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Philosophy lessons in secondary school
A subject where you’re marked on a way of thinking that is rarely taught as such: the authors are on the syllabus, the method much less so. Hence those papers that contain sound ideas and come back with a mediocre mark.
So we read the authors on the syllabus, and above all we work on the essay: finding a central question and sticking to it, building a plan that progresses instead of lining up three parts, choosing examples that serve the argument. It’s one of the subjects where a few sessions shift a mark the most — not because you learn to think, but because you finally learn what a paper is expected to do.
All lessons – SecondaryWhy philosophy is marked on method
It is the only secondary-school subject that asks pupils for something they have never been taught: to build a personal argument, in a precise form, in four hours. The authors are on the syllabus; the method much less so — it is passed on through hints, and everyone muddles through.
Hence papers that set out sound ideas and get a mediocre mark. What’s assessed isn’t what you think, nor even what you’ve read: it’s a central question held from start to finish, a plan that progresses instead of setting ideas side by side, examples that serve the argument rather than decorate it.
All of this can be taught, and fairly quickly. It is even one of the subjects where a few sessions change a mark the most — not because you learn to think, but because you finally learn what is expected.
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+352 26 30 27 90My child has ideas but poor marks. Is that common?
It’s the textbook case. You’re not marked on what you think but on how you build it: the central question, the progression, examples in service of the argument. A pupil who has ideas starts with the essentials — what’s missing is the form, and that’s what can be learned fastest.
Do you have to have read the authors in full?
No, and nobody does. It’s better to know a few texts well and know how to use them than to have skimmed the whole syllabus. A paper is judged on how a reference is used, not on the number of names quoted.
How many sessions before it shows?
Sooner than in most subjects, because what’s missing is method, not knowledge. A few essays written and gone over in detail are often enough to shift a mark. We don’t promise a figure, but it’s the feedback we hear most often.
Do you also work on text commentary?
Yes. It’s a different exercise, and pupils often do better at it than at the essay: it gives them something to hold on to. We work on both, starting with the one where the pupil has most to gain.
Can you prepare for the end-of-school exam in a few weeks?
You can gain marks, yes, provided you work on papers written and corrected rather than on revision. Starting earlier is obviously better — but philosophy is one of the few subjects where catching up late isn’t futile.
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