Direction: I have a total of 3 Questions. For each question
the answer has to be 2 to 3 paragraphs.
Week 1
Website for This week question
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Online Reading:
Week 1 Online Reading
(https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201550_05/BS_BSCD/E
DUC_1002/Week%201/Resources/Resources/embedded/1002wk1onlinerdgrev.pdf
Web Site: The Socratic Method: What It Is and How to Use It in the Classroom. (Fall 2003, Vol. 13, No. 1).
Speaking of Teaching, Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Newsletter/socratic_method.pdf
Optional Resources
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Web Site: Maps of the Mediterranean World
http://www.uncg.edu/cla/maps/mediterranean.htm
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Web Site: Plato
For an extensive list of Plato's works available online, click on the link below, then scroll down the list and click on
"Plato."
http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html
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Book VII of The Republic: "Allegory of the Cave"
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Web Site: Aristotle
For an extensive list of Aristotle's works available online, click the link below, then scroll down the list and click on
"Aristotle."
http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html
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Book Eight of Politics, Parts I, II, and III
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Directions:
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
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Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
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Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.
These are the three questions
1.
The Socratic method, named after Socrates, but originated by Plato thousands of years ago, is still being used by
teachers in classrooms around the world. In your own words, summarize the Socratic method and provide at least
one example of how it can be used to further learning and encourage critical thinking.
2.
Both Socrates and Plato took a stand in the debate regarding the benefits of a general education versus the benefits
of a technical education. Summarize this debate and explain whether you agree or disagree with these two
philosophers and why.
3.
This week, you have been studying classical thinking with regard to education, particularly the thoughts and
viewpoints of Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato. Choose three views held by either Aristotle or Plato, and explain
whether you agree or disagree with each one and why.