“So class, since we have finished the chapter on photosynthesis, I would like each of you to write down as many steps involved as you can remember. Once you have done that, please arrange your desks ...

Robin West is the associate dean for research and academic programs and the Frederick Haas professor of law and philosophy Georgetown University Law Center. December 15, 2011 Most law professors still ...

Over the past few years, I’ve attended summer workshop after summer workshop that touted the merits of Socratic seminars. The discussions revolved around open-ended questions facilitated by not ...

Teaching hasn’t always been organized the way it currently is in American schools. Back when Socrates was doing his thing in ancient Greece, teaching was a simple proposition. Students sat and ...

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It can hardly be disputed that anyone (Christian or not) who studies philosophy or thinks logically at all is indebted to Socrates (469-399 B.C.) — one of the fathers of philosophy. In a nutshell, the ...

Robert D. Dinerstein is a professor of law and the director of the clinical program at American University's Washington College of Law. December 15, 2011 Unlike Mark Antony, I come neither to bury the ...

Today, NPR Ed kicks off a yearlong series: 50 Great Teachers. We're starting this celebration of teaching with Socrates, the superstar teacher of the ancient world. He was sentenced to death more than ...