  It also covered how bravery comes in many forms, and people process their fears in just as many ways.  Here are the guidelines I used on this topic:  http://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/wiki/%22Dragons_and_Giants%22_from_Frog_and_Toad_Together

I did not have the book on hand, so I checked it out at my local library!