Here are some of the ways the skills of wisdom can be taught in school practically:
Reflectiveness:
- Journal exercise where someone is asked to put themselves in another persons shoes.
- Include group discussions on complex issues
- Implement mentorship programs
- Teaching journaling exercises
Cognitive Skills:
- Discuss philosophical wisdom texts together like The Analects, The Meditations, The Sutras of The Buddha, and more.
- Include wisdom-based case studies, talk about wisdom exemplars, and use real world ethical dilemmas for classroom discussion.
- Teach critical thinking skills like logic, probability, signal detection theory, Game Theory and more, alongside emotional intelligence
- Teach how to argue effectively
Affective Skills:
- Mindfulness exercises in class.
Some educational initiatives doing this right now:
Philosophy for Children, Philosophies for Life, Education for Sustainable Development