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Children, Socrates, Curiosity, and Questioning

Children, Socrates, Curiosity, and Questioning. Why? So What?. (W)right(e) Now: It’s a Pun…. What does it mean to “understand something”? What is “thinking”? When you tell someone that you are thinking, what kinds of things might be going on in your mind?

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Children, Socrates, Curiosity, and Questioning

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  1. Children, Socrates, Curiosity, and Questioning Why? So What?

  2. (W)right(e) Now: It’s a Pun… • What does it mean to “understand something”? • What is “thinking”? When you tell someone that you are thinking, what kinds of things might be going on in your mind? • What words can we use to describe different types of thinking? • Mr. Pavia’s website is up and running!

  3. Understanding • How do we go about getting a thorough understanding of something? • Are you an expert (or just really good) at anything in particular? • What are all of the things you’ve done to get this way? • How long does this take? • What’s the best way for us to give you a thorough understanding of American literature, history, and culture?

  4. Thinking • What is thinking? • List of verbs? • Once you understand something, can you stop thinking about it? Do you? • What role does questioning play in all this?

  5. The Socratic Method • Socrates • Children • “Why?” “So what?” “And?” • Essential Questions • Mr. Pavia and his radio • Are we human? Or are we…dancer?

  6. The Art of Questioning • Are all questions created equal? • What types of questions are there? • Is there a hierarchy of questions? • What questions do historians attempt to answer? • What questions does literature attempt to answer?

  7. This Year… • The goal? • How will we get there? • What do y’all need to know about TOIL? • Hop-Scotcher meeting: today @ 2:20

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