Ms Jana Mohr Lone

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Jana Mohr Lone is the Executive Director of PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) and holds affiliate faculty appointments in philosophy at the University of Washington and the University of Maine. She is the author of the books Seen and Not Heard: Why Children’s Voices Matter and The Philosophical Child; co-author of the textbook Philosophy in Education: Questioning and Dialogue in Schools; and co-editor of Philosophy and Education: Introducing Philosophy to Young People and, most recently, author of a series of six picture books – entitled What Would You Do? – focusing on moral issues facing children. She has published dozens of articles about children’s philosophical thinking and the importance of taking children seriously. Her work focuses on taking seriously the voices of young people and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, The Seattle Times, Parents Magazine, Aeon Magazine, Business Insider, and many others.

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