Classroom

Online classes can be a boon and a blessing for busy homeschooling parents. But how can you make sure they best serve you?

Nourishing the souls of our students is the most important part of an education. However, colleges do look for more concrete details when they look over student applications. Are Socratic discussions also practical? Will they help improve test scores so that our students can go to college and keep working on becoming more fully human?

Grading a Socratic Discussion September 22, 2016 CenterForLit · Grading a Socratic Discussion “Socrates” is one of those dusty old names that seems really important and makes you feel kind of insufficient. But let’s forget about the unnecessary pressure that comes with the term “Socratic” and focus on the basics. Socratic discussion is just about

Socratic discussion is just about asking questions, and questions are a really helpful tool for engaging your students with the subject matter at hand. In this Office Hours, we’ll talk about this teaching method and why it’s useful, and strategize together about how you can begin to implement it in your classroom.

It can be hard enough trying to stay on track and engage successfully with one student, but how in the world are you supposed keep the attention of the rest of your children? How do you make sure each student gets the most out of their day, especially when they embody an impossible range of abilities and learning levels and you are only one person?