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how would one go about learning this effectively?
by ismail 9y ago
how would one go about learning this effectively?
- teachrdan 9y agoHow have you tried learning about the Socratic Method so far?
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- 0xdeadbeefbabe 9y agooh very funny. Edit: Have you ever seen the question game on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- ddebernardy 9y agoBasically never take any explanation as a given (and acknowledge and embrace not knowing). One could argue that kids know the method quite well when they're around 4 years old and subsequently unlearn it: - Why? - [Explanation] - Why? - [Explanation] - Why? - [Explanation] - Why? [Starts ripping hair out.] - [Explanation] - Why? [Rips more hair out.] - [Explanation] [More of the same until adult loses patience or kid runs out of questions. If kid never gives in...] - Why? - Just because! ^^^ This is how you unlearned it.
- deelowe 9y agoYou jest, but "5 whys" is a real tool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
- qznc 9y agoThere is a variation: - Why? - [Explanation] Why did you want to know? - You are not allowed to ask questions. [Asks different question]
- Razengan 9y agoSome honesty here would help: "I/We don't know." "This is what works." "Enough people just decided on it." I think it would make a big difference to the child's worldview, that we as a species are still pretty much new to figuring everything out, and that adults aren't infallible know-it-alls, not to be questioned. Cultivating "doubt without helplessness" may actually turn out to be beneficial to overall society.