Student Guide Corner

Here are three things that happened to me in the past few days.   Hopefully, at the end, I�ll be able to connect these three stories into a definite point that makes some amount of sense. One Last week, I received an email from a professor on the liberal arts side of our campus.  He indicated that after 30 years as a college teacher he was in the process of switching to a Socratic Method style.  He had heard that I had been using that approach for a long time.  He wondered if he could sit in on a class and observe. Of course, I was glad to have him visit. He showed up.   He paid close attention to what I was trying to do.   He took notes.   After class, he asked several excellent questions.  We agreed that we would stay in touch.  I would provide advice if he ever needed any. I was impressed that, after 30 years, he was willing to take the leap to make such a radical change.   Most college teachers settle into a ...