Heather,

I agree that one should go as close to the source as possible.  What  
is one to do when the source materials are  in a language not known  
to the seeker?

Andrea

On Jul 17, 2008, at 12:26 PM, Heather Heunermund wrote:


> I mean this in a respectful way and I state the following as such:  

> I beg you all, if you truly want to understand Socratic dialogue,  

> you can only go to the source, Plato. Read a Socratic dialogue and  

> let's discuss. Understand the man is fabled to have been Socrates.  

> Again, that's the only true way to understand this concept, to grok  

> it. This virtue is not something that can be "taught."

>

> As part of the "educational community" you simply cannot settle for  

> anything less. Ironically, you yourselves are not acting as  

> critical thinkers by settling for less than this. If you want to  

> truly practice what you preach about critical thinking and Socratic  

> Dialogue, the only way to act as a critical thinkers yourselves is  

> through your experience with original source work, and not merely  

> the regurgitations of people's interpretations of the classics of  

> the Western Canon.

>

> To do otherwise is a bastardization of the art form in the strict  

> sense of the word.

> --

> Heather

>

> Heather Heunermund, Executive Director

> New Mexico Coalition for Literacy

> 1-800-233-7587

> heather at nmcl.org

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>

> On Jul 17, 2008, at 9:21 AM, Taylor, Jackie wrote:

>

> Dear Colleagues,

> One more note about critical thinking…For those seeking ideas for  

> questioning techniques in practicing critical thinking and for  

> facilitating group discussions:

>

> Socratic Questioning

> Socratic questioning is a systematic, probing method of questioning  

> that probes thinking at a deep level. It can be used to explore  

> thought in various directions such as in exploring complex ideas,  

> to open up issues or problems, uncover assumptions, analyze  

> concepts, distinguish what’s understood versus what is not, and  

> follow out logical implications: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 

> Socratic_questioning

>

> Here are some examples of Socratic questions:

> http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/socratic_questions.htm

>

>

> On Questioning and Group Discussions

> Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher

> http://stephenbrookfield.com/pdf_files/BCRT_Wkshp_Pkt.pdf

> This workshop resource from Stephen Brookfield contains lots of  

> strategies on facilitating critical reflection and discussion with  

> students, in professional development, in meetings, and in modeling  

> critical thinking.

>

> Best, Jackie

>

> Jackie Taylor, PD List Moderator, jataylor at Utk.edu

>

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