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So you want Socratic Seminar?

So you want Socratic Seminar?. I’m Socrates. Here’s my story. I lived in Greece about the time the Roman Empire collapsed. This was the same time the Chinese invented the horse collar, Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland, and Hawaiiola discovered Hawaii.

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So you want Socratic Seminar?

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  1. So you want Socratic Seminar? I’m Socrates. Here’s my story.

  2. I lived in Greece about the time the Roman Empire collapsed. This was the same time the Chinese invented the horse collar, Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland, and Hawaiiola discovered Hawaii.

  3. I’m still (over 1,500 years later!) one of the most famous philosophers of all time, even though I didn’t write down any of my ideas. After my *ehem* murder, my students did. I started my career as a soldier. I fought in the Peloponnesian War...this is back when we were testing out the first democratic government.

  4. I began a second career as a stonemason and settled down a little with my lady Xanthippe and the kids.

  5. When my father, a great sculptor, passed away, he left me a fortune. I quit the stonemason business and focused full-time on my business, philosophical dialogue.CV Phileo=love Sophia=wisdom

  6. My mom was a midwife, and I saw myself as a sort of “midwife of the mind”—helping students give birth to their own ideas. I always thought the questions were more important than the answers. Looking at life critically and asking the right questions is key.

  7. The government didn’t like my influence on young people; they were asking too many questions! So, they forced me to drink hemlock, a poison.

  8. This is Aristocles, my best student. We called him “Plato” because of his broad shoulders. Plato’s best student was Aristotle. The two of them are the most influential philosophers in Western Thought.

  9. Since my time, business people and educators have used “Socratic Seminars” or discussions initiated by questions. Here are the rules:

  10. Be Prepared to Participate Don't Raise Hands Refer to the Text Listen to/Build on One Another's Comments Invite Others into the Conversation

  11. What Now? • Read and respond to the pre-discussion question. Then, tomorrow, we’ll have our first Socratic Seminar.

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