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To: nickcarraway

The Socratic teaching method, works very well and fosters critical thinking in students. It really should be revitalized and used, to some extent today, but isn’t; sadly.


4 posted on 08/03/2025 9:07:37 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons
I believe it was called the philosophy of Stoicism. The Stoics of Ancient Greece. "A man will never learn what he thinks he already knows''.- Epictetus.
6 posted on 08/03/2025 9:11:15 PM PDT by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: nopardons

No government wants people who can think independently AND also can defend themselves.


31 posted on 08/03/2025 11:52:22 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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