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Oracle at Delphi

Oracle at Delphi. The reason I am smarter than anyone else is because I know I know nothing. SOCRATIC SEMINAR. SOCRATIC SEMINARS ARE:. COLLECTIVE INQUIRY AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS NOT A TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION WITHOUT “RIGHT” ANSWERS. SOCRATIC SEMINAR:.

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Oracle at Delphi

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  1. Oracle at Delphi

  2. The reason I am smarter than anyone else is because I know I know nothing.

  3. SOCRATIC SEMINAR

  4. SOCRATIC SEMINARS ARE: • COLLECTIVE INQUIRY • AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS • NOT A TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION • WITHOUT “RIGHT” ANSWERS

  5. SOCRATIC SEMINAR: • The goal is an enlarged, shared understanding of ideas, issues, or values through DIALOGUE

  6. WHAT IS DIALOGUE? • It is NOT DEBATE

  7. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE IS COLLABORATIVE DEBATE IS OPPOSITIONAL Two opposing sides try to prove each other wrong • Multiple sides work toward shared understanding

  8. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE In DIALOGUE In DEBATE One listens To find flaws To spot differences To counter arguments • One listens • To understand • To make meaning • To find common ground

  9. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE DEBATE Defends assumptions as truth • Reveals assumptions for examination and reevaluation

  10. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE DEBATE Creates a close-minded attitude: A determination to be right • Creates an open-minded attitude: • an openness to being wrong • An openness to change

  11. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE In DIALOGUE In DEBATE One submits one’s best thinking and defends it against challenge to show that it is right • One submits one’s best thinking, expecting other people’s reflections will help improve it, rather than threaten it

  12. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE DEBATE Calls for investing wholeheartedly in one’s beliefs • Calls for temporarily suspending one’s beliefs

  13. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE in DIALOGUE In DEBATE One searches for weaknesses in the other position • One searches for strengths in all positions

  14. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE DEBATE Rebuts contrary positions and may belittle or deprecate other participants • Respects all the other participants and seeks NOT to alienate or offend

  15. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE DEBATE Assumes a single right answer that somebody already has • Assumes that many people have pieces of answers and that cooperation can lead to greater understanding

  16. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE DIALOGUE DEBATE Demands a conclusion. • Remains open-ended.

  17. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES INNER CIRCLE OUTER CIRCLE OBSERVING • SPEAKING ONE EMPTY SEAT To allow an observer the Opportunity to join the Inner circle and participate

  18. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES • Inner Group #1 – discusses the topic for 15 minutes • Outer Group #1 – May enter discussion by posing questions and assertions to inner participants based upon their outer circle tasks notes. This involves both circles and lasts 10 minutes • Inner Group #2 – assumes the inner circle seats and discusses same or new topic for 15 minutes • Outer Group #2 – gets to enter discussion for the following 10 minutes based on outer circle task sheet notes • This leaves approximately 10 minutes for a wrap up of key points

  19. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES OTHER COMPONENTS • PARTICIPANTS • LEADER • TEXT • All participants read the text in advance. • QUESTIONS • Prepare open-ended questions in advance that reflect genuine curiosity, and have no ‘one right answer’!

  20. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES OTHER COMPONENTS • DON’T RAISE HANDS • LISTEN CAREFULLY • WAIT FOR YOUR TURN- BE SENSITIVE AND DO NOT INTERRUPT OTHERS • ADDRESS ONE ANOTHER RESPECTFULLY

  21. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES OTHER COMPONENTS • ADDRESS COMMENTS TO THE ENTIRE GROUP ( NO SIDE CONVERSATIONS) • MONITOR ‘AIR TIME’ (NO HOGGING – LET EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK) • BASE ALL OPINION ON THE TEXT AND BE ABLE TO REFER OTHERS TO IT

  22. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES OTHER COMPONENTS • BE COURAGEOUS IN PRESENTING YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND REASONING, BUT BE FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND IN THE FACE OF NEW AND COMPELLING EVIDENCE

  23. SOCRATIC SEMINAR GUIDELINES OTHER COMPONENTS • Refer to the text when needed during the discussion. A seminar is not a test of memory. You are not “learning a subject;” your goal is to understand ideas, issues and values reflected in the text. • It s OK to “pass” when asked to contribute (but you need to make at least 2 comments to receive credit). • Do not participate if you are not prepared. A seminar should not be a bull session • Do not stay confused; ask for clarification. • Stick to the point currently under discussion; make notes about ideas you want to come back to. • Speak so that everyone can hear you. • YOU are responsible for the seminar. (If the seminar sucks, that’s on you; if it rocks, that’s on you too!)

  24. GRADING –You will either receive or lose points for the following actions: POSITIVE NEGATIVE Not paying attention (in inner or outer circle) Interrupting the seminar Making an irrelevant comment Making a personal attack Monopolizing the conversation • Taking a position • Making a relevant comment • Offering evidence to support your position • Drawing another person into the discussion • Asking a clarifying question • Making an analogy • Recognizing a contradiction • Recognizing an irrelevant comment

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