Socratic Seminar about Socratic Seminars

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Today we had another Socratic Seminar. I explained to students that we technically haven't even had a true Socratic Seminar because they're supposed to be persuasive discussions. To that end, we had a SS about SSs today: students came up with good topics for future SSs and discussed whether they are meaningful enough for a twenty-minute discussion.

It also gave us a chance to review how to conduct Socratic Seminars -- a little tricky if you haven't done it in a few weeks.

Today's Journal Prompt

Many names have special meaning or history. For example, the name Hannah means “favor” or “grace.” The name Vito means “life.” Write about your own name. Who named you? What does your name mean? Does it have a special meaning? Are you named after someone in your family? If you had to change your name, what would you change it to?

Homework

Complete comic (as needed)

Due date: Thursday 18 September 2025

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