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  • Socratic Practice in Art, Music, and Physical Fitness
    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy. 

    In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in art, music, and physical fitness classrooms. 

    If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here. 

    Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/

    Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY
    42 min
  • Socratic Practice in Math
    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy. 
    In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in math classrooms. 

    If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here. 

    Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/

    Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY
    30 min
  • Socratic Practice in Trivium
    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy. 

    In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in trivium classrooms. 

    If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here. 

    Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/

    Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY
    40 min
  • Socratic Practice in Science
    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy. 

    In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in science classrooms. 

    If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here. 
    Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/
    Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY
    18 min
  • Socratic Practice in Foreign Language
    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy. 

    In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in foreign languages with a particular focus on Latin and Spanish. 

    If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here. 
    Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/
    Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY
    39 min
  • Socratic Practice in History and English
    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy.

    In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in history and literature by examining a text written by Marie Curie. 

    If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here. 

    Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/

    Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY
    20 min
  • Socratic Praxis
    A training session from Winston Brady, Dean of Academics at Thales Academy, how to set up and conduct a Socratic seminar.
    55 min
  • C.S. Lewis
    Dr. C. Ivan Spencer, professor of philosophy at the College of Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina, examines "The Abolition of Man" by C.S. Lewis.
    1 hr 44 min
  • John Dewey
    Dr. C. Ivan Spencer, professor of philosophy at the College of Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina, examines the writings and the impact of John Dewey.
    1 hr 23 min
  • Sigmund Freud
    Dr. C. Ivan Spencer, professor of philosophy at the College of Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina, examines the writings and the impact of Sigmund Freud.
    1 hr 2 min

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The Thales Press Podcast offers lectures and seminars on the Great Books of a Classical education to help edify, encourage, and empower students to take on the challenges of the modern world.