It’s a common sentiment that philosophy is for academics & people who don’t know how to party…maybe, maybe not.
An interesting analysis of how French secondary school students learn philosophy, compared to the philosophy courses taught in other European countries - http://www.france24.com/en/20110616-france-baccalaureate-exams-philosophy-europe-curriculum-university/
An easy online course for an introduction to philosophy - https://www.coursera.org/course/introphil
The Partially Examined Life podcast, an entertaining & thoughtful approach to a great deal of philosophical work - http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/
A collection of end-of-life thoughts that a person who doesn’t study philosophy wouldn’t realize until the end - http://en.thinkexist.com/reference/end_of_life_quotes