1.0 Introduction 1.1 Authorisation and purpose This report is authorised by Dr Gregory Nash, Course Coordinator University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The purpose of this report is to fulfil the report writing task for COR 109 Communication and Thought, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 1.2 Limitations This report is limited to the three interpersonal communication skills of listening, feedback and questioning and does not enlighten any other interpersonal communication skills.…
Jose Flores Rodriguez Block 6 Mrs. Daniels English III - Dual Credit 1 December 2015 Their Eyes Were Watching God - Chapters 11-15 Socratic Seminar Questions Chapter 11 What are some reasons of why Janie has decided to pay attention to Tea Cake after she had told herself she would ignore him and treat him coldly? How are Tea Cake and Joe Starks different from one another, specifically with how they each treated Janie?…
Critical Analysis of Whats the Big Idea: Interviews: Using Questions for Real Life. In Jim Burke’s book, Whats the Big Idea, there is a section of chapter 3 titled Using Questions for Real Life. This particular section stands out because it gets the students asking questions not just in the classroom yet outside the classroom. Burke gives examples of what he accomplished in a classroom setting with the students and how he uses assessment and assignment in accomplishing this.…
Inquiry is a skill that I have learned to adapt because it’s used so much in the class room although I may not like doing it but it has…
I was at ease while formulating my thoughts and never felt under pressure. As a result, I look forward to my future participations in socratic seminars. The class period was distinctively different from our previous classes. Rather than raising our hands, we were allowed to speak freely when we pleased.…
Students are encouraged to investigate into the issues from multiple angles, in a collaborative way with the teachers and peers (Fecho, 2000, p.195). Therefore, Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory can be applied when adopting critical inquiry, in that students assist each other while creating co-constructed knowledge throughout the research and investigation process (Woolfolk & Margetts, 2013, p.99). As such, they are expected to improve their ability to communicate and obtain social skills by participating in inquiry based learning (ACARA, 2013, as cited in Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014,…
Education is a subject that is very simple, yet quite complex at the same time. Most people when they think of the word education would picture a student at a desk and the teacher teaching them. In reality education is so much more than a lecture from the teacher to the student because education is constantly being developed throughout a person’s everyday life. Two stories, “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato and “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Freire have two very different views on what the best method of education looks like. When comparing the two it is evident that the “problem-posing” method is better way to teach because it involves the students and allows them to fully claim their education.…
been accused of corrupting the youth of my city by teaching them to ask questions. In Teaching as a Subversive Activity, educator Neil Postman (1969) pointed out the root of education, educe, means a drawing out of one’s potential. By asking open ended question and challenging ideas, I attempt to draw out the potential in my students, my children, and myself. The best questions generate more questions. As a teacher of rhetoric, I owe homage to Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian for making logic, rhetoric, and grammar part of the trivium of the liberal arts.…
In Plato’s dialogue Apology, Socrates stands trail to defend himself from the accusations of “corrupting the youth” and disregarding the Gods of the state. In his speech he tells the jury that an oracle at Delphi told Chaerephon a friend of Socrates that Socrates is a man of wisdom and no man is wiser than he is. To prove this cannot be true Socrates conducts cross examinations to find someone who is wiser than he is. Through these examinations Socrates mission and main points are to help people by exposing their ignorance to find wisdom, to find virtue, to find truth and to improve the soul.…
His first suggestion is to teach children how to ask questions, or as he puts it, “the art and science of asking questions” (161). He refers to question asking as “the most significant intellectual skill available to human beings” (161), which shows just how highly he regards the skill. He…
Sophistry vs. Socrates Prior to the entrance of Socrates, there was a time in Athens where a group of philosophical thinkers called the Sophists corrupted society. These men were masters of rhetoric and had the ability to turn any argument in the direction they desired. A major component of their thoughts was based upon a term called relativism. In this essay, I will cross-examine the Socratic viewpoints with those of the Sophists. Topics that will be highlighted include each method of teaching, what each claims to “know”, and relativism against absolutism (physis and nomos).…
I agreed with you. Socrates simply use the question to orient flaw of thinking . He divided the problem into smaller problems and then solve each problem in each separate question . However , the questions from Socrates are highly bonding with logic and create curiosity for the answer . It helps Euthyphro understand correctly and more about piety.…
Many people believe that common sense is the official knowledge that should not be questioned. In the article, The Problem of Common Sense, Kumashiro expresses her thoughts on common sense. She defines the common sense as the norms of society that gives the sense of comfort as it is a popular belief. This is problematic as often information that are considered “common sense” are unchallenged and unrecognized. Thus, it needs to be challenged, especially in schools so that educators can lead students to become more critical thinkers.…
Getting Over the Fear of Asking Questions A plethora of students face many difficulties in many of their classes whether it be not having a friend in that class or not understanding an assignment. They do not however want to raise their hand. Failure to ask questions is one of the most common issues of why a student is failing an assignment. Pretending to know the assignment or asking a friend that is in just as much confusion as a person are in is bound to add to a person’s bottomless pit of confusion. That student may begin to blame the teacher.…
I currently work as an Interventionist. I provide small group interventions to at risk elementary students. The teacher leadership program has added purpose to my profession as an educator. I’ve learned to use data and records on students as powerful resources to plan effective lessons. Data lets me learn strengthens and weaknesses of the students.…