On the day of the Socratic seminar, I was a bundle of nerves, extremely stressed out about how I will perform during the seminar. However, my nervousness slowly disappeared as we conducted the seminar, allowing me to participate more as I realized that the Socratic seminar wasn’t as difficult as I believed it to be. At the end of the seminar, I felt that everyone in my group performed very well, picking up new skills as a result. As I reflect on the discussion that transpired that day, I also felt that I did well, addressing most, if not all, of the areas that lead to a smooth Socratic seminar. Strengths that allowed me to succeed in this Socratic seminar included expanding on ideas that were thrown into the discussion and conveying significant
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The best way for it to improve for all of us is to participate in it more often so we can practice and gain the skills necessary for a good discussion. Although it may not have happened much, I feel that we should make sure that those who do not talk as much have a chance at participating in each question, so that their voices are heard. In my particular group discussion, I saw that my peer was unable to voice her opinion, and I wanted to direct a question towards her so that she can. However, I was unable to join the discussion since everyone had something to say, and the question switched to the next one before I could ask my peer something in order to let her join. Everyone was very eager to join the discussion, which is very good, but maybe we should have smaller groups with less time. Even though there is less time, students in the smaller groups will get a fair chance at speaking at any time during the discussion, allowing greater performances for everyone, even the quietest students. In conclusion, I feel that I did extremely well on my first Socratic seminar. There are many improvements I need to make, but they will surely be addressed in my future Socratic seminars. Overall, everyone did marvelously, and there isn’t much we can change except practice more so that we can master these discussions and truly improve our communication skills in the
The best way for it to improve for all of us is to participate in it more often so we can practice and gain the skills necessary for a good discussion. Although it may not have happened much, I feel that we should make sure that those who do not talk as much have a chance at participating in each question, so that their voices are heard. In my particular group discussion, I saw that my peer was unable to voice her opinion, and I wanted to direct a question towards her so that she can. However, I was unable to join the discussion since everyone had something to say, and the question switched to the next one before I could ask my peer something in order to let her join. Everyone was very eager to join the discussion, which is very good, but maybe we should have smaller groups with less time. Even though there is less time, students in the smaller groups will get a fair chance at speaking at any time during the discussion, allowing greater performances for everyone, even the quietest students. In conclusion, I feel that I did extremely well on my first Socratic seminar. There are many improvements I need to make, but they will surely be addressed in my future Socratic seminars. Overall, everyone did marvelously, and there isn’t much we can change except practice more so that we can master these discussions and truly improve our communication skills in the