2,000-Year-Old Wisdom in a Spacesuit
One often wonders why fairy tales have been passed down almost untouched for hundreds of years. The answer lies in the eternally valid core truths about human nature hidden within them.
When we read "The Tortoise and the Hare" to children, we are packaging nothing less than the Greek warning against hubris (arrogance) in the form of small woodland animals. But what if we could specifically and consciously access the archives of world history?
Philosophy for Preschoolers: How Does That Work?
Philosophy sounds difficult, abstract, and unsuitable for 5-year-olds. In truth, philosophy is the very first science that children practice: "Where do I come from? Why is the sky there? What is fair?"
A massive trend in early childhood character building is Stoicism (the teaching of inner calmness, coined by Marcus Aurelius). A stressed, angry elementary school child who loses at the soccer club struggles with the loss of control. The stoic message to the child should be: "You cannot control the weather or the referee's whistle. You can only control whether you get angry about it or courageously keep running."
Gugu Premium Learning Goals for Profound Values
Because it's incredibly hard to rewrite a text about Marcus Aurelius in the evening so that a 7-year-old doesn't fall asleep out of boredom (or worse, doesn't listen at all!), Gugu takes over the heavy lifting.
In the Premium Learning Goals, you can click not only on "Courage" or "Sharing" in Gugu, but on the geniuses of world history:
- Immanuel Kant (Moral Imperative): Gugu writes an exciting animal story in which the child understands why a single small rule-breaking decision by the fox would have bad consequences for everyone else.
- Socrates: Your bedtime story transforms into a fascinating dialogue. The hero in the jungle must crack the riddle through consistent, critical questioning!
Take a look at the Gugu Learning Goals and teach your child what the ancient Greeks already knew about friendship tonight in the space playground.