08 Sep Democracy: Principle Quotations Relating to the Great Idea
“(Democracy) is the worst of all lawful governments, and the best of all lawless ones.” -Plato...
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04 Sep College Professor’s Biggest Problem Solved
When asked, "What is the biggest problem we could solve for you?" University of Chicago Ph.D. and California Humanities Professor Chad Redwing replied, "Some semesters as few as 15% of my students purchase the required texts for class. If this number could be raised, my job would be easier and the students would learn more."...
31 Jul The Paideia Methodology in Confluence Courseware
Socratic Conversation, Lecturing or Didactic teaching, and Experiential Learning Confluence Courseware guides suggest appropriate interpretive and analytic questions in order to facilitate great classroom conversations as well as prompts for academic essays and project-based learning experiences in an effort to provide a truly interdisciplinary, liberal arts education. As such, this course is organized around the principles of the Paideia method (from the Greek paidos meaning “upbringing”) which incorporates three aspects of learning: the Socratic conversation, lecturing or didactic teaching, and experiential learning. This pedagogic method focuses on building a strong foundation of basic skills, thinking skills, and personal qualities that can...