More than 2,000 years ago, the philosopher Socrates wandered around Athens asking questions, an approach to finding truth that thinkers have venerated ever since. In modern times, the Socratic method ...

When we talk about education, and about tutoring in particular, we often speak of the Socratic method. Often what we mean when we refer to that method is simply something like a question-and-answer ...

Life seems upside down these days. Politicians choose their voters by redistricting, universities their missions by giving in to government demands, some newspapers and media networks follow the paths ...

To paraphrase the former Yale Law School professor Fred Rodell, there are only two things wrong with conventional law-school teaching. One is style; the other is content. The dominant classroom ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. More than 2,000 years ago, the philosopher Socrates wandered around Athens asking questions, an approach to ...

As markets swing and classrooms adapt to AI, a simple theme is gaining fresh urgency: ask better questions, make clearer ...

David B. Wilkins is the Lester Kissel professor of law and vice dean for global initiatives on the legal profession at Harvard Law School. Updated December 15, 2011, 7:08 PM Of all the important ...

It can hardly be disputed that anyone (Christian or not) who studies philosophy or thinks logically at all is indebted to Socrates (469-399 B.C.) — one of the fathers of philosophy. In a nutshell, the ...

David B. Wilkins is the Lester Kissel professor of law and vice dean for global initiatives on the legal profession at Harvard Law School. Updated December 15, 2011, 7:08 PM Of all the important ...