[ProfessionalDevelopment 2366] Re: Questioning and DiscussionStrategies for Practicing Critical ThinkingSteve Kaufmann steve at thelinguist.comFri Jul 18 15:31:43 EDT 2008
As someone who experienced the French education system in University where this dialectic approach is "de rigeur", and in fact was told by a law professor in Paris, that "form is more important than content", I can attest to the usefulness of this formula when having to organize one's thoughts for an exposé or essay. However, it severely constricts thinking. I prefer the free flow of ideas. To me the big issue is words. How many words does a person have? How well does he or she use them together with other words? How widely has the person read? How do we get people to read more, and listen to more, with the convenience of audio books and podcasts today. I agree with Michael that the Socratic method is more a means for a teacher to lead a student where the teacher wants to go. Let the learner ask the questions. And if the learner has not read or listened to much, he or she will have trouble formulating any questions. Steve -- Steve Kaufmann www.lingq.com 1-604-922-8514 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080718/5154100b/attachment.html
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