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ERIC Number: EJ306675
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Warning: The Socratic Method Can Be Dangerous.
Goldman, Louis
Educational Leadership, v42 n1 p57-62 Sep 1984
Argues that the Socratic method is inappropriate for children because it teaches them to question adult authority before they have the necessary experience and is therefore conducive to cynicism. A traditional liberal arts curriculum, combining transmission of culture with open inquiry, is preferable to attempts to teach critical thinking. (TE)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Intellectual Development, Liberal Arts, Moral Development, Philosophy, Platonism, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Socratic Method
Note: For related articles, see EA 518 032-033.