Socratic questioning dates back to the 5th century BC, when an Athenian named Socrates questioned his fellow people to deliver their knowledge of good or evil (Knezic et al., 2010). This essay will compare two ways Socratic methods of questioning are used in a modern classroom based on Gershon (2013) writing on tried and tested method on how to challenge and stretch your students. Teachers use Socratic Methods of questioning in the modern classroom to challenge the thinking of their students as mentioned
unexamined life is not worth living" [DOC 1]. As a Greek philosopher, Socrates said to examine life because he most likely wanted to challenge people to think differently, and ultimately improve society. Socrates also developed the Socratic method, better known as the Scientific method to solve issues and understand concepts. A later philosopher, Aristotle, believed strongly that human life is superior to that of other animals because of human depth of thought, and ability to reason [DOC 2]. As a Greek philosopher
Evidence-Based Intervention Brief Intervention Name: Cognitive Process Therapy (CPT) Brief Description: CPT is an Evidence Based Intervention (EBI) which was introduced as a treatment method to assist victims of traumatic effects such as rape and domestic violence. CPT is a 12-week outpatient treatment program conducted in weekly or bi-weekly sessions to assist the individual who suffers from the effects of a traumatic event which interferes in their daily functioning. The patient and the therapist
1) Socrates in the beginning of the dialogue mentions a very contrasting manner in which his accusers speak with and he himself. Socrates’ manner of speaking as said by him is how he would preach his views in any marketplace even though at the moment he is in court and being on trial for a crime. However, the manner his accusers speak in is very similar to what people in a court would speak like which is in eloquence and rhetoric. 1A) Socrates’ manner of speaking according to his accusers is very
country or city and likewise can admire replicas of the most important Greek architectural elements who have made a specific stage in the history of mankind. In addition, knowing today of Greek architecture is important because it is a promotion of education and long overdue cultural growth of society is encouraged in what refers to the art. Similarly, it can rescue the considerable influence that has developed over the centuries in all parts of the Greek world agriculture, which has created an initiative
He believes that education should be spiritual in nature that can cut the roots of many evils prevailing in the society. He believes that if the state takes care of education only, all other things will take their own care. Thus education is of paramount importance. According to Plato, education has both individual as well as social aspects. In the first case its aim is to bring reality closer to the soul. Socially education was to promote social bonds and to ensure everyone
entered college. My inclination was actually on the field of Philosophy and Science; however, faced with the ever-changing challenges as to how to use my knowledge in the practical world we are living in, I veered my disposition on the field of education. Despite the fact that being an educator bestows you the burden of immense responsibility (Yüce, et al., 2013) I was motivated idealistically, of my desire to impart knowledge and perform a valuable service to society by affecting behavioral and
believes that much of the psychological problems are due to irrational thought patterns. He centers his theory that "People are not altered by facts, but by what they think about the facts," as the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus said. His therapeutic method attempts to discover the irrationalities of our thoughts and thereby heal the painful, dramatized and exaggerated emotions that are the consequence of distorted mental schemes. Ellis starts from the hypothesis that it is not events (A) that generate
they know a subject. They were confident enough in their answers to take a side on the matter. Kahan took another group and debriefed them on what nanotechnology was before asking them on their thoughts about it. Because of their different views, education didn’t lead the subjects to a shared conclusion, instead bias was reinforced. Even if the professor wrote down a list of pros and cons on a whiteboard and one side clearly overshadowed another, they still
Exercises focus on fixing the cognitive patterns of client’s to become healthier, such as the therapist questioning a client’s irrational beliefs and assisting them to restructure their thinking patterns in a healthier way. The counsellor utilizes Socratic dialogue, which requires asking