phrase “Socratic method” gets tossed around quite a bit during the course of a liberal arts education. One way of describing this method is teaching by means of asking. The thought is that by asking questions‚ a teacher may trigger some thought in the student’s mind which comes about more organically and effectively than by the means of traditional lecture. Employing the Socratic method allows a teacher to guide a student’s train of thought toward a particular goal‚ and use of the method requires
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Case The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. (n.d.). The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Retrieved April 9‚ 2014‚ from http://www.civilrights.org/judiciary/supreme-court/key-cases.html Socrates Today Socratic method. (n.d.). Socratic method. Retrieved April 9‚ 2014‚ from http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4994 Webb‚ L Webb‚ L. D.‚ & Metha‚ A. (2013). American Education: From Revolution to the Twentieth Century. Foundations of American education (7th ed.‚ pp. 131-165). Boston:
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school called Lyceum. He taught Alexander the Great but when Alexander died‚ he was charged with blasphemy. He ran away and died of sickness at the age of 62 in 322 BC. Socrates believed that people should question all motives. This is called the Socratic method and it is still used today. He is known to have said‚ "The unexamined life is not worth living." His entire life had been dedicated to self-examination and the questioning of others. Plato believed in a balance between the mind and the body. He
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Euthyphro Conversations between Socrates and Euthyphro can often times be difficult to follow and understand however‚ with careful reading and critical analyzing‚ much can be gained and inferred. This can be seen in the many great and intellectual conversations that were had in class last week. A combination of my own interpretations as well as those of my peers allowed for the whole class to gain a deeper understanding of this reading. As a brief overview‚ we were able to discuss the difference
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To Kill a Mockingbird Socratic Seminar: Monday‚ January 13‚ 2014 Provide specific examples from the text to support each of your answers. Purpose: Socratic Seminars attempt to find deeper meaning of a text. A Socratic Seminar is not a debate‚ but rather a dialogue. In dialogue‚ one listens to understand‚ to make meaning‚ and to find common ground. In dialogue‚ one submits one’s best thinking‚ expecting that other people’s reflections will help improve it rather than threaten it. Dialogue
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1st Activity Methods‚ Strategies‚ Approaches and Techniques Objective: To know the different methods‚ strategies‚ approaches and techniques that the teacher used. Mr. Grengel Manalus Merza Mrs. Riza B. Lintag Field Study Student (BSED MAPHE 2-B) Field Study Teacher Field Study 2: Experiencing the Teaching and Learning Process 5 Observation What are the methods that the teacher used? Date: November 22
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Leann Lancaster HUM115- Critical thinking Soratic Questioning Paper Everything Happens for a Reason Soratic questioning was named after Socrates‚ the early Greek philosopher/teacher‚ a Socratic approach to teaching. Socrates was one of the greatest educators who taught by asking questions and drawing out answers from his students. I interviewed my cousin Morgan. I asked her what is one thing that she truly deeply believed in. She believes that everything happens for a
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Ross 1 Ross 1 Matt Ross Mr. Cartwright October 29‚ 2010 HZT 4U1 Matt Ross Mr. Cartwright October 29‚ 2010 HZT 4U1 Wise Men Argue Causes‚ Fools Decide Them. Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher who lived from 469 BC until his very unnecessary death in 399 BC‚ has had his wisdom called into question many times since he has been studied. But to know whether some is wise‚ we must first know what it means to be wise. According to
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darkness and again become disoriented; just as he did upon leaving the cave. The other prisoners would see him as disoriented or damaged from the trip into the light‚ and would kill him‚ as he interfered with the only way of life they knew. 2. The Socratic Method of teaching is similar to our education in that it invokes the participation of the student. It is
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under the influence. Walters‚ (2005). The author stated that the eminent thinker of the progressive movement was the dominant figure in American education. Dewey’s most valuable and enduring contribution to our culture came from the ideas and methods he fathered in this field. Dewey won a greater international following for his educational reforms than for his instrumentalist philosophy. Between the two World Wars. Dewey’s work consummated the trends in education below the university level
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