"If I were pressed for a one-word opposite of the Socratic method, a strong candidate would be Twitter,"
—Ward Farnsworth, The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook
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Is there one place in today's world where the Socratic method is still practiced?
University ? Certainly not.
Matias
Level 8
Jan 2, 2022
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Education for one.
For over 25 years as I was teaching University physics, the Socratic method was an important tool in my educational tool kit.
Conversations for two.
Using questions to probe your interlocutors beliefs and stances is still a tried and true method.
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