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Philosophy Tutor for US Students (Ages 10–11)

Location: Remote · India · US shift
Commitment: 1 hr/day, Mon to Fri
Compensation: Paid · ₹500 per hour

About the role

We are looking for a tutor to teach philosophy, critical thinking and reading comprehension to two brothers, aged 10 and 11, homeschooled in Chicago. You will teach them together in one live online class each weekday, through stories, passages and thought experiments rather than lectures or essays.

What you'll do

Teach one 60-minute class on Google Meet, Monday to Friday, with both brothers together.
Open most classes with a short text, and build the boys’ reading comprehension through discussion: main idea, inference, the writer’s assumptions and evidence.
Teach critical thinking skills: separating reasons from opinions, spotting weak arguments and judging everyday claims.
Lead philosophical discussion on one big question at a time, using thought experiments, stories, videos and games.
Design your own lessons and choose age-appropriate reading material.
Keep the boys talking and reasoning for most of the class, and keep it light, warm and moving.
Join every class on time, with your camera on.
Share a short note with the team after each class on what the boys read and explored.

What we're looking for

A degree with Philosophy as a major or core subject (BA Philosophy, BA Programme with Philosophy, MA or PhD), or completed training in Philosophy for Children (P4C).

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Takes about 10 minutes. Answer in your own words. We'd rather read something honest and specific than something polished by a template.

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A few questions about this role

1. Can you teach a 60-minute class every Monday to Friday at 12:00 to 1:00 AM IST now, and 1:00 to 2:00 AM IST from November? Yes or no. *

2. Here is a short fable: a fox can't reach some grapes and walks away saying they were probably sour anyway. How would you check that a 10-year-old understood it, and what philosophical or critical-thinking question would you take from it? *

3. Which short story, passage or text would you use in your first class, and what reading, thinking and philosophy goals would that class have? Why would an 11-year-old care about it? *

4. Name one short story, picture book or passage you’d use to teach a 10-year-old to find the main idea and spot what the writer assumes. What would you ask after reading it? *

5. What formal study of philosophy have you done? Give the degree, university and year, the philosophy subjects or papers you took, and any P4C training or UGC-NET Philosophy result. *

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Philosophy Tutor for US Students (Ages 10–11)

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