4 Elements of a Socratic Seminar

How many elements are in a Socratic Seiminar.

• 12

• 4

• 6

• 8

Who is Socrates?

• An old guy

• A Greek Philosopher

• A teacher

• A wise king

Chosen for richness in ideas, issues, and values.

• Participants

• Leader

• Questions

• Text

In a Socratic Seminar the leader just sits by and lets things happen.

• True

• False

Responsible for the quality of the Socratic Seminars.

• Questions

• Text

• Participants

• Leader

Helps participants clarify their positions when the discussion becomes confusing.

• Leader

• Text

• Participants

• Questions

Has NO right or wrong answer; instead it reflects genuine curiosity of the questioner.

• Questions

• Leader

• Text

• Participants

Can come from literature, math, history, science or any subject, video or art.

• Questions

• Leader

• Text

• Participants

The goal  is for inquiry to happen on the spot as opposed to the teacher starting the questions.

• Text

• Questions

• Leader

• Particpants

A Socratic Seminar is similar to an AVID Tutorial.

• True

• False