The Power of the Socratic Classroom: Students. Questions. Dialogue. Learning.

14 reviews for The Power of the Socratic Classroom: Students. Questions. Dialogue. Learning.

1. Laura Lynn

   Rated 5 out of 5

   November 7, 2020

   For teachers who want to bring their students and themselves to the next level

   This is a work that will make you think about thinking, and help you empower that in your students. It tears down the barriers of learning-for-the-te...More

   This is a work that will make you think about thinking, and help you empower that in your students. It tears down the barriers of learning-for-the-test and instead shows us how to listen {believe me, you don't know how}, how to question, and how much more you can learn if you seek not the answers, but how to create better questions. What are we, but students of life's mystery... This book will help connect, or re-connect you with that wonder.

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   Ricardo Mazón<span class="a-icon a-profile-verified-badge"><span class="a-profile-verified-text"></span></span>

   Rated 5 out of 5

   June 21, 2020

   Sumamente recomendable

   Excelente introducción a los seminarios socráticos. Es muy completa, abarca todos los aspectos, y además está orientada a la implementación y da muy b...More

   Excelente introducción a los seminarios socráticos. Es muy completa, abarca todos los aspectos, y además está orientada a la implementación y da muy buenos consejos son sacrificar profundidad. Me encantó.

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   Nap

   Rated 5 out of 5

   November 23, 2019

   Important insights for growing critical thinking skills

   I teach courses at the University level, and was recently asked by our Dean to find new ways to improve critical thinking skills in the classroom. Aft...More

   I teach courses at the University level, and was recently asked by our Dean to find new ways to improve critical thinking skills in the classroom. After being recommended by a friend, I decided to pick this up.
   
   While this book is intended for K-12, it has valuable insights for growing critical thinking skills. So many students going into higher education are coming from a system which does not teach them how to think critically. This book encourages the role of the teacher to guide students in conversation that can challenge them intellectually and creatively. I highly recommend it.

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   Sara O. Garcia

   Rated 5 out of 5

   November 11, 2019

   This educational resource book is a must for all teachers and facilitators.

   I use this book on The Power of the Socratic Classroom, to help me design and facilitate educational workshops for parents of children with special ne...More

   I use this book on The Power of the Socratic Classroom, to help me design and facilitate educational workshops for parents of children with special needs. The chapter on Facilitation is especially relevant for adults who are attempting to engage in a conversation on a painful questions: "What is wrong with my child?" and/or "Why is my child not like other children?" Although Fischer has written this primarily for teachers in the classroom, I am finding this resource book an invaluable tool for my own work currently and in the future. As I prepare to design workshops with racial equity as the main focus, my intention is to use this book to help me develop thoughtful, creative and critical questions which will lead to greater understanding of one another.

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   Pamela G.

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 5, 2019

   A must have for educators

   Charles Fischer has written what I would consider to be essential to all educators. This book provide ideas-tools to bring students to another level i...More

   Charles Fischer has written what I would consider to be essential to all educators. This book provide ideas-tools to bring students to another level in all aspects of life, not only in their studies/classroom careers, but beyond. Many ideas in this book are needed to get future generations back into good habits—problem solving, respect, listening. Well done.

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   david hinshaw

   Rated 5 out of 5

   June 28, 2019

   Well written

   A good book for anyone who likes well based arguments

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   Eric Peterson

   Rated 5 out of 5

   April 6, 2019

   Excellent Resource

   Mr. Fischer does an excellent job of making a difficult concept- Socratic Seminar- and making it useful for teachers. What I most appreciate about thi...More

   Mr. Fischer does an excellent job of making a difficult concept- Socratic Seminar- and making it useful for teachers. What I most appreciate about this book is the fact that it's immediately applicable to the classroom. So many books for educators are purely theory. This book gives me real strategies to use in my class. It's also written in a way that even a novice can understand. This book is indispensable for both new teachers and seasoned veterans like me!

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   Manuel Lopez

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 31, 2019

   A comprehensive, usable text reflecting the knowledge of years of experience

   Charles Fischer's book The Power of the Socratic Classroom has been incredibly useful for me . I was deeply impressed by the depth of Fischer's experi...More

   Charles Fischer's book The Power of the Socratic Classroom has been incredibly useful for me . I was deeply impressed by the depth of Fischer's experiences in an impressive range of classrooms over his twenty year career as an educator. With his commitment to the Socratic method and his carefully collected evidence of its success in an array of disciplines and grade levels, Fisher empowers educators to try the method in their own classrooms through his many anecdotes and very useful advice. His own curiosity for exploration is evident in the way he presents the method and incites inspiration in his readers. This single text is all an educator needs to understand, appreciate, and confidently facilitate a Socratic Seminar in her own classroom. From ideas for finding the right text to suggestions for how to effectively map a seminar electronically, I have found Fischer's book to be invaluable; I highly recommend it to others. Since reading Fischer's book, I have facilitated four Socratic Seminars in my 8th grade gifted ELA classroom. In large part, I have to credit Fischer for providing me with the background and experience to create the opportunity for my students to engage in purposeful dialogue.

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   Diana Eagle

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 30, 2019

   Do yourself a favor and study this book.

   This book is a must-read (must-use) for educators. The approach is accessible and detailed enough to be able to implement. Within the first 7 pages I ...More

   This book is a must-read (must-use) for educators. The approach is accessible and detailed enough to be able to implement. Within the first 7 pages I felt excited to acheive the kind of collaborative, authentic learning described by author Charles Fischer.
   Though the book's target students are K-12, I'm inspired to extrapolate the Socratic Classroom for use when I teach adults. I'm very excited to see my adult populations (who are mostly infant, toddler, and preschool teachers) benefit from, as the book says, an "organic effort" to "climb the ladder of understanding together as a group".

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   Amy

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 15, 2019

   Exceptional and invaluable to educators

   This was an insightful book that presented how optimal Socratic seminar practices are for students developing critical thinking skills. Implementation...More

   This was an insightful book that presented how optimal Socratic seminar practices are for students developing critical thinking skills. Implementation encompasses so much more such as active engagement, collaboration, creative thinking, critical reflection, active listening, sensitivity, and politeness. This book provided examples of Socratic Seminar application to other subject areas. Educators seeking best practices will be highly motivated to engage their students in Socratic Seminar with this exceptional resource.

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   Liza Skipwith

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 14, 2019

   Great resource

   Author Chuck Fischer does a phenomenal job at bringing to the forefront of practice and implementation Socratic methods and pedagogy. In this remarka...More

   Author Chuck Fischer does a phenomenal job at bringing to the forefront of practice and implementation Socratic methods and pedagogy. In this remarkable book that explores Socratic classrooms, several practical and tangible ideas are offered to educators of all kinds and experience levels throughout this book. Remarkable read for educators of all levels.

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   Shannon

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 14, 2019

   Useful inside and outside of the classroom

   I’ve really enjoyed having this book as a reference. Although, not currently a classroom teacher, I do believe this should be required reading for all...More

   I’ve really enjoyed having this book as a reference. Although, not currently a classroom teacher, I do believe this should be required reading for all classroom teachers. I have found many of the ideas outlined in this book to be useful in my new career path as a private educator and sales coach. The chapter on Active Listening is particularly helpful, not just in the classroom, but in all areas of life. I cannot recommend this book more!

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   Leigh

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 4, 2019

   Incredible resource

   This book should be required reading for all teachers who are looking to build a collaborative, inquisitive, comfortable learning environment. Not on...More

   This book should be required reading for all teachers who are looking to build a collaborative, inquisitive, comfortable learning environment. Not only does the text provide me the policies and procedures of effective Socratic Seminar but it also has allowed me to step back from being the "facilitator" in the room. The students are given so much more ownership of the conversation, and in turn their learning, by using the techniques outlined in The Power of the Socratic Seminar. HIGHLY recommend!

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   Stacy A LeBaron

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 4, 2019

   One of my Favorite Books to Reference

   One of my favorite qualities in a teaching book is that it gives me practical advice that I can implement right away, and The Power of the Socratic Cl...More

   One of my favorite qualities in a teaching book is that it gives me practical advice that I can implement right away, and The Power of the Socratic Classroom does this better than any other. Reading it the first time inspired me and gave me ideas that would help me improve my instruction right away. Not only did it help me with my Socratic Seminar classes, but it also helped me think of ways to incorporate Socratic Seminar or Socratic Seminar principles in my middle school science, reading, math and history classes. This book will forever sit in my teacher library, highlighted and dog-eared for future reference.

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